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Postdoctoral position in cognitive modelling, RPI, Troy NY (U.S.A.)

Post-doc at RPI

I am looking for a post-doctoral researcher, to join in a basic research 
project investigating cognitive modeling, cognitive architectures, and 
cognitive social simulation.

The starting date is August 1, 2009 (although a slight change, say by a 
month, is also possible). This will be a full-time research position, with 
the expectation that you devote 90% of your time to project-related 
research work (not your own research topics).

Prospective applicants should have a finished Ph.D degree. They should 
have a background in computer science (the equivalent of a BS in computer 
science), with strong Java programming skills, and have prior exposure to 
psychology and cognitive science (with background in cognitive 
architectures, human and machine learning, motivation, or social 
psychological modeling preferred), and other related areas.

Prospective applicants with expertise and interests in cognitive science 
should apply by EMAILing me: (1) a complete vitae, and (2) samples of best 
prior writings (published papers), and also FAX me (3) GRE/TOEFL scores 
(if available), and (4) copies of the transcripts of the BS, MS, Ph.D 
programs previously attended.  Also send me the reference letters (if 
available).

See the following Web page regarding my research (in the afore-described 
areas and in other areas):  http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun

Two sample publications are downloadable from my Web site: R. Sun, E. 
Merrill, and T. Peterson, From implicit skills to explicit knowledge: A 
bottom-up model of skill learning. Cognitive Science, Vol.25, No.2, 
pp.203-244. 2001. http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/sun.cs01.pdf

R. Sun, P. Slusarz, and C. Terry, The interaction of the explicit and the 
implicit in skill learning: A dual-process approach. Psychological Review, 
Vol.112, No.1, pp.159-192. 2005. 
http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/sun-pr2005-f.pdf

RPI is a top-tier research university.  The new CogSci department has 
identified research as its primary missions. The department is conducting 
research in a number of areas:  cognitive architectures, cognitive 
modeling, human and machine learning, multi-agent interactions and social 
simulation, neural networks and connectionist models, human and machine 
reasoning, cognitive engineering, perception and motor control, and so on.

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Professor Ron Sun
Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
Troy, NY 12180, USA
phone: 518-276-3409      email: rsun@rpi.edu