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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">15 PhD positions in Translational Vision Science</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">It is essential to know what visually impaired individuals can do with their residual vision in daily life activities, otherwise known as their "functional vision". Conventional
ophthalmic tests (e.g. visual field tests) are able to detect the extent of a visual defect, but they yield little information about functional vision. This lack of appropriate tests impedes the optimal practice of diagnostics (in ophthalmic and neurological
care, in particular of children and elderly), rehabilitation and classification (essential in sports competitions).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Our European MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE
</span><u style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">I</u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">nnovative
</span><u style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">T</u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">raining
</span><u style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">N</u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">etwork (ITN)
</span><b style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">OptiVisT</b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> aims to resolve this by (1) gaining new</span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> Insights</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">:
i.e. a</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span>
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">fundamental understanding of the visual demands of activities of daily living and sports; (2) developing
</span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Solutions</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">: i.e. creating new objective, inclusive and engaging tools for testing, training and augmenting functional vision;
and (3) the </span><i style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Application</i><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class=""> of 1 and 2: evaluating the effectiveness of our new tools in diagnostics, rehabilitation and classification
in practice.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Are you, like us, fascinated by vision, the brain and technology and consider it important to help visually impaired people? Do you have an inquisitive mind, and are you looking
for a PhD position embedded in an international innovative training network in which you can develop your research, technical or clinical skills? Then consider applying with OptiVisT and join one of our 15 PhD projects (overview below). We offer PhD positions
in academia, medical, technology and rehabilitation institutes, and high-tech companies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Curious to see and hear more about what it means to be part of such Innovative Training Network? Check out these two short movies about our previous
ITNs </span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://youtu.be/ruBc20wxLjE" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">NextGenVis</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;" class="">
and </span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://youtu.be/WPz3XLXgq6w" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">EGRET+</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri;" class="">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">The candidates we are looking for should:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">1. Have a strong interest in vision (psychophysics, eye-tracking, VR, non-invasive electrophysiology,
neurological and ophthalmic disorders), computational approaches to vision science, deep learning and/or biologically motivated computer vision.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">2. Be passionate about doing research and have or be willing to develop the skills to
communicate this passion with other scientists and the general public.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">3. Have relevant skills and experiences, and a strong interest in both theoretical and
applied science.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">4. Welcome the opportunity to conduct research abroad and to work within an international
and multidisciplinary team.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">5. Hold a MSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (which can be, but is not limited
to, biology, experimental and clinical psychology, medicine, physics, movement sciences, artificial intelligence, computer science, mathematics).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">6. Be an eligible candidate according to the eligibility conditions indicated below.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Details on and the requirements for the specific projects can be found via:
</span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="http://www.optivist.eu/projects/" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">http://www.optivist.eu/projects/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white;mso-highlight:white" class="">OptiVisT offers three types of projects:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white;mso-highlight:white" class="">1. Projects with a focus on gaining new
INSIGHTS</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white;mso-highlight:white" class=""> will identify and quantify the aspects of vision
that are critical for successful interaction with the environment. This will inform us about those aspects of vision that need to be tested, trained or augmented to improve daily life abilities of vision-impaired individuals.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
background:white;mso-highlight:white" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-1" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Assessment
of functional vision using eye-tracking, virtual-and augmented reality and artificial intelligence</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:#FCFCFC" class="">Frans W. Cornelissen</span><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></p>
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font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-3" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Gaze-based
evaluation of functional vision in activities of daily living</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Eli Brenner<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-4" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Behavioral
and gaze-data analysis with deep learning neural networks</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Pattern Recognition Company, Germany<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Erhardt Barth<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-7" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Assessment
of functional vision for daily life locomotion and navigation using Virtual Reality</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Michael B. Hoffmann<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white;mso-highlight:white" class="">2. Projects with a focus on designing
new </span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">SOLUTIONS</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">
will apply our fundamental insights into functional vision to create tools for testing functional vision in 1) adults, 2) children and 3) tools for training and augmenting functional vision.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-2" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Visually
Evoked Potential based assessment of functional vision via natural stimulus perception</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Michael B. Hoffmann<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-5" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Motion-sensitivity
and other non-standard functional tests as predictors of functional vision in activities of daily living in glaucoma
</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Nomdo Jansonius<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-6" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Predicting
functional vision via multisensory interactions</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Italian Institute of Technology, Italy.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Monica Gori<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-8" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Augmented
Reality games for assessing and training functional vision and visual cognition</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisors:</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">
Frans W. Cornelissen and Sara Fabbri<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-9" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Using
Virtual and Augmented Reality-based tests of functional vision to understand patients’ real-world difficulties</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">CITY University London, UK<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">David Crabb<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-10" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Augmenting
functional vision using automated tactile guidance</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">FeelSpace, Germany<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor: Peter König and
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Silke Kärcher<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:white;mso-highlight:white" class="">3. Projects with a focus on
</span></b><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">APPLICATIONS
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">will<b class="">
</b>use our new tools to improve professional decision-making in three different fields: medical diagnosis, rehabilitation and athlete classification.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-11" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Examining
eye-movements made during activities of daily living for screening and rehabilitation of functional vision</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">CITY University London, UK<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">David Crabb<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-12" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Classification
of sports-related functional vision</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:#FCFCFC" class="">International Paralympic Committee, Germany</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">.
