CIFAR’s Neural Computation and Adaptive Perception Program is seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher to fill a two-year Junior Fellow position to begin in the summer or fall of 2010.
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is a catalyst for discovery, incubating ideas that revolutionize the international research community. The Neural Computation and Adaptive Perception (NCAP) Program has two main goals: to make major advances in understanding how the brain processes information (or learns) and to find out how to translate that understanding into the development of better artificial visual systems. The program is approaching these challenges through the study of vision, and more specifically, the ability to recognize and make distinctions among three-dimensional objects. The Junior Fellow will be based at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, and will work with one or more of the following NCAP members: Kevin Murphy, Nando de Freitas and David Lowe. The starting date is flexible, but is expected to be sometime between June and September 2010. The precise topics of research are still to be determined, but will be related to using unsupervised, semi-supervised and ‘deep learning’ to solve interesting vision problems, such as generic object detection and localization, image segmentation and labeling, video parsing, feature discovery, active vision, etc. The ideal candidate will have a strong research track record in learning and vision, and an interest in neuroscience, as well as excellent communication skills, and a strong potential to collaborate with other NCAP program members. He or she will also be interested in exploring the contributions of research to society in collaboration with peers from other CIFAR programs. During his or her tenure, the Junior Fellow will be integrated as a member of the NCAP Program and will be expected to fully participate in NCAP meetings (usually two to three per year, typically in Vancouver or Toronto). He or she will also participate in CIFAR’s elite Junior Fellow Academy, interacting with peers in the Institute’s eleven other programs. The Academy’s purpose is to develop a community of broad thinking young scholars who are open to interdisciplinary collaboration, outstanding in their quality of research, and poised for future leadership roles. Interested candidates may apply by email to Dr. Kevin Murphy: [email protected]. Applications must include a two-page research statement and a recent CV. Applicants should also arrange for three or four letters of reference to be sent to the same address (at least three must not be from CIFAR members). To receive full consideration, applications and letters must be received by January 15, 2010. This is a FIRM DEADLINE. Feel free to talk to Kevin Murphy or Nando de Freitas at the upcoming NIPS meeting if you have any questions. Kevin _______________________________________________ uai mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/uai
