Please post the description of a new research assistant position in my lab.
Thank you.
Lucia.
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Applications are invited for a research assistant to work on visual motion
perception and restorative plasticity in the human visual system.
We are looking for a new college graduate who wants to spend one or more years
in a research setting before going on to graduate school.
The post holder would help in the daily running of a laboratory belonging
Professor Lucia Vaina, designing, programming and running experiments, both
psychophsyics in the lab (with normal and neurological subjects) and with
fMRI brain imaging. It also entails learning scripting for running several
fMRI data analysis packages, and preparing the data vizualization for
reports and presentations (using Photoshop). Furthermore, the job also
entails organizing a subject pool and running subjects, analyzing data,
collaborating in writing articles, cooperating with graduate students and
postdocs, taking part in lab meetings and discussions, and doing some
library searches and data vizualization.
Requirements: Excellent communication skills and ability to work with other
lab. members. Some knowledge of Unix and programming skills in C essential,
knowledge of Macs and PC's desirable. B.A. with courses in Physics,
Computer Science, Cognitive Science or Psychology preferred. The position
would give the holder experience of research in a variety of topics in
cognitive neuroscience, and should be a useful preparation for graduate
school or professional training in related areas. The position is for one
or two years in the first instance, with the hope of renewal. Earliest
starting date June 1, 1999.
If you are interested in applying, please send a resume and the names of three
referees, to Professor LM Vaina, email vaina@enga.bu.edu.
Professor Lucia M. Vaina
Brain and Vision Research Laboratory
Biomedical Engineering Department
College of Engineering
Boston University
44 Cummington str
Boston, Ma 02115
USA
fax: 617-353-6766
Lucia M. Vaina Ph.D., D.Sc.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurology
Brain and Vision Research Laboratory
Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
44 Cummington str, Room 315
Boston University
Boston, Ma 02215
USA
tel: 617-353-2455
fax: 617-353-6766