John=Collier%HPS%UNIMELB@MUWAYE.UNIMELB.EDU.AU (03/21/91)
Cliff Hooker of Newcastle University in NSW Australia asked me to post
the following:
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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE (AUSTRALIA)
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Professor C.A. Hooker invites expressions of interest in assisting with
research on:
the relevance for models of rationality of non-formal (=non-
logico-computational) models of order, especially models of
self-organizing systems in biology, control engineering and
cognitive science.
The successful candidate will have a commitment to mastering theories in
these fileds, which include iterated boolean valued nets, tunable
connectionist (`neural') nets, negentropy and relaxation models. (S)He
will also have a commitment to mastering contemporary issues in formal
models of rationality in theories of scientific method, including
decision theoretic models.
Research will be on a mutually collaborative basis within an established
overall plan and direction. Applicants are invited to describe their
relevant expertise and to express any research interests they may have.
Renumeration, within available Australian Research Council funding, will
be dertemined by qualifications. Therse should minimally include a
strong honours degree in philosophy or other relevant field. Both
post-doctoral and doctoral candidates are encourged to apply.
Funding may be available for subsequent years, to be negotiated.
7 December 1990 C.A. Hooker, Chair of Philosophy
Newcastle University, Rankin Drive, Newcastle NSW 2308, Australia
Department phone: (049) 685411 Fax: (049) 601661
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If you have any interest, you should contact Cliff directly, though I
could probably answer at least some questions via e-mail.