The successful candidate will join a project that focuses on cognitive representations of spatial and environmental structure, with translational significance for areas like healthcare, education, and urban environmental design. In particular, the project will investigate how exploratory cognitive states – inferred from wearable physiological sensors, motion capture, and behavioral data – shape the learning of environmental representations (cognitive maps and world models) across age groups. You will investigate the three-way relationship between (1) exploratory cognitive states (inferred from physiological signals, motion capture sensors, and behavioral experiments), (2) learning of internally represented spatial structure (“cognitive maps”), and (3) cognitive decline/ aging. The project is a collaboration with SMU, NIE, and SUTD Architecture Dept.
The team are seeking a candidate with a strong computational or mathematical data analysis skills. The position is funded until Oct 2027, with an expected salary of S$6500. Preferred start date is March.
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Posted on 06/01/2026
