[visionlist] Research Assistant-MIT

[Mary C Potter]

RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN COGNITION/PERCEPTION AT MIT

Mary C. Potter is seeking a research assistant (Technical Assistant) 
starting as soon as possible. A commitment of at least one year is 
required.

My current research is on conceptual short-term attention and memory, 
including the attentional blink, competition between words in visual 
attention, the influence of sentence context on visual word perception and 
selection, and picture encoding and memory. A main focus is testing a 
computational model of the attentional blink and related effects proposed 
by Brad Wyble and his colleagues. For more about the lab, see 
http://mollylab-1.mit.edu/lab/

The Technical Assistant will have primary responsibility for running the 
lab, including supervising undergraduate research assistants, programming 
and running experiments (with undergraduates as subjects), and analyzing 
data. The research community in our department provides an excellent, 
stimulating work environment, with opportunities to become acquainted with 
the work of students and faculty.

Requirements for the research position include a B.A. or B.S degree, some 
experience in experimental research (preferably in cognition, language, or 
perception), and experience with programming, preferably with Mac or UNIX 
computers. Experience with Matlab or the equivalent is essential.

To apply, please email or write me, enclosing a resume and the names and 
telephone numbers/email addresses of at least two people as references. 
I'll be happy to answer any questions about the position. MIT is an 
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and minority and women 
applicants are encouraged to apply.

Mary C. Potter (Molly)
Professor of Psychology
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
46-4125
MIT
Cambridge MA 02139