[visionlist] Postdoctoral position in the Bay Area: human visual cortex neuroimaging

[Anthony Cate]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
IMAGING HUMAN VISUAL CORTEX

The Human Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory (www.ebire.org/hcnlab) 
affiliated with UC Davis and the Department of Veterans Affairs Northern 
California is searching for a postdoctoral fellow to study the structure 
and functional organization of human visual cortex with 3T Siemens Verio 
scanner. Functional activations to visual stimuli will be studied in 
intermodal selective attention tasks with the goal of elucidating the 
role of visual attention in object perception. The structure of human 
visual areas will be imaged using multimodal structural brain imaging 
(including high-resolution T1, 30-direction diffusion tensor, FLAIR and 
magnetization transfer imaging).  Anatomical and functional data are 
analyzed using Freesurfer-based cortical surface mapping supplemented by 
automated techniques to analyze subcortical structures and white matter 
tracts.  The job involves close collaboration with international 
scientists, graduate students, and post-docs. Job Availability: 
Immediate. Job duration: 2-3 years. Salary: $45,000-$70,000 depending on 
experience.

QUALIFICATIONS. Successful candidates should have a strong background in 
auditory perception, physiology and/or anatomy (PhD or MD required), an 
excellent publication record, familiarity with Windows and Linux 
operating systems, and some programming experience. Knowledge of 
psychophysics, neuropsychology, vision science, and familiarity with 
neuroimaging methods including fMRI, ERPs, or TMS is desirable.  US 
citizenship preferred.   Interested candidates should email a C.V., 
letter of intent, and the names of three references to: David L. Woods, 
Dept. of Neurology, UC Davis and VANCHCS (127E), 150 Muir Rd., Martinez 
CA 94553. Email: dlwoods at ucdavis.edu. HCNLAB is located in Martinez, CA. 
on the San Francisco Bay.