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The Marsh Lab at Duke University seeks a motivated postdoctoral scholar for a position that is partially funded through a grant from the Office of Naval Research to explore transfer of learning in new contexts. The postdoctoral fellow will build on ongoing research examining categorization in novel environments that change the perceptual characteristics and/or base rates of to-be-classified exemplars. The work will bridge research on learning and memory with the fields of categorization and object recognition. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Psychology or Cognitive Science, and a track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals.  The ideal candidate will be able to successfully juggle multiple projects, make connections across research areas, and to teach skills to graduate students and undergraduates. Expected skills include: programming, MTurk data collection, data analysis. Machine learning knowledge is desirable but not required.  Responsibilities will...