POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
A position is available to do research using optical recording and silicon
multi-site recording probes (see
http://www.biomednet.com/biomednews/1999/SFN/day2/story_2.html) to study
receptive field organization and topography in cat visual cortex.
Applicants should have experience in visual neuroscience and strong
programming skills (ideally Delphi or Visual C++ in a Windows environment).
The Department of Ophthalmology at UBC has a strong basic science research
group encompassing a wide range of areas in visual neuroscience, including
fMRI, visual psychophysics, electrophysiology, computational neuroscience,
neuroanatomy and molecular genetics. The recent formation of a Brain
Research Centre at UBC promises to add further to the University's
strengths in neuroscience. Vancouver
(http://www.vancouver.about.com/citiestowns/vancouver/library/weekly/aa05229
9.htm) is consistently rated one of the best cities of the world in which
to live. It is close to one of the best ski resorts in North America
(Whistler) and there are opportunities for hiking, mountaineering,
windsurfing, sailing, kayaking and other outdoor activities. The city
boasts wonderful modern architecture, two symphony orchestras, a world
class opera company, ethnically diverse restaurants of outstanding quality
and much more.
Informal enquiries and/or applications (statement of research interests,
sample publications and names and addresses of three referees) can be sent to:
Nicholas Swindale,
Dept. of Ophthalmology,
University of British Columbia,
2550 Willow St.,
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada,
V5Z 3N9
(http://www.interchange.ubc.ca/neurosci/faculty/swindale.html )
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