professor ron sun frdfrpiedu looking postdoctoral researcher join basic research project investigating cognitive modeling cognitive architectures human skill learning starting date september 1 2005 although slight delay say couple months also possible fulltime research position expectation devote time projectrelated research work research topics prospective applicants finished phd degree starting september 1 2005 shortly thereafter strong background computer science equivalent bs computer science strong java programming skills prior exposure psychology cognitive science background human machine learning motivation metacognition preferred related areas prospective applicants interests cognitive science apply emailing 1 complete vitae 2 samples best prior writings especially published papers also fax 3 gretoefl scores available pertinent information make sure also fax 4 copies transcripts bs ms phd programs previously attended also fax 5 reference letters available rpi toptier research university new cogsci department identified research primary missions department conducting research number areas cognitive architectures cognitive modeling human machine learning multiagent interactions social simulation neural networks connectionist models human machine reasoning cognitive engineering perception motor control see web page regarding research aforedescribed area areas httpwwwcogscirpiedursun two sample publications downloadable web site r sun p slusarz c terry interaction explicit implicit skill learning dualprocess approach psychological review vol112 no1 pp159192 2005 httpwwwcogscirpiedursunsunpr2005fpdf r sun e merrill peterson implicit skills explicit knowledge bottomup model skill learning cognitive science vol25 no2 pp203244 2001 httpwwwcogscirpiedursunsuncs01pdf apply soon possible completed applications considered come position filled professor ron sun cognitive science department rensselaer polytechnic institute 110 eighth street carnegie 302a troy ny 12180 usa phone 5182763409 fax 5182763017 email frdfrpiedu web httpwwwcogscirpiedursun wed 06 aug 2008 080742 0400 uai postdoctoral position available