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<div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Faculty of Information Technology (cognitive science), University of Jyväskylä, Finland, is looking for two PhD students (fully funded for 2+2 years) in the intersection of
computer science and cognitive science. </span></div>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The positions are in two collaborating projects funded by Academy of Finland. The project "Machines that Understand People" develops RL-based computational cognitive models of human-computer
interaction. The project “Appropriate Uncertainty in Manual and Automated Driving” develops computational models of driver’s information sampling.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The successful candidates should have: </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Master in computer science, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, or a related field</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Programming skills (e.g., Python) </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Statistical skills (e.g., Bayesian statistics)</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Interest in the research of reinforcement learning and computational cognitive models</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- Motivation to obtain a doctoral degree</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">- English communication skills</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">The PhD students will work under the supervision of Dr. Jussi Jokinen and Dr. Tuomo Kujala, </span><a href="https://www.jyu.fi/it/fi/tiedekunta/henkilosto/henkilosto/jokinen-jussi" class="">https://www.jyu.fi/it/fi/tiedekunta/henkilosto/henkilosto/jokinen-jussi</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> and </span><a href="https://www.jyu.fi/it/fi/tiedekunta/henkilosto/henkilosto/kujala-tuomo" class="">https://www.jyu.fi/it/fi/tiedekunta/henkilosto/henkilosto/kujala-tuomo</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Please send your CV, along with a letter of interest, to </span><a href="mailto:tuomo.kujala@jyu.fi" class="">tuomo.kujala@jyu.fi</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> no
later than August 31, 2021. The positions are scheduled to start in September/October 2021.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">For more information, please contact </span><a href="mailto:tuomo.kujala@jyu.fi" class="">tuomo.kujala@jyu.fi</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""> or </span><a href="mailto:jussi.p.p.jokinen@jyu.fi" class="">jussi.p.p.jokinen@jyu.fi</a>
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<div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">**Apologies for possible multiple posts**</span></div>
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