[alife] Research Fellow: Cognition, AI, Creativity and Aesthetics

[Phil Husbands]

University of Sussex
Department of Informatics, Centre for Research in Cognitive Science

Research Fellow in Cognition, AI, Creativity and Aesthetics		Ref: 919
Salary range £19,460 to £29,128 pa pro rata
Starting salary is not expected to be higher than £22,507 pa pro rata
37.5 hours per week
34 month fixed term contract, summer/autumn 2005 start

Computational Intelligence, Creativity and Cognition: a multidisciplinary 
investigation


This AHRB-funded project will take place from 2005 to 2008.

The project involves three inter-related, multidisciplinary teams.  The 
first - the Art & Science team - under the direction of Phil Husbands and 
Paul Brown will use evolutionary and adaptive methodology to evolve a robot 
that can demonstrate creative drawing behaviour.  Simultaneously the
AI and Cognitive team - under the direction of Margaret Boden and Ernest 
Edmonds will provide a theoretical base to the project and examine its 
implications  for the fields of AI, Alife, philosophy, creativity and 
cognition.  A third team - the Art Theory team - under the Direction of 
Charlie Gere and
Mitchell Whitelaw will relate to the project from the perspective of art 
history and critical theory.

Although the research will be based in the United Kingdom there will be a 
number of related projects taking place in Australia and Singapore. This 
will mean that the appointees may have the opportunity to travel.

A post doctoral research assistant in cognition and artificial 
intelligence, with a special interest in Creativity and Aesthetics, is 
required to work in the AI and Cognitive team.  This position will be based 
in the Centre for Research in Cognitive Science at the University of 
Sussex, Brighton, England. This researcher will work in close collaboration 
with the Creativity and Cognition Studios at the University of Technology, 
Sydney. Candidates with training in Analytic Philosophy are encouraged to 
apply. A knowledge of Cognitive Science and/or of Contemporary Art Practice 
would be an advantage.

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Margaret Boden, Dept. 
Informatics, University of Sussex email: maggieb at sussex.ac.uk

Closing date: 7th June 2005
It is expected that interviews of short listed candidates will take place 
in the week beginning 27th June.

Application forms are available from and should be returned to the Human 
Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, 
BN1 9RH. Tel 01273 678706, Fax 01273 877401, email 
recruitment at sussex.ac.uk.  Details of all posts can be found via the 
University website:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs
An Equal Opportunity Employer