A postdoctoral position is open immediately to work on an NEI funded
project investigating the neural control of movement. The laboratory
studies cognitive as well as visual-motion factors involved in movement
planning and execution. Techniques include but are not limited to
single-unit recording, microstimulation and punctate chemical
activation/inactivation of cortical tissue in alert behaving monkeys. In
the experiments, the animals perform eye movement tasks in which
variables related to internally- and externally-guided movement are
differentially manipulated. Excellent facilities include a search coil
system and a binocular dual-Purkinje-image eyetracker which is used to
conduct human research that addresses related movement-control issues.
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is located in San Francisco
and is a close-knit group of approximately 30 investigators dedicated to
systems-level visual science, creating a stimulating research atmosphere
and rich collaborative opportunities. Experience in single-unit
recording and/or computational skills is preferred, but not necessary.
What is essential is that the candidate have an intense desire to
understand the visual system and the brain. For further information,
send email to heinen@skivs.ski.org, and/or visit the Smith- Kettlewell
web site at http://www.ski.org.
Applicants should send their vita and the names of two references to:
Stephen J. Heinen
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
2232 Webster Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 561-1679