[visionlist] [jobs] PhD position(s) in Toulouse (France): Deep learning models of the Global Workspace

[Rufin VanRullen]

PhD position(s) in an ERC-funded project exploring deep-learning 
implementations of the Global Workspace theory.

We are seeking highly motivated and dedicated students to join our group 
in Toulouse, France. Successful candidates will have formal training in 
AI, Computer Science or related fields (e.g. computational 
neuroscience), and a keen interest in cognitive neuroscience. Our ERC 
Advanced Grant "GLoW" aims to take inspiration from neuroscience and 
cognitive theories to build deep neural network models of cognition, 
capable of integrating or "grounding" information across sensory and 
linguistic modalities, and of displaying flexible cognitive behavior. We 
will also use advanced AI models to improve the decoding and 
understanding of brain activity. Details on the ideas that are developed 
in the project can be found in this Opinion paper 
<https://www.cell.com/trends/neurosciences/fulltext/S0166-2236(21)00077-1>. 
The project is headed by Rufin VanRullen (CNRS, Toulouse, France), with 
external advisors Ryota Kanai (Araya, Tokyo, Japan) and Murray Shanahan 
(ICL/Deepmind, London, UK).

Our lab <https://rufinv.github.io/> is part of the CerCo Institute 
<https://cerco.cnrs.fr/en> as well as the Artificial and Natural 
Intelligence Toulouse Institute (ANITI) 
<https://aniti.univ-toulouse.fr/en/>. Our team has many opportunities to 
collaborate with neuroscientists, computer scientists, linguists, 
roboticists etc. We have direct access to fMRI recording facilities and 
to in-house (GPU) computing clusters as well as research-dedicated 
supercomputers.

Typical appointments for PhD students are 3 years. The PhD stipend is 
2,000 Euros/month (net). We expect to hire at least one candidate in the 
Fall of 2024, but will continue to recruit exceptional applicants in the 
foreseeable future. There is no firm deadline, but applications received 
before May 15, 2024 will receive full consideration. To apply, please 
send a CV and a letter <mailto:rufin.vanrullen at cnrs.fr> explaining your 
research interests and motivations to: rufin.vanrullen [at] cnrs.fr
Any questions should also be directed to the same address.

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