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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 AHRC-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: [log in to unmask]

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 [log in to unmask]  Details of all posts can be
found via the University website:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs
An Equal Opportunity Employer