<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 21px;" class=""><b class="">1-year PostDoc position at the Scene Grammar Lab, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany</b><b class=""></b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 21px;" class=""><b class=""></b><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">A full-time PostDoc position will be available in the <a href="http://www.scenegrammarlab.com/" class="">Scene Grammar Lab</a> of Melissa Võ at the <a href="http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/en" class="">Goethe University</a> in Frankfurt<span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">, Germany.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Initial appointment will be for one year.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Preferred starting date: <b class="">*November 2019</b></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">The lab’s core research areas include top-down guidance in scene search, neural representation </span>and development of scene knowledge, as well as action-perception interactions in real-world scenarios. Recently we have begun to increase our efforts to become even more “real” by using VR to look at attentional and perceptual processes during real-world explorations.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">We are now seeking a highly qualified PostDoc with a doctorate in a relevant field (e.g., Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Cognitive Science, ...) and shared interests in the core research areas described above. <span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The researcher should ideally have extensive experience with eye tracking in 3D, i.e. eye tracking in VR and/or in the real world; solid experience with programming in unity is also welcome but not required. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">This position is purely focused on research with no teaching load, but instead will be performed as part of a team together with the local art and design university “<a href="http://www.hfg-offenbach.de" class="">Hochschule für Gestaltung</a>”, who will provide the 3D scenarios used for the more applied questions of this research project.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Located at the heart of Europe, Frankfurt (am Main) is one of the most international cities in Germany with a vibrant and international community of cognitive neuroscientists, cognitive psychologists, computational modelers, and vision scientists. The Goethe University Frankfurt, offers a wide variety of academic programs and numerous research facilities. In addition, Frankfurt has become a hub for cognitive science/neuroscience in Germany and is home to renowned research institutes such as the <a href="http://www.brain.mpg.de/home.html" class="">Max Planck Institute for Brain Research</a>, the <a href="http://www.esi-frankfurt.de/" class="">Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI)</a> for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, the <a href="http://fias.uni-frankfurt.de/" class="">Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)</a>, and the newly founded <a href="https://www.mpg.de/6971390/empirische_aesthetik" class="">Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">I especially want to encourage young female scientists to apply for this position! Please apply even if you think you might not be 100% suited… we tend to think that even if it isn't true ;o)</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Interested candidates should send a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and the names and contact details of at least two academic references to <a href="mailto:mlvo@psych.uni-frankfurt.de" class=""><span style="color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class="">mlvo@psych.uni-frankfurt.de</span></a> <span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;" class="">preferably before <b class="">*October 1st </b>2019, but later applications will be considered until the position is filled. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">I look forward to hearing from you!</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Thanks for your consideration,</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39);" class="">Melissa <span style="line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Võ</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">---</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Prof. Dr. Melissa Le-Hoa Võ</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline" class=""><a href="http://www.scenegrammarlab.com/" class="">Scene Grammar Lab</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class=""><span style="text-decoration: underline" class=""><a href="http://www1.uni-frankfurt.de/fb/fb05/psychologie/abteilungen_und_bereiche/allgpsy1/team/index.html" class="">Department of Cognitive Psychology</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Goethe University Frankfurt</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">PEG, Room 5.G091</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">60323 Frankfurt am Main</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Germany</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">phone: +49 (0)69 798 35342</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">mail: <a href="mailto:mlvo@psych.uni-frankfurt.de" class="">mlvo@psych.uni-frankfurt.de</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);" class=""><span style="color: #000000" class="">web: <a href="http://www.scenegrammarlab.com/" class="">www.SceneGrammarLab.com</a></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>