[visionlist] PhD Studentship in Motion perception and Nystagmus, Cardiff University (Jon Erichsen and Tom Freeman)

[Jonathan Erichsen]

PhD studentship position at Cardiff University

This PhD studentship, funded by the BBSRC, will be supervised by Jon  
Erichsen at the Cardiff School of Optometry & Vision Sciences  and Tom  
Freeman at the Cardiff School of Psychology.

The study, entitled “Models of oculomotor control as a means of  
understanding oscillopsia”, will involve testing a variety of  
oculomotor models using a clinical population (i.e. those with  
congenital nystagmus) to improve our understanding of the underlying  
control systems as well as the repercussions of continuous eye  
movements on vision. An additional goal is to elucidate more generally  
the interplay between oculomotor control mechanisms and visual motion  
perception in the normal population by comparing performance in those  
with stable gaze with those whose eyes are constantly moving. The  
successful candidate will have access to extensive and well-equipped  
eye movement research facilities in both Schools.

The candidate would normally be expected to have graduated with at  
least a II-1 degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g. Vision  
Sciences, Psychology, Biology, etc.). Full awards (fees plus  
maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals, and EU students who can  
satisfy UK residency requirements. To be eligible for the full award,  
EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to  
the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including  
for the purposes of full-time education. EU Nationals who do not meet  
the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees-only award,  
provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at  
least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study.

Closing date:  18th November 2011
Proposed start date:  1st January 2012

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For further enquires please contact:

Jon Erichsen (ErichsenJT at cardiff.ac.uk)

or Tom Freeman (FreemanT at cardiff.ac.uk)

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For further information about the Research Unit for Nystagmus, go here:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/optom/research/researchunits/run/research-unit-for-nystagmus-run.html

For further information about the Perception Group at Cardiff  
University, go here:
http://psych.cf.ac.uk/research/perception_action/index.html

For an application pack, please go to this web site:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/pg/apply/sendingapplication/index.html

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Jonathan T. Erichsen, DPhil
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences
Cardiff University
Maindy Road
Cardiff CF24 4LU, Wales, UK
Tel:	 +44-(0)29-2087 5656
Fax:	 +44-(0)29-2087 4859
Email: ErichsenJT at cf.ac.uk
Web:   	http://www.cf.ac.uk/optom/contactsandpeople/academicstaff/erichsen-jonathan-dr-overview.html
		http://www.cf.ac.uk/research/neuroscience
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