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The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (http://www.uq.edu.au)
Thinking Systems Project: Navigating through real and conceptual spaces
"Spatial cognition is at the heart of our thinking" Levinson'03.
The project is funded by a large-scale five-year "Thinking Systems" grant fromthe Australian Research Council to study navigation in bees, rodents, humans,robots, and information systems. The project will link navigation in thephysical world to navigation in the space of ideas. There are seven positionsavailable in this project, with one in robotics and the other positions inclosely related disciplines. Details of all positions can be found at: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~janetw/ThinkingSystems/
The robotics postdoc position involves developing and testing autonomous robotsusing algorithms for navigation derived from neural and behavioural studies, aswell as the design and development of a service robot demonstrator. The position
will also involve the preparation of reports, presentations and proposals, andincludes supervision of Masters and PhD students.
We are looking for PhD qualified applicants with experience in mobile robotnavigation from neurally inspired algorithms, as evidenced by qualitypeer-reviewed publications. The applicant should be familiar with design andtesting on real robots. Ideally, the applicant will have a working knowledge ofcurrent neurocognitive models of animal navigation, particularly for rodents.Demonstrated proficiency in written/spoken English is mandatory.
The full position description can be found at: http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~janetw/ThinkingSystems/TSP003.pdf
The deadline for applications is November 8th 2006, though applications will beconsidered until the positions are filled.
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