At the AI-lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) we have a
fully-funded four-year PhD position available as part of a project which
investigates the origins of vocal and rhythm learning. This project is a
cooperation between prof. Bart de Boerat the VUB, prof Sonja Kotz at
Maastricht University and dr. Andrea Ravignani at the Max Planck
Institute in Nijmegen. The PhD research will focus on developing a
cognitively plausible model of the interplay of rhythm and vocal
learning capacities in humans and other animals. This model would test,
using a cognitively plausible approach – for instance based on a
neurologically and cognitively constrained deep neural network – the
hypothesis that the ability to entrain to a beat and the ability to do
open-ended vocal imitation are evolutionarily linked. The deadline for
application is August 31st, 2021.
Position type: PhD studentship
Institution/company: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Application deadline: August 30, 2021
Link for more information: https://ai.vub.ac.be/~bart/rhythmphd.pdf