[visionlist] Postdoctoral position in the UK: Accommodation, vergence and depth perception in stereoscopic displays

[Simon Watt]

Applications are invited for a three-year postdoctoral position at the 
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Wales.

This job was previously advertised informally on VisionList, prior to 
the Vision Sciences Society annual meeting. The post is now being 
formally advertised and full details are given below.

Simon Watt

UNIVERSITY OF WALES, BANGOR

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Research Officer: Human Vision / Visualisation / Graphics

Starting salary: £20,852 - £25,333 (on R&A Grade 1A) p.a.


The Wolfson Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of 
Psychology, has an opening for a Research Officer to work on an 
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded 
project on human vision and 3d visualisation. The Research Officer will 
join a lab led by Dr. Simon Watt, who conducts basic and applied 
research on human depth perception and visual guidance of hand 
movements.

The project will involve measurement of perceptual and oculomotor 
responses to stereoscopic displays, and will evaluate a model of 
accommodation control, using a novel 3d display technique developed in 
collaboration with Prof. Martin Banks (Optometry, UC Berkeley), Dr. 
Kurt Akeley (Microsoft Research) and Dr. Gordon Love (Physics, 
University of Durham). We are looking for a vision 
scientist/physicist/engineer with a Ph.D. or similar experience in one 
or more of the following areas: visual psychophysics, oculomotor 
measurement, 3d visualisation and displays. Strong quantitative and 
technical skills (e.g. graphics programming, hardware control) are a 
valuable asset.

The School of Psychology at Bangor is one of the UK's leading 
Psychology departments, and enjoys the highest possible research rating 
(RAE 5*A). The Wolfson Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience consists of 
approx. 20 faculty with interests in human vision, sensory-motor 
control, cognition, and computational neuroscience and provides 
outstanding resources (3T fMRI, TMS, EEG/ERP, eye-tracking, haptic 
simulators, motion capture).

The University is situated on the northern coastline of Wales in an 
area of outstanding natural beauty within a few miles of the Snowdonia 
Mountains National Park. It is about a 90-minute journey from the 
cities of Liverpool and Manchester.

The position is expected to commence around October 2007 though this 
may vary depending on circumstances. The position is available until 31 
July 2010 but with a potential for extension to a three year overall 
project term to October 2010.

Application forms and further particulars should be obtained by 
contacting Human Resources, University of Wales, Bangor;  tel: (01248) 
382926/388132;  e-mail: personnel at bangor.ac.uk; web: www.bangor.ac.uk.  
Applicants should provide a statement of research interests, curriculum 
vitae, and the names and contact information for three referees when 
returning their completed application form.

Please quote reference number 07-6/262 when applying.
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th July, 2007.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to:
Dr. Simon Watt; tel: +44 (01248) 388252; email: s.watt at bangor.ac.uk;
web: http://www.psychology.bangor.ac.uk/~simon_watt

Committed To Equal Opportunities

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Simon Watt PhD
Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Wales, Bangor
Gwynedd LL57 2AS
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1248 38 8252
Fax: +44 (0) 1248 38 2599
Email: s.watt at bangor.ac.uk
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