[visionlist] PhD student position - Eye movement and driving simulator validity - Paris

[Regis Lobjois]

PhD studentship in eye tracking and driving simulator validity

At the Laboratory for road Operation, Perception, Simulation and 
Simulators (LEPSiS) -- Paris

Supervisors: Nicolas Benguigui (Perception and motor control lab, 
University of Paris XI), Régis Lobjois (LEPSiS)

Application deadline: April 29^th 2011

Interview of the applicants: May 31^st and June 1^st , in Lyon (possible 
by teleconference)

All of the information about the process to apply can be gathered at the 
following address: 
http://www.inrets.fr/publication/theses/candidats/index.php

LEPSiS - one of the labs of the French National Institute of Research 
For Transport and Safety - is seeking a motivated student for a PhD 
thesis to work on a research program aimed to study the impact of the 
immersive and interactive characteristics of simulators on human 
behavior. The overall goal is to validate driving/road-crossing/riding 
simulators that guaranty naturalness of the interface (and of 
driver/pedestrian/rider behavior).

The PhD project will focus on the effects of several techniques of 
visual rendering on the attentional positioning of the user within the 
virtual environment and on perceptual processes (impending collision 
detection) by using eye tracking and behavioural measures.

Visual rendering techniques under consideration are:

- projected real images versus synthetic images,

- monoscopic versus stereoscopic displays,

- high dynamic versus low dynamic range screens,

- size of the visual field of view.

The following set of qualifications will be used for assessing applications:

- Master degree in experimental psychology, neuroscience or sport 
sciences (mandatory),

- background in eye tracking measures and/or experimental sciences 
(mandatory),

- experience in data and statistical analysis (desired),

- a very good command of English (mandatory).

The position will begin ideally in September or October 2011. The salary 
is consistent with French standard for a PhD (net salary: 1600 euros).

If interested, please contact Dr. Régis Lobjois -- LEPSiS 
(lobjois at inrets.fr <mailto:lobjois at inrets.fr>), by sending a CV and a 
statement of research interests.

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