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">David Mann<i class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></i></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-13" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Assessment
and training of functional vision in rehabilitation using Virtual Reality</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:#FCFCFC" class="">Royal Dutch Visio</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">,
the Netherlands. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Gera de Haan<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-14" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Functional
vision assessment of children with Cerebral Visual Impairment</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;background:#FCFCFC" class="">Royal Dutch Visio</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">,
the Netherlands. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisor:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Nienke Boonstra<i class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></i></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="https://www.optivist.eu/project-15" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">Functional
vision screening in children recovering from Central Nervous System tumors</span></i></b></a></span><b class=""><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Host:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Primary Supervisors:
</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Miriam Kolko, René Mathiasen, and Sarah Linea von Holstein<i class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
background:white;mso-highlight:white" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">A unique, complete and international training program<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
background:white;mso-highlight:white" class="">By joining the OptiVisT network, you will become
part of the first pan-European research training program in Translational Vision Science.
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">OptiVisT brings together experts in the field of vision science, technology and healthcare. You will
follow OptiVisT’s multidisciplinary 3-year PhD training consisting of a number of high-level training courses and workshops throughout Europe. Yo<span style="background:
white;mso-highlight:white" class="">u will learn how to integrate deep knowledge on the
foundations of vision with expertise in applying both established and cutting-edge technologies (eye-tracking, EEG, psychophysics, machine learning, perimetry, and virtual reality) in conjunction with specialized ophthalmic and neurological knowledge.
</span>Besides working at your primary employer, you will get the option to carry out secondments at other academic and technology partners. Therefore, you will be able to experience working in industrial, health care and academic environments, and have the
opportunity to develop both your hard skills (research & technology) and soft skills (e.g., academic, entrepreneurial, working with people). In addition to that, you will receive training at the institute in which you enroll for your PhD.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
background:white;mso-highlight:white" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">The network<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">The European MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE Innovative Training Network OptiVisT (<i class="">"<u class="">Opti</u>mal
support of <u class="">Vis</u>ually impaired individuals through inclusive <u class="">
T</u>ests and Tools for testing, training and augmenting functional vision"</i>) is a collaboration between 15 European labs and companies in the field of translational vision science and technology. We offer 15 (3-year) full-time PhD positions. A detailed
overview of the participating labs, their research interests and the projects can be found at
</span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="http://www.optivist.eu/" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">www.optivist.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">.
This network has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 955590.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Eligibility conditions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">OptiVisT is supported by a MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE grant which requires transnational mobility.
Therefore, to be eligible for a PhD position, you cannot have resided or carried out your main activity in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months during the previous 36 months. Furthermore, we can only recruit Early-Stage Researchers
who, at the time of recruitment, will be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree. Please keep this in mind when applying.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">Employment conditions<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">PhD projects will start between July and October 2021, with some flexibility to negotiate
the exact starting date with the relevant supervisor. All recruiting partners honor EU and national employment laws in relation to researcher recruitment and ensure that you will have the same rights, health and safety standards as local researchers.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">How to apply<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri" class="">If you are interested in one of our PhD positions, visit our website (</span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="http://www.optivist.eu/" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">www.optivist.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
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for more information on our application procedures. <u class="">The deadline for applying for this project is February 28th, 2021</u>. General questions can be directed to
</span><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="mailto:info@optivist.eu" class=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1155CC" class="">info@optivist.eu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;
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Project specific questions can be directed to the project contacts as mentioned on the website. </span></p>
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