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The Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action in Paris is currently
seeking applications for a postdoctoral position in visual sciences. This position
is opened to students from outside France.
The LPPA is located in the College de France, in the very center of Paris. Its
research program is devoted to the physiology of the perception and control
of movement (including vestibular, eye movements studies, visual perception,
motor control, mental imagery, experiments in microgravity).
In the LPPA, the group of Visual Psychophysics studies the visual perception
of motion and 3D shape, with particular emphasis on the integration of multisensory
information (related to self-motion for instance). Techniques include as psychophysical
experimentation, computer simulations of theoretical schemes, and collaborations
with groups of brain imaging and primate neurophysiology. The group is involved
in different European and Human Frontier collaboration projects, including
collaborations with industry.
The candidate will have the responsability to conduct a research program on
vision including the recording of head movements, and the analysis of psychophysical
responses related to the perception of the 3D space in wide-field stimuli. A part of
the project will also consist in elaborating parallel experiments to be conducted in
humans by the candidate and in primate by a group of neurophysiologists.
Candidates should have a PhD, or expect to receive one before November 1998. They
should have a good practice of computer systems, and a motivation for interdisciplinary
work. Mathematics, electronics, psychophysics skills would also be appreciated.
Candidates should send their CV and publications as soon as possible to:
Valerie Cornilleau-Peres
Lab. de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action
CNRS-College de France
11 place Marcelin Berthelot
75005 Paris, france
Tel 33 1 44 27 13 89 Fax 33 1 44 27 13 82
email: vcp@cdf-lppa.in2p3.fr