[alife] Postdoc positions at Vrije Unoversiteit Brussel AI lab

[Bart de Boer]

Two postdoc positions on the evolution of speech and language are 
available for the ERC-project "Advancing Behavioral and Cognitive 
Understanding of Speech" at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. 
We are looking for postdocs who have recently obtained or who will soon 
obtain their PhD, and who have experience in experimental investigation 
or computer modeling of the evolution of speech.

The work will consist of either
* experimental investigation of (cultural) evolution of speech using 
experimental iterated learning, social coordination or other 
experimental semiotics paradigms; or
* of building computational models of the acquisition and evolution of 
combinatorial speech.

The aim of the projects is to advance our understanding of how modern 
humans' ability to deal with complex speech has evolved and whether 
there are any language-specific cognitive adaptations involved.

The positions are for two years, while an extension to three years is 
possible (also depending on the starting date). Pay and social benefits 
will be in accordance with Belgian academic standards. The envisaged 
starting date is before June 2014.

More information on the projects, their context and on how to apply can 
be found on:
http://ai.vub.ac.be/research/projects/abacus