[visionlist] 4x PhD: Cross-modal Interaction in Natural and ArtificialCogn. Systems

[Volker Franz]

The International Research Training Group Hamburg/Germany -
Beijing/China (IRTG-CINACS, Internationales Graduiertenkolleg)
"Cross-modal Interaction in Natural and Artificial Cognitive Systems"
funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG), the State of Hamburg, and the Ministry
of Education of the People´s Republic of China, is seeking highly
qualified and motivated candidates for

4 Doctoral Student Positions

at the University of Hamburg

beginning June 1st, 2010, or later

The IRTG-CINACS offers a 3-year doctoral programme based at the
University of Hamburg and at Tsinghua University, Beijing. The
dissertation projects will be carried out at the University of
Hamburg. A part (up to 6 months) of the studies will be performed at
Tsinghua University. The interdisciplinary programme provides exciting
research opportunities for research on multisensory perception and
cross-modal information processing.

Three of the positions are available at the Department of Informatics
of the University of Hamburg: One of them concerns a research project
on cognitively plausible architectures of language comprehension and
language production in a multi-modal environment. Special emphasis is
placed on multimodal communication and representation for
human-computer interaction. The required qualifications are:
comprehensive knowledge of artificial intelligence, (computational)
linguistics or human-computer interaction, being interested in
interdisciplinary research with the computer scientists, linguists,
psychologists and neuro-scientists.

The two other positions at the Department of Informatics focus on
projects in neural network robotics. We are particularly interested in
working towards 1) multimodal integration and 2) sound localisation
within an attractive humanoid robot scenario where humanoid robots
interact with humans based on multimodal information. The required
qualifications are: knowledge of artificial intelligence, neural
networks or robotics and an interest to work in an interdisciplinary
neuroscience, computing and robotics environment.

One position is available at the Department of Psychology of the
University of Hamburg. It concerns multimodal integration in
perception and action. The required qualifications are: comprehensive
knowledge and interests in experimental psychology and cognitive
neurosciences. Programming skills (Matlab / C) are of advantage.

CONDITIONS:

The scholarship currently provides 1468 EUR per month and is not
subject to federal income tax. Additional benefits include family
allowance (where applicable), travel funding, support for carrying out
experiments, and an additional monthly allowance for the duration of
the stay in China. The scholarships are awarded for a period of 2
years with a possible extension of one additional year.

FURTHER DETAILS (including detailed project descriptions):

http://cinacs.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/positions

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must hold a Master's degree, or equivalent ("Diplom" or
"Medizinisches Staatsexamen") in computer science, electronic
engineering, computational linguistics, psychology, cognitive sciences
or biology. Female applicants are particularly welcome. Successful
applicants for a scholarship

  - are fluent in English (Language test not obligatory)

  - are willing to participate in the exchange programme between the
  University of Hamburg and Tsinghua University (participation in joint
  activities, research visit to Tsinghua University for up to 6 months)

  - are interested in advanced interdisciplinary research in the field
  of multi-modal processes.

APPLICATION:

Please send the following documents with your application:

  - Curriculum vitae (English)
  - List of publications
  - Copies of university certificates
  - Copy of your Language Test Certificate (e.g., TOEFL, if
    applicable)
  - Copy of your passport (for non-German applicants)
  - Description of your prior studies and scientific training, and a
    one-page statement of interest with specific reference to one,
    at most two of the announced doctoral thesis topics (as
    described in the pdf project descriptions linked in the text
    above), listed in the order of preference.

Please address your application by email with scans of your documents,
to: cinacs at informatik.uni-hamburg.de

Please do not send any original documents at this stage.

If you have any questions please contact us by email
cinacs at informatik.uni-hamburg.de

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    Prof. Dr. V. Franz / Allgemeine Psychologie
    Universität Hamburg
    Von-Melle-Park 5
    20146 Hamburg
    Germany
    Web:    http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/vf
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