Research Assistant position in computational psycholinguistics
I am looking for a research assistant who can work on computational cognitive models at the language processing lab, IIT Kanpur. The candidate should have a strong background in programming (R and Python) and statistics, and should be interested in modeling how language works and evolves in humans.
Who can apply?
Candidates with a bachelor's degree in mathematics/engineering or a master's degree in cognitive science/linguistics can apply! The preference will be given to the ones who have prior training in computational modeling or Bayesian statistics. If you are interested in studying the human mind or language using computational cognitive models, I will encourage you to consider this opportunity.
How to apply?
Email me directly at himanshu@iitk.ac.in
About me and our lab:
My name is Himanshu Yadav. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. I lead the Kanpur Language Processing (KaLP) lab.
At KaLP lab, we study cognitive processes that underlie language comprehension and production in humans. We are interested in two broad questions: (1) How is language processed in the mind, and how does it interact with other cognitive processes such as working memory and attention? (2) How does language as a complex adaptive system evolve in its quantitative distribution of structural preferences? We use computational modeling, psycholinguistic experimentation, and crosslinguistic corpora analysis to investigate these questions. For a detailed description of the projects in our lab, see the project page: https://sites.google.com/view/language-processing-kanpur/projects.
Contact
Himanshu Yadav
Department of Cognitive Science
507, ESB II
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/himanshuyadavjnu/
Lab page: https://sites.google.com/view/language-processing-kanpur/