<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class="">"If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. </div><div style="text-align: center;" class="">For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things through narrow gaps of his cavern."</div><br class=""><div class="" style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My team at Apple has an opening for an expert in Visual Optics and Vision Science. Help us cleanse the doors of perception, and build the future of infinite visual experience!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""> If you are interested in the job description below, please send an email to myself and Jeff Schnable at <a href="mailto:jschnable@apple.com" class="">jschnable@apple.com</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-Beau</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">
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<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b class="">Optics and Vision Scientist</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Job Summary: </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Apple is looking for a scientist with expertise in optics, human visual optics and vision science to support the development of cutting-edge imaging and display solutions and technologies for future Apple products. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">This position is focused on fundamental science and engineering of advanced display technologies to provide a superb visual experience for the user. The position would be within the Vision Group, a team of experts in vision science, image processing, color science, psychophysics, neuroscience, and visual optics. Work takes place in a highly collaborative and hands-on environment that fosters scientific and engineering excellence, creativity, and innovation.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px" class="">Key Responsibilities: </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Apply visual optics and vision science to design and evaluation of advanced display technologies</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Guide design of optical systems to optimize user visual experience</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Develop display quality metrics based on visual optics and vision science</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Apply knowledge of individual variations in human visual optics to design of display systems</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Review vision and optics literature to answer fundamental image quality questions </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Design and conduct user studies of human visual optics and visual performance</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Guide feature and spec definition for future products based on visual optics and vision science </div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Develop new products, features, and technologies based on visual optics and vision science</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px" class="">Key Qualifications </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Deep and broad knowledge of human visual optics and vision science</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Strong background in mathematical/computational modeling of visual optics and vision</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience in design, conduct, and analysis of studies of human optics and vision </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Understanding of geometrical and wavefront optics</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Proficiency in Mathematica, MATLAB or similar simulation and modeling tools </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Strong analytical & critical thinking and problem-solving skills</div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px" class="">Desirable Qualifications </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience with optical design software</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience with instruments such as wavefront sensors, autorefractors, lensometers </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience with wavefront measurement and adaptive optics</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Knowledge of linear systems theory, Fourier analysis, and digital filtering </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience with Psychophysics Toolbox, PsychoPy, QUEST+, or similar tools </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience with eye-tracking technology </div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Experience in developing apps for iOS</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";" class=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px" class="">Education</span></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10.7px; line-height: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Ph.D. or OD in Vision Science, Optometry, Optics or similar field.</div></div></body></html>