[visionlist] behaving monkey postdoc--please post

[Max Snodderly]

BEHAVING MONKEY VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE--POSTDOC

 

          A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of
Professor Max Snodderly at the University of Texas, Austin, to study
function of the early visual pathway of behaving monkeys (LGN, V1, V2).
Single and multiple electrode recordings are made while monkeys view stimuli
and perform behavioral tasks.  Applicants should have good quantitative and
computer skills, and enjoy doing experiments.

          Projects include electrophysiological measurement of receptive
field properties, and effects of eye movements on responses to natural
images.  We control precisely retinal image motion and location of the
stimulus, including compensation for fixational eye movements.  A
collaboration with Prof. Michele Rucci of Boston U includes computational
modeling to test theoretical predictions.

          Three labs at UT Austin conduct neuroscience experiments with
behaving monkeys and another lab may be added next year.  Our lab has
recently moved to a new building and we share excellent facilities with the
lab of Alex Huk.  An MRI scanner is currently being installed on the same
floor and will be available for primate imaging.  Our lab is part of the
Institute for Neuroscience (http://utexas.edu/neuroscience), and the Center
for Perceptual Systems (http://www.cps.utexas.edu)
<http://www.cps.utexas.edu/> , encompassing a broad range of outstanding
research. There are regular journal clubs in many topics, including Systems
Neuroscience and Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience.  Austin is a
fun place to live, has a vibrant performing arts scene, and many
recreational activities.  

          To apply, email a curriculum vitae, statement of research
interests, pdf's of publications, and contact information for three
references.  Informal inquiries are welcome and telephone interviews can be
arranged.  

max.snodderly at mail.utexas.edu. 

Some relevant publications are:

Gur M, Snodderly DM. Physiological differences between neurons in layer 2
and layer 3 of primary visual cortex (V1) of alert macaque monkeys. J
Physiol (Lond), 2008; 586: 2293-2306.

Kagan I, Gur M, Snodderly DM. Saccades and drifts differentially modulate
neuronal activity in V1: effects of retinal image motion, position, and
extraretinal influences. J Vision. 2008; 8(14):19, 1-25.
http://journalofvision.org/8/14/19.

Snodderly DM, Kagan I, Gur M.  Linearity and selectivity of neuronal
responses in awake visual cortex.  Importance of the cell sample.  eLetter
to J. Vision. 2010
http://www.journalofvision.org/content/9/9/12.short/reply#jov_el_84

 

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