Two Fully Funded PhD Positions in University of Jyväskylä, Finland

[jussi.p....@gmail.com]

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. 

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.

The successful candidates should have: 

- Master in computer science, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, or a related field

- Programming skills (e.g., Python) 

- Statistical skills (e.g., Bayesian statistics)

- Interest in the research of reinforcement learning and computational cognitive models

- Motivation to obtain a doctoral degree

- English communication skills

The PhD students will work under the supervision of Dr. Jussi Jokinen and Dr. Tuomo Kujala, as part of Human-Technology Interaction research group (https://www.jyu.fi/it/en/research/research-areas/cognitive-science-and-educational-technology/hti).

Please send your CV, along with a letter of interest, to tuomo....@jyu.fi no later than August 31, 2021. The positions are scheduled to start in September/October 2021.

For more information, please contact tuomo....@jyu.fi or jussi.p....@jyu.fi