[visionlist] Open PhD position

[Michael Herzog]

Open PhD position

The Laboratory of Psychophysics at the Brain Mind Institute in
Lausanne, Switzerland, invites applications for a PhD-position.

The Brain Mind Institute is a recently founded institution
dedicated to research in the neurosciences ranging from
neurogenetics to the philosophy of mind. The Ecole Polytechnique
Federale de Lausanne provides an interactive environment with
ambitious students and a dynamic faculty pursuing
multidisciplinary research in the brain sciences.

The Laboratory of Psychophysics investigates low and mid level
vision processing including perceptual learning, visual masking,
feature binding, and schizophrenia research
(http://lpsy.epfl.ch/people/herzog/index.php).

We are searching for a Ph.D. candidate with a background in
psychophysics, neuroscience, or the psychology of perception.
Programming and some mathematical skills are a distinct advantage.
Ph.D. students will enroll in the recently funded Graduate School
of Neuroscience at the Brain Mind Institute. The position is a
three to four year appointment and salary is approximately 3.000
CHF/month (about 2.000Euro) after taxes. The language in the
laboratory is English.

In case of interest, you can meet me at ECVP in A Coruna or please
send the usual materials to michael.herzog at epfl.ch.