[visionlist] Two Post-doc positions available: Object Perception, Psychophysics and fMRI at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

[Katja Doerschner]

Visual Perception in Context

Two postdoctoral positions are available in the Computational and  
Biological Vision Group (CBVG) and the National Research Center for  
Magnetic Resonance (UMRAM) at Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey), for  
researchers interested in the neural basis of visual perception, with  
an emphasis on the effects of context on visual perceptual processes.

The positions start immediately. The contracts will be given for 1  
year initially and will be renewable for up to 2.5 years.

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience,  
physics, biology, computer science or a related field. Solid  
programming skills (Java, Matlab), experience with fMRI,  
psychophysical methods and eyetracking are of advantage.
Please send applications per email to vision at bilkent.edu.tr

The center offers excellent research facilities, they include a  
Siemens Magnetom Trio 3T MR Scanner, an ASL MR safe eyetracker, and a  
psychophysics setup. UMRAM and CBVG (http://vision.bilkent.edu.tr)  
closely collaborate with the Departments of Computer Science and  
Engineering (http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/index_e.html), Electrical  
Engineering (http://bme.bilkent.edu.tr/), Molecular Biology and  
Genetics (http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~bilmbg/), and Psychology (http://www.psy.bilkent.edu.tr/ 
).

Bilkent University (http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/) is a well established  
non-profit private research university. Founded in 1984, it has  
currently more than 10,000 students and over 1000 academic staff in  
nine faculties, four professional schools, and six graduate schools.  
In addition to providing an optimal research environment, Bilkent  
University has an excellent educational infrastructure, including a  
modern library and extensive computer facilities. The university has a  
high emphasis on international scholarly exchange and maintains strong  
ties with universities abroad, particularly in the USA and Canada,  
engaging actively in collaborative research projects, leading student  
exchange programs and workshops. The medium of teaching and research  
in the University is English.
For further information about Ankara see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara 
.

Do not hesitate to contact us for informal inquiries.

Huseyin Boyaci
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Bilkent University,
Ankara 06800, Turkey
Phone: +90 (312) 290 3005
hboyaci at bilkent.edu.tr
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~hboyaci/

Katja Doerschner
Assistant Professor,
Department of Psychology,
Bilkent University,
06800 Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 (312) 290 3004
katja at bilkent.edu.tr
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~katja



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