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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Full Time Postdoctoral Fellow / Programmer Position in Vision and Driving</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Location:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Start date:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> As soon as possible<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk138073780"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has an opening for a full-time postdoctoral fellow / programmer
to work with Drs. Alex Bowers, Gang Luo and Jing Xu in the Mobility Enhancement and Vision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence. The position is initially available for two years.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk138073780"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk138073780"><span lang="EN">The successful candidate will make major contributions to an NIH-funded project evaluating the effects of vision impairment on deployment of attention and scanning behaviors when
driving. The project includes studies within the controlled environment of a high-fidelity driving simulator complemented by real-world driving studies using in-car recordings of naturalistic driving and scanning behaviors.
</span>Studies will also address the development and evaluation of devices and training to assist visually impaired people when driving.
<span style="color:black">All studies involve working with large data sets. </span>
This is a great opportunity to apply your research skills to a project with strong clinical relevance!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Requirements include a PhD, excellent programming skills (MatLab in particular), strong quantitative skills, and a strong research background in a relevant field (such as eye and
head movement research, driving research, vision research, computer vision, psychology, engineering, computer science). Ideal candidates will be highly motivated, good communicators with excellent interpersonal skills, and have a keen interest in working with
people with vision impairments. Experience of using driving simulators, on-road driving research, naturalistic driving research, or eye and head tracking would be advantageous.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Applications should be submitted in PDF format and should include a CV, a letter of interest, the expected date of availability, and contact information for at least 2 referees. Please email
applications to Alex Bowers (</span><a href="mailto:alex_bowers@meei.harvard.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">alex_bowers@meei.harvard.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">). Applications will be considered until
the position is filled. <a name="_Hlk138074102">Salary will be according to the NIH scale for postdoctoral fellows.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School is located in Boston with a strong research community of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and research assistants
with interdisciplinary backgrounds. The position provides an opportunity to participate in the Schepens postdoc training program and to develop additional collaborations with the research community at the Schepens and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical
School.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, sex, pregnancy or conditions related to pregnancy, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, disability, military
status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs.</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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