CVNet - postdoc opening; vision research; U Penn.

CVNet (cvnet@skivs.ski.org)
Thu, 16 Jan 97 01:08:21 PST

From: knill@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (David Knill)
Subject: posting
To: cvnet@skivs.ski.org

Hoover;

Could you post the following post-doc advertisement for me.

Thanks,

Dave

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The Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS) at
the University of Pennsylvania is offering post-doctoral fellowships
which may be of interest to students working in vision research. One
of the focus areas of the institute is perception and action and the
institute includes a large number of researchers in vision. Past post-docs
have included people working in areas as diverse as 3D shape perception,
object recognition, visual control of action, computer vision, and robotics.
The fellowships provide the opportunity to pursue post-doctoral
research within an exceptional community of vision researchers. They also
provide a highly competitive salary.

Below is listed the faculty whose research is in the general area of
PERCEPTION AND ACTION.

Department of Psychology.
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Martha J. Farah, David Knill, Jacob Nachmias (emeritus),
Ed Pugh, Virginia Richards, Robert Seyfarth, David Sparks,
Saul Sternberg, John C. Trueswell

Department of Computer and Information Science
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Norman Badler, Ruzena Bajcsy, Dimitri Metaxas

Department of Bioengineering
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Leif Finkel, Gershon Buchsbaum

Department of Philosophy.
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Gary Hatfield

Department of Biology
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Dorothy Cheney

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The deadline for applications is February 1, 1997.
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To obtain more information about IRCS, faculty research interests and
the post-doctoral fellowship program, please visit the IRCS website at:

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~ircs/homepage.html

To apply for a post-doctoral fellowhip please visit the
post-doctoral application web page at

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/positions/ircs_postdoc.html

or:

Send a cover letter indicating your proposed research, including a
statement about how you would benefit from working in our
interdisciplinary environment, your CV, and have two or three referees
send letters of reference directly to:

Postdoctoral Fellow Selection Committee
Institute for Research in Cognitive Science
University of Pennsylvania
400C 3401 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228

The University of Pennsylvania is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.