[vslist] GRADUATE student 3D vision UTRECHT

[Raymond van Ee]

Dec 17th 2002
We invite applicants for the position of graduate student in a 4-year
Stereoscopic Vision research program.

Research Topic:
An important source of information for the recovery of the 3D lay-out of our environment is the spatial difference (disparity) between the retinal images of our two eyes. In our lab we examine how we use disparity
1. to consciously perceive the 3D aspects of our environment;
2. to select 3D percepts from the bombardment of sensory info;
3. to render depth perception stable.
This work should give us a better understanding of how the brain works and may also be helpful in the field of mobile navigating robots. Research will mainly involve experiments in visual psychophysics. However, developing theoretical models to understand the data will also be a substantial part of the work.

We offer:
Our laboratory is equipped with a large field projection system, eye-tracking devices and state-of-the-art computers. On a daily basis you will be working in a group consisting of two full Profs (Erkelens & Koenderink); 3 tenure track Profs; 2 post-docs and 10 graduate students. There are several international collaborations going on. Our group is part of the Helmholtz Institute which combines internationally acknowledged research groups, concepts and methods in neurophysiology, biophysics, psychophysics and psychology. We offer an excellent training in all areas of vision science, including perception and action, material perception, stereo-motion interaction, and conscious vision. Gross salary is competitive and starts at EUR 1477,- per month in the first year and increases to EUR 2110,- in the fourth year. The yearly salary is supplemented by an annual holiday bonus of 8% and allowance to compensate costs of private health-insurance. In addition you may trade salary for vacation days or vice versa. Utrecht is a beautiful and historic city. It is very close to Amsterdam and relatively close to London, Paris and the Swiss Alps.

We ask:
Applicants should have a MS-degree in the field of Vision Science (including Psychology), Physics, Biology or Neuroscience. Programming the visual stimuli is a major part of the work so it is important that the applicant has experience in (and finds pleasure in) programming  computer code (we use OpenGl, Matlab, Mathematica,
C). And it is important that the applicant understands that real insight in how the brain works is not possible without a model of underlying mechanisms. In addition, creativity and having fun in playing with visual stimuli is important. Although we have an inspiring team and although we share and discuss our findings, the applicant should be able to work independently in programming, creating ideas, in running subjects, and in modeling the data.

Applicants can send their CV, publication list and names of 2
references preferably within 4 weeks to:
Dr. Raymond van Ee
Helmholtz Institute
Utrecht University
PrincetonPlein 5
3584 CC Utrecht
The Netherlands

More info:
r.vanee at phys.uu.nl
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vanee
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwfm
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwpm