The research group for Theoretical Cognitive Science of Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres at the Department of Psychology, Philipps Universität Marburg, Germany is currently accepting applications for a

Research Assistant(PhD student) 

We expect the successful applicant to independently develop, implement and execute of virtual reality experiments for the validation of (deep) learning and Bayesian models of human behavior and perception and/or to develop, implement and analyze these models. Contributions to scientific publications and regular and active participation in the CRC’s scientific program are required. More details about the project’s research directions can be found in these publications:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3355401
https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2678770
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7829376

The position is offered for a period of 36 month, assuming the candidate has not previously spent time as a PhD student elsewhere. The starting date is as soon as possible.The position is part-time (65 %of regular working hours) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E13, 65 %). The position is a part of the project C6 (sensorimotor primitives) of the DFG-funded “Collaborative Research Center CRC/TRR 135 “Cardinal Mechanisms of Perception.”

More Information on the CRC can be found at http://www.allpsych.uni giessen.de/sfb/index_en.html.

Formal requirements are a qualified degree in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, engineering or physics (Master, Diploma, or comparable) as well as demonstrable programming experience in a high-level language, e.g. Python. We expect you to be interested in the topic of the project (to be documented in a motivation letter (1 page max), in which you may refer to prior experiences, for instance, a thematically pertinent thesis, student research assistant positions, etc.), developing virtual-reality scenarios and technology for research purposes as well as quantitative modeling. Advantageous qualifications are prior exposure to machine learning, Bayesian statistics, experience with human behavioral experiments as well as willingness to acquire basic German language skills.

The full job advert can be found at https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/universitaet/administration/verwaltung/dezernat2/personalabteilung/bewerber/stellen/wissenschaftliche-stellen/fb04-0017-wmz-150520-englisch.pdf

Please send your application (including a project-specific motivation letter in English, copies of relevant diplomas, curriculum vitae and contact details of two potential referees) mentioning reference no. fb04-0013-wmz-2020 only as a single PDF file to dominik.endres@uni-marburg.de before May 15, 2020.

Feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres, dominik.endres@uni-marburg.de for more information.

Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres
AE Theoretische Neurowissenschaft
Allgemeine und Biologische Psychologie
FB Psychologie, Gutenbergstr 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany
Tel. +49-(0)6421-28-23818