[visionlist] RESEARCH TECHNICIAN JOB IN CAMBRIDGE, MA

[Jeremy Wolfe]

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FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE in VISION/COGNITIVE SCIENCE

LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE, MA

START DATE: Summer '05

This position is in a lab that conducts psychophysical/behavioral 
research primarily in the area of visual attention. How do you find 
what you are looking for in a world full of things you are not 
looking for? How does a radiologist find a tumor in an x-ray? How 
does a baggage screener find a bomb? What is vision like without 
attention? How is attention deployed? How do you attend to an object 
if it moves around? What if it disappears? Healthy young adults are 
the experimental observers for most experiments. The position 
involves all stages of the research process from planning experiments 
to helping to write up results for publication, but the main focus is 
data collection and analysis. RAs usually attend and present at one 
scientific meeting each year.

This position requires a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science 
degree. A major in Psychology or related field would be plus, but
is not necessary. Some research experience would also be useful. The 
lab is primarily Macintosh based. A candidate should have some 
computer experience and should be willing to learn how to use our 
statistics, graphics, and word processing packages. Programming 
experience is not necessary, but familiarity with MatLab would be a 
plus.

A candidate must be able to work independently and should be able to 
interact with subjects in a tactful and pleasant manner.

This is an excellent position for a new college graduate who wants
to spend two or more years in a research setting before going on to
graduate or medical school. NOTE: A two year commitment is required. 
The position is not appropriate for those with advanced degrees. Visa 
and funding issues make it extremely difficult to hire non-US 
residents.

If interested, please contact
Jeremy M Wolfe - wolfe at search.bwh.harvard.edu
and/or Todd Horowitz - toddh at search.bwh.harvard.edu

Visual Attention Lab
Brigham & Women's Hospital
64 Sidney St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Visit our website: http://search.bwh.harvard.edu/

-- 
Jeremy M Wolfe
Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School

Mailing Address:
Visual Attention Lab
Brigham & Women's Hospital
64 Sidney St. Suite. 170
Cambridge, MA  02139-4170

Phone:	617-768-8818
Fax:	617-768-8816

Best email: wolfe at search.bwh.harvard.edu
URL: search.bwh.harvard.edu
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