[visionlist] 1x PhD: Cross-modal Interaction in Cogn. Systems / V. Franz

[Volker Franz]

1x PhD: Cross-modal Interaction in Natural and Artificial
Cogn. Systems / Prof. Dr. V. 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

                    1 Doctoral Student Position

at the University of Hamburg

                 beginning Feb 1st, 2013, 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 can be performed at
Tsinghua University (one of the highest ranking Universities of
China). The interdisciplinary programme provides exciting research
opportunities for research on multisensory perception and cross-modal
information processing.

The position is available in the lab of Prof. Dr. V. Franz at the
Department of Psychology of the University of Hamburg. It concerns
multimodal integration in perception and action. 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://www.epb.uni-hamburg.de/de/node/169
http://www.epb.uni-hamburg.de/node/3639
http://cinacs.informatik.uni-hamburg.de

REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must hold a Master's degree, or equivalent ("Diplom" or
"Medizinisches Staatsexamen") in psychology, cognitive sciences,
computer science, electronic engineering, computational linguistics,
biology or similar fields. 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 (either in
German or English):

  - Curriculum vitae
  - Copies of university certificates
  - Copy of your passport (for non-German applicants)

Please address your application by EMAIL (ideally as one single
PDF-file) to: barbara.scharf-bluhm at uni-hamburg.de

Or by SURFACE MAIL (please do not send any original documents at this
stage, we cannot return any of your application papers; also you don't
need to buy expensive folders, a simple, cheap loose leaf binder will
suffice) to:

   Universität Hamburg
   Allgemeine Psychologie
   Sekretariat / z.Hd. Frau Scharf-Bluhm
   von Melle Park 5
   20146 Hamburg

If you have any questions please contact us by email
   barbara.scharf-bluhm at uni-hamburg.de

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    Prof. Dr. V. Franz / Allgemeine Psychologie
    Universitaet Hamburg
    Von-Melle-Park 5
    20146 Hamburg
    Germany
    Tel   : 040 / 42838 2551
    Web:    http://www.epb.uni-hamburg.de/de/personen/franz-0
    Email:  volker.franz at uni-hamburg.de
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