[visionlist] Three positions in computational visual neuroscience at University of Melbourne

[Anthony Burkitt]

Three positions are available in the "Bionic Eye" (retinal implant)
project of Bionic Vision Australia (www.bionicvision.org.au).  These
positions are in the Stimulation Strategy Development Program, whose
goal is to develop algorithms for transforming the visual scene into
patterns of electrical stimulation on the electrodes of the implanted
retinal electrode array.  Computational models will be used to develop
suitable stimulation algorithms required to create and control
excitation patterns in retinal ganglion cells and the visual cortex.
These studies will assist in investigating aspects of neural stimulation
that are difficult or impossible to investigate experimentally. 

The three positions are in the Department of Electrical and Electronic
Engineering at the University of Melbourne. Melbourne is one of the most
liveable cities in the world (currently rated number three in the
Economist's list of the World's Most Liveable Cities 2010) and has a
long established international reputation for excellence in biomedical
research (along with London and Boston, it is one of only three cities
in the world with two universities in the global top 20 biomedicine
rankings).

The three positions are:

- Job No. 0023796: A research position in the development of a
3-dimensional finite-element (FE) model of the eye that will be used to
model the response of the retina to electrical stimulation. Appointment
at Level B (AUD$73,863 - 87,710 p.a.) or Level C (AUD$90,480 - 104,329
p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%. Position details
are contained on the following website, where the Position Description
pdf-document can also be obtained:  http://tinyurl.com/PN0023796).

- Job No. 0023805: A research position in the development of signal
processing strategies for a high-resolution retinal prosthesis.
Appointment at Level B (AUD$73,863 - 87,710 p.a.) or Level C (AUD$90,480
- 104,329 p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%.
Position details are contained on the following website, where the
Position Description pdf-document can also be obtained:
http://tinyurl.com/PN0023805).

- Job No. 0023804: A research position in programming and building
computational models of electrical stimulation of the retina and
electrical stimulation algorithms. Appointment at Level A (AUD$51,707 -
70,167 p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%. Position
details are contained on the following website, where the Position
Description pdf-document can also be obtained:
http://tinyurl.com/PN0023804).

The closing date for these three positions is 7 June 2010.

For further information contact Tony Burkitt (aburkitt at unimelb.edu.au).

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Professor Anthony N. Burkitt
Director, Bionic Vision Australia
Chair of Bio-Signals and Bio-Systems
Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
The University of Melbourne 
Victoria 3010 
Australia

Email:  aburkitt at unimelb.edu.au
http://www.ee.unimelb.edu.au/people/aburkitt/
Phone: +61 3 8344 9725
Fax:   +61 3 8344 7412
Building: 193   Room: 3.3
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