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Applications are invited for a PhD student position in the lab of
Constantin Rothkopf at the Technical University Darmstadt. The lab
is part of the newly established Centre for Cognitive Science and
the Institute of Psychology. Our work focuses on computational and
experimental approaches to further the understanding of
naturalistic, sequential visuomotor behavior in humans, including
experimental approaches to investigate cue integration in complex
natural tasks (e.g., motor control, locomotion, navigation and
spatial orientation).
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Current topics include:
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- statistics of visuomotor behavior in naturalistic tasks,
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- image statistics during visuomotor behavior in-the-wild,
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- optimal control models of visuomotor behavior,
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- inverse-optimal-control in human visuomotor behavior,
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- eye-movements in naturalistic tasks,
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- cue integration for navigation (optic flow and locomotion,
locomotion and cognitive maps).
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For further information please visit our websites:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.pip.tu-darmstadt.de/">http://www.pip.tu-darmstadt.de/</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.fias.uni-frankfurt.de/%7Erothkopf/">http://www.fias.uni-frankfurt.de/~rothkopf/</a>
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Applicants need to have a Master's degree in cognitive science,
computer science, psychology, or related fields. In addition to a
strong general interest in cognitive science, computational science,
experimental psychology, and interdisciplinary research, the ideal
candidate has a background in eye-tracking or virtual reality
technology. Experience with programming (e.g. Python, Matlab, C++,
Unity) is inevitable. Analytical aptitude as well as awareness of
experimental literature is expected. We offer a supportive and
multidisciplinary environment driven by scientific curiosity, lab
facilities for measuring extended behavior (e.g. visuomotor, motor,
locomotive, spatial) in-the-wild and in VR, as well as international
collaborations.
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Informal inquiries may be made to Constantin Rothkopf at <a
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href="mailto:constantin.rothkopf@cogsci.tu-darmstadt.de">constantin.rothkopf@cogsci.tu-darmstadt.de</a>
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