<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body dir="auto">
May be of interest to someone....<br>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b>Post-doctoral Position in Comparative Social Cognition:<br>
The Cognitive Foundations of Social Minds</b><br>
<br>
<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.umich.edu%2Fjob_detail%2F199180%2Fresearch_fellow&data=04%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C29eb8346d4724197a95208d9351fdcaf%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C637599233252962150%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=A1CT30T181LcNXvXrbVusbcRQ%2F8aMyrhPszUHKgyfZ4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/199180/research_fellow" shash="fxrHC4R9xJK9MqJisH7mmmBIkjMssY871LS2wrNUsYTz7J+VQvea5iDYJWQuCoY57iNVdAz4m8Fkmw+21cXeYGlqIlQZXAvGq1Acl0WMtHHGqTEFUp8Tg71ThaKkITi4483naNy+TTqqBJBhbRo4AMtAnLfY3zoS/hjU+DnO67U=" target="_blank">https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/199180/research_fellow</a><br>
</div>
<div>A postdoctoral position in comparative social cognition shared between the Department<br>
of Behavioral Sciences-Psychology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the<br>
Department of Psychology University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is available beginning as<br>
early as September 2021. Candidates with a Ph.D. in primate behavior and<br>
cognition/comparative cognition, cognitive psychology, or related fields are encouraged<br>
to apply.<br>
The position is funded for up to three years by the Templeton World Charity Foundation<br>
- Diverse Intelligences division. The position involves comparative data collection and<br>
analysis through testing bonobos, chimpanzees and humans (children and adults) using<br>
virtual reality (non-invasive testing only). This social cognitive project has four main<br>
objectives. First, it will rigorously evaluate the theoretical foundations of intentional<br>
cooperation by nonhuman animals (apes) compared to humans as distinct from<br>
behaviors (ie., competitive) that may appear to be cooperative. The cross-species<br>
comparison also aims to identify whether nonhuman apes exhibit pre-cursors to, or the<br>
full repertoire of, intentional cooperation. Second, the project will include developing<br>
formal theoretical models in the form of computational agent models of the learning and<br>
behavioral strategies exhibited by the nonhuman apes and humans. Third, the<br>
introduction of ape avatars will allow exploration of questions about ‘self’ in virtual<br>
reality, and to further our understanding of Theory of Mind in nonhuman primates. The<br>
fourth aim is to advance the science and methods of testing nonhuman primate<br>
cognition using virtual reality.<br>
The postdoctoral position will benefit from interaction with other research team<br>
members and world-class faculty at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor and Dearborn<br>
campuses), and research team members at the University of St. Andrews’ Psychology<br>
Department and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts<br>
Institute of Technology.<br>
Interested candidates should send applications (CV, statement of research interests,<br>
names of 3 references) to Dr. Francine Dolins (<a href="mailto:fdolins@umich.edu" target="_blank">fdolins@umich.edu</a>) and Dr. Richard<br>
Lewis (<a href="mailto:rickl@umich.edu" target="_blank">rickl@umich.edu</a>).</div>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<br clear="all">
<div>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div><i><font size="1" color="#660000">The University of Michigan-Dearborn sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations comprising the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie.</font></i></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">New book: </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fgb%2Facademic%2Fsubjects%2Flife-sciences%2Fbiological-anthropology-and-primatology%2Fspatial-analysis-field-primatology-applying-gis-varying-scales%3Fformat%3DPB&data=04%7C01%7Ch.m.buchanan-smith%40stir.ac.uk%7C29eb8346d4724197a95208d9351fdcaf%7C4e8d09f7cc794ccb9149a4238dd17422%7C0%7C0%7C637599233252962150%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2d%2FpQqkLL86TQwf%2FdrONBumpKYWBfrEz%2F%2BfEcLIK9KI%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/life-sciences/biological-anthropology-and-primatology/spatial-analysis-field-primatology-applying-gis-varying-scales?format=PB" shash="bnJzQjDehnVH08Z8dsob+of+MgkPsCwRcXDcvclLUJa4xoDXdU1PgPNVi2Twd6u5ON/3zmqMdp0d/iB4ENJuKMd04g4Hg1x35ovd9Xj8HjPNtLv17xbdd8ChDkuL59hAyTwHhDmvm8hI42AKAIY7zP1BjaDC9LtJLMYeGHh7Qfs=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-indent:48px" target="_blank"><b><font size="1">Spatial
Analysis in Field Primatology Applying GIS at Varying Scales</font></b></a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><img src="cid:ii_kq7dxqlm1" alt="Twitter Promote Template.png" width="458" height="229" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">"</span><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">Ring the bells that still can ring, </i><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">Forget your perfect offering, </i><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">There
is a crack in everything,</i><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">That's how the light gets in</i><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-size:x-small">." ~ Leonard Cohen</span></div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” ~ </span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,28,117);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Ruth
Bader Ginsburg</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<input name="virtru-metadata" type="hidden" value="{"email-policy":{"state":"closed","expirationUnit":"days","disableCopyPaste":false,"disablePrint":false,"disableForwarding":false,"enableNoauth":false,"persistentProtection":false,"expandedWatermarking":false,"expires":false,"isManaged":false},"attachments":{},"compose-id":"566","compose-window":{"secure":false}}"></div>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
<div align="left">
<hr>
</div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020</font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)</font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" color="gray" size="2">The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.<br>
</font></div>
</body>
</html>