[visionlist] Ph.D. in Vision Science at SUNY Optometry

[Jerry Feldman]

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

PhD Training Program in Vision Science
Graduate Program in Vision Science
SUNY, State College of Optometry
http://www.sunyopt.edu/academics/grad.shtml

OVERVIEW
The Graduate Program in Vision Science at SUNY, State College of Optometry
([ http://www.sunyopt.edu/research/index.shtml
]http://www.sunyopt.edu/research/index.shtml) emphasizes four main areas
of study: Cell Biology and Ocular Pharmacology: Visual Optics; Visual
Neurophysiology; Vision and Visual Perception.    
An interdisciplinary approach combined with intensive laboratory
experience enables the graduate student to integrate vision science
information and learn techniques and procedures.  Entering students take a
year long Proseminar taught in a small group setting.  Tutorials on
various topics encourage direct Cambridge style learning environments.  Of
course, graduate students have the opportunity to select among 15
full-time faculty and rotate through 2-3 labs as part of their overall
training.  To meet the faculty, go to
http://www.sunyopt.edu/research/index.shtml 

The graduate curriculum prepares Ph.D. students to do research as faculty
in departments of Neuroscience, Psychology, Biology, Cognitive Science,
Optometry, Medicine, or in industry. The new curriculum provides a
flexible way for talented students to focus on their research while
receiving maximum support from SUNY's diverse community of
outstanding scientists. Students receive foundational training in visual
neuroscience, perception and psychophysics, ocular physiology and anatomy,
and computational theory, plus expert instruction in such practical
matters as how to write scientific papers, how to get a grant, and how to
land a job.

Students are eligible to receive graduate assistantship, currently at
$30,000/year.
The deadline for completed application materials, including letters of
recommendation, is March 1, 2009. Applications may be obtained at
https://www.sunyopt.edu/admissions/pdf/gradappform.pdf.  

For more information, go to http://www.sunyopt.edu/academics/grad.shtml or
email
jfeldman at sunyopt.edu, or get in touch directly with faculty members whose
research is of interest to you. Applicants who are interested in doing
research on any aspect of vision and have strong backgrounds in any of the
following areas are encouraged to apply: physics, neuroscience,
engineering, biology, cognition, computer science, chemistry, psychology,
mathematics, or the health sciences. 

Jerry Feldman, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
Phone:  212 938-5541   Fax:  212 938-5537 e-mail:   jfeldman at sunyopt.edu