Research positions in visual and auditory modelling and (Sue Denham )

Subject: Research positions in visual and auditory modelling and From: Sue Denham <sue(at)SOC.PLYM.AC.UK> Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:30:21 +0100 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C22031.E68FDF30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Plymouth Institute of Neuroscience Applications are invited for the following positions: 2 postdoctoral = research fellowships and 2 research studentships in visual and auditory = modelling and psychophysics. =20 The open positions are part of a project, "Attend-to-learn and = learn-to-attend with neuromorphic VLSI", funded by the European = Community (IST-2001-38099), which combines perceptual, computational, = and hardware research. In addition to the University of Plymouth, UK, = the project also involves, ETH Zurich and University of Bern, = Switzerland, the National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, Siemens AG, = Germany, and the UC Davis, USA. Research at the Plymouth Institute of = Neuroscience received a rating of 5 in the 2001 RAE exercise.=20 =20 The aim of the project is to develop a general architecture for = memory-guided attention using both software modelling and neuromorphic = VLSI technology. The architecture will be tested on natural visual and = auditory stimuli and its performance compared to human = observers/listeners. Plymouth will be responsible for developing visual = and auditory stimuli that are restricted enough to be tractable by an = artificial system, yet rich enough for psychophysical tests of attention = and learning in human observers/listeners.=20 =20 Specific tasks will include: a.. designing feature spaces that efficiently encode of natural images = and sounds b.. conducting psychophysical experiments to characterise attention = and learning with novel classes of synthetic images and sounds c.. developing computational models for visual and auditory feature = saliency and feature tracking d.. providing performance benchmarks that are suitable for testing the = models and hardware components developed by project partners e.. disseminating the results at international conferences. Applicants for the postdoctoral research fellowships should have, or = expect to obtain, a Ph.D. in Psychophysics, Computational Modelling, or = a related field. Experience in information theoretic analysis is also = desirable.=20 Applicants for research studentships should have, or expect to obtain, a = good honours degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Physics, Computing, or = related fields. The ideal candidate will possess good analytical, = experimental and computational skills.=20 All posts are available from 1 September 2002 for 3 years. Salaries = will be internationally competitive and reflect the successful = candidate's qualifications. For further information, please contact Prof. Jochen Braun (visual = psychophysics and modelling, +44 1752 232 711, achim(at)pion.ac.uk) or Dr. = Sue Denham (auditory psychophysics and modelling, +44 1752 232610, = sue(at)pion.ac.uk). =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C22031.E68FDF30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Plymouth Institute of=20 Neuroscience<I=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><BR=20 style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><BR=20 style=3D"mso-special-character: line-break"><B=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I=20 style=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns = =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = /><o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3><o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"DISPLAY: none; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS'; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hide: all"><FONT=20 size=3D3><o:p></o:p> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Applications are invited for the following = positions: 2=20 postdoctoral research fellowships and 2 research studentships in visual = <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times">and auditory modelling and=20 psychophysics.<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3> <o:p></o:p> The open positions are part of a project,<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  "Attend-to-learn and = learn-to-attend=20 with neuromorphic VLSI", funded by the European Community = (IST-2001-38099),=20 which combines perceptual, computational, and hardware research.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  In addition to<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"> the University of Plymouth, = UK, the=20 project also involves, ETH <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times">Zurich and University of Bern,=20 Switzerland, the National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy, Siemens AG, = Germany,=20 and the UC Davis, USA. =20 Research at the Plymouth Institute of Neuroscience received a = rating of 5=20 in the 2001 RAE exercise. <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3>The aim of the project is to develop a general architecture for = memory-guided attention using both software modelling and neuromorphic = VLSI=20 technology. The architecture will be tested on natural visual and = auditory=20 stimuli and its performance compared to human observers/listeners.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  Plymouth will be responsible = for=20 developing visual and auditory stimuli that are restricted enough to be=20 tractable by an artificial system, yet rich enough for psychophysical = tests of=20 attention and learning in human observers/listeners.=20 <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3> <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3>Specific tasks will = include:<o:p></o:p> <UL style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 0cm" type=3Ddisc> <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: = list 36.0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3>designing feature spaces that efficiently encode of natural = images and=20 sounds<o:p></o:p></LI> <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: = list 36.0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3>conducting psychophysical experiments to characterise = attention and=20 learning with novel classes of synthetic images and=20 sounds<o:p></o:p></LI> <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: = list 36.0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 size=3D3>developing computational models for visual and auditory = feature=20 saliency and feature tracking<o:p></o:p></LI> <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: = list 36.0pt"><FONT=20 size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times">providing performance = benchmarks that=20 are suitable for testing the models and hardware components developed = by=20 project partners</LI> <LI class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: = list 36.0pt"><FONT=20 size=3D3><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: Times"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">d<FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">isseminating the results at = international=20 conferences.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-fareast-font-family: = Times"><o:p></o:p></LI></UL> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial = Unicode MS'"><FONT=20 size=3D3>Applicants for the postdoctoral research fellowships should = have, or=20 expect to obtain, a Ph.D. in Psychophysics, Computational Modelling, or = a=20 related field.  Experience = in=20 information theoretic analysis is also desirable. = <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial = Unicode MS'"><FONT=20 size=3D3>Applicants for research studentships should have, or expect to = obtain, a=20 good honours degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Physics, Computing, or = related=20 fields.  The ideal = candidate will=20 possess good analytical, experimental and computational skills.=20 <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial = Unicode MS'"><FONT=20 size=3D3>All posts are available from 1 September 2002 for 3 years.  Salaries will be = internationally=20 competitive and reflect the successful candidate's=20 qualifications.<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial = Unicode MS'"><FONT=20 size=3D3> <FONT=20 size=3D3>For further information, please contact Prof. Jochen Braun = (visual=20 psychophysics and modelling, +44 1752 232 711, <A=20 href=3D"mailto:achim(at)pion.ac.uk">achim(at)pion.ac.uk</A>) or Dr. Sue = Denham=20 (auditory psychophysics and modelling, +44 1752 232610, <A=20 href=3D"mailto:sue(at)pion.ac.uk"><FONT=20 size=3D3>sue(at)pion.ac.uk</A>). <DIV class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"DISPLAY: none; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; = tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><SPAN=20 style=3D"DISPLAY: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; = mso-hide: all"><FONT=20 size=3D3><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New = Roman"> <o:p></o:p></DIV> <SPAN=20 style=3D"DISPLAY: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; = mso-hide: all"><FONT=20 size=3D3> <o:p></o:p> <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New = Roman"> <o:p></o:p></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0094_01C22031.E68FDF30--

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