[vslist] postdoc position available

[Zanker J]

Royal Holloway University of London
Department of Psychology
 
Postdoctoral Position in Visual Sciences
 
A postdoctoral research position is available in the Department of
Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. The appointee will be
involved in a research project on the role of visual attention in the
processing of transparent motion that was recently funded by the
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This project
addresses two aspects of the human visual system that are essential for its
outstanding performance, namely highly specialised motion vision and
selective visual attention, which is crucial for segmenting natural scenes
into meaningful events. The aim is to investigate how these two processes
interact, by studying the ability of human observers to identify multiple
motion directions in transparent stimuli.
It is anticipated that the researcher will be involved in the design of
dynamic stimulus displays, using a VSG2/5 system, and the planning and
conducting of psychophysical experiments. Therefore analytical and
programming skills are highly desirable. Experience of experimental
psychology, visual psychophysics or other areas of visual sciences are
particularly valuable, but applications are invited from individuals with a
higher degree (PhD, or equivalent) in a broad variety of scientific
disciplines.
The project is led by Johannes M. Zanker in collaboration with Umberto
Castiello in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway University of
London.  For more details about the scientific background and the particular
project, see:
http://www.pc.rhbnc.ac.uk/zanker/attention/index.html
<http://www.pc.rhbnc.ac.uk/zanker/attention/index.html> 
Royal Holloway is a constituent college of the University of London, located
about 20 miles to the west of Central London, close to Windsor and to
Heathrow. The campus is dominated by the Victorian Founder's Building and
offers modern academic, residential and recreational facilities in a
parkland setting. Royal Holloway welcomes a truly diverse community -
approximately 5,500 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from over
80 countries. The College has been confirmed as one of the leading
universities in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE),
winning the biggest increase of UK government funding in 2002, and ranking
in the top ten in the major league tables. Within Royal Holloway, the
Department of Psychology is one of the larger academic departments, which
has been consistently ranked as one of the best Psychology Departments in
the country. It has a very strong research record, to which the Vision Group
makes a substantial contribution, as demonstrated by its lead in a regional
university consortium to host a 3T fMRI brain scanner on the Royal Holloway
campus. In the framework of a dense network of national and international
collaborations, and supported by recent appointments in this area, the
Vision Group at Royal Holloway is developing the reputation of a focal point
of expertise for the functioning of the human visual system.
Salary is in the range £19,760 to £21,815 per annum, inclusive London
Allowance, depending on experience and qualifications. Expected project
starting date is August/September 2002.
Informal enquiries can be made by e-mail to Johannes M. Zanker
(j.zanker at rhul.ac.uk).
Further details and an application form are available from the
Personnel Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey
TW20 0EX;
tel: 01784 414241; 01784 473527;        email: sue.clarke at rhul.ac.uk
Please quote the reference: KH/2083
The closing date for the receipt of applications is Friday 24th May 2002
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.
 
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johannes m. zanker
department of psychology
royal holloway, university of london
egham, surrey TW20 0EX, england
 
phone  +44 - 1784 - 44 3521
fax       +44 - 1784 - 43 4347
e-mail   J.Zanker at rhul.ac.uk
http://psyserver.pc.rhbnc.ac.uk/zanker/johannes.html
<http://psyserver.pc.rhbnc.ac.uk/zanker/johannes.html> 
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