<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">*</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Postdoctoral position in high-resolution retinal imaging and video-eyetracking at the University of Rochester</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">*</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Active Perception Laboratory <</span><a href="http://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">> is looking</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">for a postdoctoral fellow to work with an Adaptive
Optics Scanning Light Ophtalmoscope (AOSLO) to measure the structure of the
human retina, oculomotor behavior and conduct psychophysics experiments. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We are particularly interested in recruiting
candidates interested in investigating the roles of eye movements in visual
perception, the spatiotemporal dynamics of foveal and extrafoveal processing,
the interplay between eye movements, retinal anatomy, and attention.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>

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in the laboratory focuses on the interaction between vision and oculomotor behavior. Our work relies on the integration of theoretical and experimental approaches
to investigate how visual functions unfold in the presence of normal and
abnormal motor activity, how vision guides behavior, and how changes in visual
input signals and modulations associated with behavior contribute to
perception. The laboratory is equipped with a unique array of tools, many
developed in-house, to investigate the synergy between visual, motor, and
cognitive processes (</span><a href="https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/facilities.html" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/facilities.html#</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">). Approaches include human psychophysics with
precisely controlled retinal stimulation, computational modeling, precise
measurements of head and eye movements, high-resolution retinal imaging, and
electroencephalography (EEG) during active vision.  A full list of our publications can be found
at </span><a href="https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/publications.html" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu/publications.html</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>

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in vision science, a background in related areas, and experience with data
analysis and computer programming. Background in vision science and previous
experience working with ophthalmoscopy,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">adaptive optics, image processing, optical
design and real-time software are desirable. Ability to work well in a team is
essential, as well as the capability to work independently when needed.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The University of
Rochester offers a highly collaborative and stimulating research environment
with excellent opportunities for interactions and training in vision science
and neuroscience.  The laboratory is located within the Center for Visual
Science (</span><a href="http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) and the department of Brain & Cognitive
Sciences (</span><a href="http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">). Ongoing collaborations at the University of
Rochester include the Flaum Eye Institute (</span><a href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/eye-institute.aspx</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) the Institute of Optics (</span><a href="http://www.hajim.rochester.edu/optics/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.hajim.rochester.edu/optics/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) and the department of Neuroscience (</span><a href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroscience.aspx</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)<br>
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To apply, please send curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests and
accomplishments, and the names of two references to Martina Poletti (</span><a href="mailto:martina_poletti@urmc.rochester.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">martina_poletti@urmc.rochester.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) and Michele Rucci (</span><a href="mailto:mrucci@ur.rochester.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">mrucci@ur.rochester.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">).</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Martina Poletti, PhD<br></div><div>Associate Professor</div><div>Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences<br></div><div>Department of Neuroscience</div><div>Center for Visual Science</div><div>University of Rochester</div><div><br></div><div>Active Perception Laboratory</div><div>web: <a href="https://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/people/faculty/poletti_martina/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.sas.rochester.edu/bcs/people/faculty/poletti_martina/index.html</a></div><div>         <a href="http://aplab.bcs.rochester.edu" target="_blank">aplab.bcs.rochester.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>