[visionlist] PostDoc in visual-spatial working memory

[SMITH D.T.]

Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work on the project
""How does the eye-movement system mediate the formation retention and
recall of visuospatial working memories?". The successful applicant will
work with Dr Daniel Smith (Durham University) and Dr David Pearson
(University of Aberdeen) on a 12 month ESRC funded project investigating
the extent to which preventing participants from planning eye-movements
interferes with memory for spatial locations. The successful applicant
will be based in the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham University.
The post is fixed-term, full-time and is available with a start date of
1st October 2011.

 


Person Specification


Essential:

1st degree in Psychology or a related discipline

PhD in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience or a related discipline

Experience designing, running, analysing and reporting behavioural
experiments

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

Experience with collecting and analysing eye-tracking data

Ability to program in either E-prime or Borland C++

Track record of publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals

Experience in designing and analysing experiments investigating the
eye-movement system, working memory or visual attention

 

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Dr Daniel Smith

Wolfson Research Institute

Durham University, Queens Campus

Stockton-on-Tees

TS17 6BH

+44 (0)191 3340436

 

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