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

[Rufin VanRullen]

Postdoctoral position available in an ERC-funded project exploring 
deep-learning implementations of the Global Workspace theory.

We are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated post-doc to join our 
group in Toulouse, France in the Fall/Winter of 2026. The successful 
candidate will have a PhD and 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" (2023-2028) 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. Details on the ideas 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 access to in-house (GPU) computing clusters as 
well as research-dedicated supercomputers.

Typical appointments for post-docs are for 1 year, renewable for a 2nd 
year and beyond. The beginning post-doc salary is about 2,500 
Euros/month (net), and can reach 3,500 Euros/month (net) for more 
experienced post-docs. The application procedure and additional 
information can be found on the CNRS portal 
<https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5549-LESMAR-017/Default.aspx?lang=EN>. 
Please direct any query to: rufin.vanrullen [at] cnrs.fr

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