VisionScienceList: Post-Doc Position

From: Pat Squadrito (Patricia_Squadrito@Brown.edu)
Date: Fri May 25 2001 - 10:21:26 PDT

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    BROWN UNIVERSITY, COGNITIVE & LINGUISTIC SCIENCES

    POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN PERCEPTION & ACTION, BROWN UNIVERSITY

    A post-doctoral position in Perception & Action is available for 2.5
    years, beginning immediately, Research investigates the visual
    control of human locomotion and related behavior using
    state-of-the-art virtual reality and motion analysis techniques.
    Projects include psychophysical and behavioral experiments on
    steering, obstacle avoidance, and route selection in stationary and
    dynamic environments. Visual control strategies and their
    interactions are modeled using dynamical systems methods, with
    applications to robotics and intelligent vehicles. Facilities include
    a unique 12 x 12 m VR lab for free walking, a treadmill with
    projection screen, SGI graphics, camera-based motion analysis system,
    force plate. Candidates should have a background in perceptual and/or
    motor research and expertise in some combination of computer graphics
    programming, kinematic motion analysis and signal processing, and/or
    dynamical systems modeling. Ph.D. must be completed before starting.
    Salary is competitive. Send vita, brief statement of research
    interests, and 3 letters of reference to Dr. William H. Warren,
    Post-Doc Search, Dept. of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences, Brown
    University, Providence RI 02912 USA. Applications will be reviewed
    until the position is filled.

    Brown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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