[visionlist] PostDoc / PhD position Multimodal Perception and Action at MPI Tuebingen

[Marc Ernst]

The Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Department of 
Cognitive and Computational Psychophysics (Prof. Heinrich H. Bülthoff), 
Tübingen Germany has a research position available for a

  PostDoc / PhD student
  investigating
  multimodal perception and action.

  The position, which will start in April 2005, is part of the European 
Project CyberWalk, in which four renowned European Universities in the 
areas of Experimental Psychology, Computer Sciences, and Engineering 
collaborate to develop an omni-directional treadmill to allow 
unconstrained walking in virtual environments. Under the supervision of 
Dr. Marc Ernst and Prof. Heinrich Bülthoff, the scientific part of our 
institute in this project is to form a better understanding of the 
multimodal aspects of perception while interacting with the 
environment.
  The project will explore the interplay between perception and action 
in humans using a variety of psychophysical and neuropsychological 
techniques. For this we have available high-fidelity virtual 
environments and a sensorimotor lab with several force feedback devices 
and tracking systems.
  Expertise in any of the above techniques and some programming skills 
is an advantage but not required. The successful candidates should have 
a background in Psychology, Computer Sciences, Physics, Biology, or a 
related field. Preference will be given to candidates that have 
conducted psychophysical work.
  The successful candidates will join a dynamic and interdisciplinary 
group of scientists performing cutting-edge research on human 
multimodal perception, computer vision, and human-computer interaction. 
Further information about the research environment can be found at the 
website of the institute (www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de). Informal inquiries 
can be sent to Dr. Marc Ernst (marc.ernst at tuebingen.mpg.de).
  The Ph.D. position is available for 3 years and the post-doc position 
for 2 years (extensions possible). The salary depends on the 
qualifications with a maximum salary based on BAT IIa/2 for a Ph.D. 
student (appr. 20.000 € per year; after tax appr. 13.000 € per year) 
and BAT IIa for the post-doc fellow (appr. 45.000 € per year; after tax 
appr. 27.800 € per year) according to the German Public Service 
regulations. Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be 
given preferential treatment. Applications will be considered until the 
position is filled.

  Candidates should send letter, curriculum vita, reprints, and names of 
three referees to (electronic submission preferred):

  Dr. Marc Ernst
  Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
  Cognitive and Computational Psychophysics Department
  Spemannstr. 38
  72076 Tuebingen / Germany
  Email: marc.ernst at tuebingen.mpg.de






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Marc O. Ernst, Ph.D.
MPI for Biological Cybernetics
Spemannstr. 38
P.O. Box 21 69
72012 Tübingen, Germany

Tel: ++49-+7071-601 644
Fax: ++49-+7071-601 616
email: marc.ernst at tuebingen.mpg.de
http://www.kyb.mpg.de/~marc
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