[visionlist] Lectureship in Infant Vision (London)

[Gary Rubin]

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
UCL INSTITUTE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL

Lecturer in Infant Vision
Department of Visual Neuroscience

An exciting, new opportunity is available in the Department of Visual  
Neuroscience at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. The Institute is  
one of the foremost eye research centres in the world and enjoys an  
international reputation for excellence in basic and applied research  
that facilitates successful translational and clinical programmes. The  
Institute is extremely well resourced, offers an exciting environment  
for collaborative research and enjoys close links with UCL Biomedicine  
and Moorfields Eye Hospital. Successful applicants will have a proven  
track record of excellence in infant visual development and will be  
given every opportunity to develop further and excel in their field. A  
PhD is a minimum requirement for this role.

The successful candidate will be expected to bring with them their own  
independent research programme but will also be encouraged to  
complement current research strengths within the Institute. A major  
emphasis for the post will be to develop new vision tests to measure  
retinal function in young children and infants. These new tests will  
be used to evaluate the effectiveness of novel therapeutic approaches  
such as gene therapy. The post requires that the individual has direct  
experience with infant visual psychophysics and prior experience with  
clinical vision testing would be a distinct advantage.

Starting salary will be on the UCL Grade 8 pay scale between spine  
points 37 – 43 (£36,532- £43,622 per annum), plus £2,781 London  
Allowance per annum, depending on qualifications and experience. The  
post is funded for 5 years in the first instance.

Preliminary enquiries should be made to the Search Committee Chair,  
Professor Gary S. Rubin (tel: +44 (0) 207 608 6989; email: g.rubin at ucl.ac.uk 
). Formal applications will require a full CV, research plan and brief  
application form. Full details are available on our website www.ucl.ac.uk/ioo 
  or via email at :education-ioo at ucl.ac.uk. Please quote reference  
number: 127299

Closing date for receipt of applications: 30 June 2009
During ARVO week, Gary Rubin can be reached via email at g.rubin at ucl.ac.uk 
  or by text message or mobile phone at +44 (0) 774 55 66 308. Callers  
from outside the UK should omit the (0).

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