[visionlist] York University: New Graduate and Postdoctoral Training Program in Vision Science & Applications

[Elder James]

Opportunities for Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in Vision Science  
& Applications

  We are pleased to announce a new interdisciplinary training program  
in Vision Science & Applications, offered by members of the Centre for  
Vision Research, York University, Toronto, Canada.  The program is  
accepting applications at the Master’s, PhD and Postdoctoral levels.


Made possible by an NSERC Collaborative Research and Training  
Experience (CREATE) grant, this new program provides specialized  
training in vision science research as well as opportunities for cross- 
disciplinary training, international experience and collaboration with  
industry in a range of application areas, including:

·            3D digital media

·            Aerospace

·            Face and scene analysis

·            Visual health

Interested applicants should contact one of the program mentors  
directly.  Master’s and PhD applicants must also apply through one of  
the participating graduate programs at York University.  Applications  
may in some cases be considered beyond the graduate program deadline.


Both Canadian and International applicants are encouraged to apply.   
Successful applicants will be fully funded.

Participating Graduate Programs:

·            Biology: www.yorku.ca/gradbiol

·            Computer Science & Engineering: www.cse.yorku.ca/csprosp_students/grad

·            Kinesiology: www.yorku.ca/gradkahs

·            Psychology: www.yorku.ca/gradpsyc

Vision Science & Applications Training Program Mentors:

·            Prof. Rob Allison allison at cse.yorku.ca (Computer Science  
& Engineering, Psychology)

www.cse.yorku.ca/~allison        www.cse.yorku.ca/~percept

·            Prof. James Elder jelder at yorku.ca (Computer Science &  
Engineering, Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/jelder      elderlab.yorku.ca

·            Prof. Laurence Harris harris at yorku.ca (Biology,  
Kinesiology, Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/harris

·            Prof. Kari Hoffman khoffman at yorku.ca (Biology, Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/khoffman

·            Prof. Richard Murray rfm at yorku.ca  (Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/rfm

·            Prof. Keith Schneider keiths at yorku.ca  (Biology,  
Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/keiths

·            Prof. Jennifer Steeves steeves at yorku.ca (Biology,  
Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/steeves/Lab

·            Prof. Laurie Wilcox lwilcox at yorku.ca (Biology, Psychology)

wilcoxlab.yorku.ca

·            Prof. Fran Wilkinson franw at yorku.ca (Biology,  
Kinesiology, Psychology)

www.yorku.ca/franw

·            Prof. Hugh Wilson hrwilson at yorku.ca (Biology, Psychology)

www.cvr.yorku.ca/webpages/wilson.htm



More about the Centre for Vision Research

The CVR at York University is an international leader in human and  
machine vision research. Uniting researchers from psychology, computer  
science & engineering, biology and kinesiology & health science, work  
at the centre is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative, rooted in  
a fundamental research program that merges techniques in human  
psychophysics, visual neuroscience and computational theory. Leading- 
edge facilities include a 3T fMRI scanner, a six-sided immersive  
virtual reality room, and a wide array of visuo-robotic platforms.   
For more information:  cvr.yorku.ca.



More about York University

York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching  
university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the  
undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto – Canada’s most  
international city. The third largest university in the country, York  
is host to a dynamic academic community of 62,000 students, faculty  
and staff, as well as 240,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 Faculties  
and 28 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research  
that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic  
boundaries.  For more information: www.yorku.ca.


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James H. Elder
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering &
Department of Psychology

Contact Information:

Centre for Vision Research
0009 CSEB
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M3J 1P3

tel: (416) 736-2100  ext. 66475
fax: (416) 736-5857

email: jelder at yorku.ca
www.yorku.ca/jelder








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