[visionlist] JAE-Doc Postdoctoral Oportunity on Vision at Institute of Optics in Madrid

[Susana Marcos]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION at Institute of Optics, Madrid, Spain

Application Deadline: January 15, 2012
Estimated starting date: July-September 2011

One 3-year postdoctoral position is available at the Institute of Optics 
(CSIC), Madrid, Spain through the JAE-CSIC Postdoctoral Program (JAE-DOC).
The Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab (http://www.vision.csic.es) at 
the Institute of Optics seeks candidates with a Ph.D. in Visual Science, 
Applied Optics or Engineering, willing to work on Visual Optics and 
Ocular imaging.

Candidates with strong motivation on experimental research, and 
ophthalmic and ocular biology applications are encouraged to apply. The 
selection committee will value scientific merits of the candidate as 
well as the opportunity of the proposed research.

The appointment is for three years, with a salary of 27.540,24 euros per 
year (yearly revised), according to Spanish standards. The position also 
includes Social Security, family health Insurance and a program of 
social benefits provided by CSIC. The successful applicant will work on 
development and applications on ocular imaging techniques (including OCT 
and confocal/multiphoton microscopy), dynamic wavefront sensing and/or 
adaptive optics, as well as optical modeling. Applications range from 
understanding the basic mechanisms of accommodation and presbyopia to 
evaluation and new designs of alternatives for correction of presbyopia.

The Visual Optics and Biophotonics Lab (www.vision.csic.es) provides a 
young and dynamic research environment. The laboratory is funded 
primarily by european and national grants and holds excellent 
collaborative programs with top international laboratories, clinical 
institutes and industry. The Lab is part of the Spanish Visual Optics 
Network, and EU Marie Curie Network on Optical and Adaptational Limits 
of Vision.

The Institute of Optics (CSIC) is the oldest research institute in 
Optics in Spain, and holds an excellent reputation of research in 
optics, particularly in Visual Optics. CSIC (www.csic.es) is the 
National Center for Research in Spain, and the most important 
multidisciplinary research facility in the country. The Institute is 
centrally located in downtown Madrid within easy public transportation 
to all city districts. Madrid is a very lively city, with great cultural 
and leisure attractions.

Expressions of interest should be sent to Susana Marcos by email, 
including CV, research interests and names of three references. The 
institutional online application process closes on January 15 and 
requires submission of a CV, PhD certificate and copy of passport. 
Please, specify JAE-Doc Posdoctoral Fellowship in the subject of the email.

More information on the program In English: 
https://bambu.csic.es/alfresco/webdav/Aplicaciones/Convocatorias/rrhh/2011/24/34736/56823/264/2011_24_34736_56823_264_What%20are%20JAE.pdf?ticket=TICKET_9467769333ec1fb713ddf77348ef13ffe93dcbde 


Full description of Program 
https://sede.csic.gob.es/servicios/formacion-y-empleo/convocatorias-personal/-/convocatoria/34736 


Prof. Susana Marcos Instituto de Optica, CSIC Serrano 121, 28006 Madrid, 
Spain
Tel: +34 915616800 x2313 Fax: +34 915645557
email: susana at io.cfmac.csic.es http://www.vision.csic.es PS:

Past or Current I3P/JAE-Doc Fellows at VIOBIO: Sergio Barbero, Jose 
Requejo, Damian Siedlecki, Jorge Lamela
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