[visionlist] Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, PhD Position in Computational Psychophysics

[Adrian Schwaninger]

PhD Position in Computational Psychophysics

Project Goals

A PhD position in the field of computational psychophysics
is available in the Department for Cognitive Psychophysics
of Prof. H. H. Bülthoff at the Max Planck Institute for
Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen, Germany.

The successful applicant will be working in a
European-funded project that applies basic research results
to the field of aviation security. In this context, the
goal of the PhD project is to investigate, develop and test
object recognition and perceptual learning theories to
understand the processes and representations used in x-ray
image interpretation.

Applicants should have experience in psychophysics,
experimental psychology, and statistics. In addition,
applicants should be interested and if possible have
experience in data mining (using SQL) and image processing
(using Matlab). We are looking for a highly motivated and
individual who enjoys working in a team in an excellent
interdisciplinary research environment.

Conditions of Employment

The PhD position is paid according to the German civil
service pay scale and corresponds to a BAT IIa/2 position.
The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer and
is committed to employing more handicapped individuals and
especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck Society
wishes to increase the proportion of women in areas in
which they are underrepresented. Women are strongly
encouraged to apply.

Formal applications should include a brief statement of
research experience and interests, as well as a detailed
CV. Please send applications before October 1st, 2006 to:

Dr. Adrian Schwaninger
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Dept. Bülthoff
Spemannstrasse 38
72076 Tübingen
Germany
Phone: +49 7071 601 729
Mobile: +41 76 393 24 46
Email: Adrian.Schwaninger at tuebingen.mpg.de
Homepage: www.kyb.mpg.de/~aschwan