[visionlist] Ph.D. Studentship in eye movements and scene perception

[John M. Henderson]

A Ph.D. Studentship is available to begin Autumn 2006 in eye  
movements and scene perception with Prof John M. Henderson,  
University of Edinburgh. Candidates should have a good Honours degree  
in Psychology, Cognitive Science or a related discipline.

The University of Edinburgh hosts a large, active, and  
internationally recognized community of cognitive scientists located  
in a beautiful, culturally rich and cosmopolitan city. Research in  
cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience continues to grow in  
George Square in the heart of Edinburgh, with the new Potterrow  
building providing additional state-of-the-art lab and office space  
for staff and students in the School of Informatics and the School of  
Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. The building will also  
house a research-dedicated Cognitive Imaging Unit.

The Studentship project will involve investigation of gaze control  
during real-world scene perception combining eyetracking with  
computational and neuroimaging methods. Topics of study include  
visual selective attention, scene recognition, visual short- and long- 
term memory, and the integration of language and vision. The lab  
houses Eyelink 1000 and Eyelink II eyetrackers. A large number of  
additional eyetrackers are located in surrounding labs in George  
Square, including a Generation 6.3 Fourward Technologies Dual- 
Purkinje Image (DPI) eyetracker, several Eyelink 1000 and Eyelink II  
eyetrackers, and two joined Eyelink II eyetrackers. This critical  
mass ensures a large base of theoretical and practical knowledge and  
technical support for eyetracking at Edinburgh. Interaction with the  
internationally ranked groups in Informatics and Language Sciences  
will be encouraged.

Studentship holders will be awarded an annual stipend of £10,800  
until completion of the degree, a research allowance of £420 and have  
their fees paid (limited to the UK/EU rate). Initial enquiries should  
be addressed to Prof John M. Henderson (john.m.henderson at ed.ac.uk);  
http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/jhender9/henderson_index.html .