[visionlist] Post-Doc at university of Reading

[David Field]

Applications are now being accepted for a 3 year postdoctoral position in
the Action Research Laboratory at Reading University, UK, beginning in April
2006. Initial salary will be in the range £19460 to £26470.

 

The EPSRC funded project (Wann / Field / Wilkie) will undertake behavioural
experiments on perception of approaching objects (time to collision, time to
passage) and then translate these paradigms for the scanner to use fMRI to
explore the neural correlates such judgments. The second part of the project
will investigate neural correlates of heading perception and the control of
steering. 

 

We are interested in applicants with an interest in human vision and
experience of setting up visual displays for behavioural experiments. The
most important skills, will be:

 

Experience of programming visual displays (ideally with C/C++)

The capacity to acquire expertise in the use of OpenGL or DirectX libraries
to generate 3D stimuli

An interest in acquiring expertise in the acquisition and analysis of data
from functional imaging.

 

 

The Action Research Laboratory (ARL http://www.rdg.ac.uk/arl/) conducts
research into the human perception in everyday settings, with specific
interests in the
<http://www.rdg.ac.uk/arl/people/richard/richard_wilkie.htm> control of
steering and judgements of impending collision in tasks such as driving or
<http://www.rdg.ac.uk/arl/research/interceptive.htm> ball catching.  Studies
are based around using 3D simulations (virtual reality) to explore the use
of cues in pseudo-naturalistic settings.  

 

The successful candidate will be involved in the research process, from
experimental design through to writing up results for publication. The
candidate will gain a valuable introduction to 3D programming and fMRI
analysis. Informal enquiries are encouraged, and should be sent to David
Field (d.t.field at rdg.ac.uk), who can also send further particulars about the
position.

 

Please send applications in the form of a CV and covering letter no later
than April 21st 2006 by email. More information about the department can be
found at http://www.psychology.rdg.ac.uk

 

 

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Dr David Field

Department of Psychology

University of Reading

Reading

RG6 6AL

UK

 

+44 118 3785004 office

+44 118 3786715 fax

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