[Murg] Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Sheffield (fwd from k.gurney@sheffield.ac.uk)

[Eugen Leitl]

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From: "Kevin Gurney" <k.gurney at sheffield.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:27:27 -0000
To: <comp-neuro at neuroinf.org>
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Research Associate

Adaptive Behaviour Research Group, Department of Psychology

Ref: R3562      
Closing Date:  07/02/05
Salary: Salary from £19,400 per annum   Grade:  RIA

This post is part of a large multi-centre project  "Integrative
computation for autonomous agents: a novel approach based on the
vertebrate brain" between the Adaptive Behaviour Research Group at the
University of Sheffield (www.sheffield.ac.uk/~abrg), the Universities of
Manchester, Aberystwyth, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, Dundee, and an
industrial partner - BAE Systems. The aim of this interdisciplinary
project is to develop, implement, and evaluate novel biologically
inspired methods of systems integration for the flexible and adaptable
control of behaviour. This post will focus on systems level modeling of
the animal visual orienting system, and its interaction with action
selection processes in the basal ganglia. Applicants should have a good
honours degree in Neuroscience, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or
related field, and should hold, or expect to hold a PhD, preferably in
computational neuroscience or a related field of mathematical modelling.
This post is tenable from 4th April 2005 for up to 5 years, depending on
salary appointed to.


INFORMAL ENQUIRIES:  Informal enquiries can be made to: Dr. Kevin Gurney
(Tel: +44 (0)114 222 6566; e-mail: k.gurney at sheffield.ac.uk).


HOW TO APPLY:

Please send:   a) your full curriculum vitae with a covering letter
explaining your interest in, and suitability for, this vacancy (two
copies of each)
        
b) a completed Summary Information Form/Equal Opportunities Monitoring
Form


by post to:    The Staff Recruitment Service
        Department of Human Resources - Personnel Services
      The University of Sheffield
     Firth Court
     Western Bank
    SHEFFIELD S10 2TN

or in person to:       The Staff Recruitment Service
   Department of Human Resources - Personnel Services
      The University of Sheffield
     10 - 12 Brunswick Street
        SHEFFIELD S10 2FN
       (Reception is open Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm).




Dr Kevin Gurney, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, S10
2TP, UK
Tel: 0114 222 6566; Fax 0114 276 6515
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/projects/abrg/


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