[visionlist] Post-Doc & PhD/MSc positions at Simon Fraser University, Canada: Spatial Cognition in Virtual Reality

[Bernhard Riecke]

*Post-Doc & PhD/MSc positions at Simon Fraser University, Canada: 
Spatial Cognition in Virtual Reality*

Interested in con­tribut­ing to innovative research at the 
inter­sec­tion of Informatics, Psychology/Cognitive Science, Human 
Factors/HCI, and Virtual Reality in an inter­dis­ci­pli­nary team?
We're cur­rently look­ing for bright and moti­vated *PhD/MSc stu­dents* 
and a *Post-Doctoral researcher* to join the iSpace lab 
<http://iSpaceLab.com>(iSpaceLab.com) led by Prof. Bernhard Riecke 
<http://iSpaceLab.com/riecke/>at the School of Interactive Arts & 
Technology (SIAT <http://www.siat.sfu.ca/>), Simon Fraser University in 
the greater Vancouver region in beau­ti­ful British Columbia, Canada.

*Criteria*
Applicants should be highly motivated and have a strong interest in 
interdisciplinary scientific research aligned with the overall goals and 
vision of the iSpace lab (see iSpaceLab.com/vision for details):

  * Human multi-modal spa­tial cog­ni­tion, spa­tial ori­en­ta­tion,
    spa­tial updat­ing
  * Enabling robust and effort­less spa­tial ori­en­ta­tion in vir­tual
    environments
  * Self-motion per­cep­tion, illu­sions ("vec­tion"), and
    sim­u­la­tion; Multi-modal con­tri­bu­tions and interactions
  * Design and iter­a­tive eval­u­a­tion and improve­ment of
    per­cep­tu­ally ori­ented, multi-modal human-computer inter­faces
    and human-centered, effec­tive vir­tual real­ity simulations

As the iSpace lab works at the inter­sec­tion of Informatics, 
Psychology/Cognitive Science, Human Factors/HCI, and Virtual Reality, 
you should bring a strong back­ground in at least one of these areas and 
be excited to expand into the other areas.  PhD and MSc appli­ca­tions 
must also meet the reg­u­lar admis­sion cri­te­ria and will undergo the 
reg­u­lar admis­sions processes.

*Funding*
*Students*: Funding is pro­vided through a com­bi­na­tion of teach­ing 
assist­ant­ships, schol­ar­ships, fel­low­ships and research assistantships.
*PostDocs*: Funding is pro­vided at stan­dard Canadian (NSERC) rates 
includ­ing vaca­tion pay and ben­e­fits. Additional top-up is 
nego­tiable if you con­tribute sub­stan­tially to the writ­ing of 
research grants.

*Application*
If interested in joining our team, please start by sending an informal 
email to Prof. Bernhard Riecke (ber1 at sfu.ca) and attach your CV and 
any other information/document/links you might find suitable (e.g., a 
few sentences how you see yourself fit in). I'd be happy to arrange 
telephone or skype interviews. I look forward to receiving your 
application! Review of materials will begin on February 1^st , 2012 and 
will continue until all positions are filled.
Grad students: Please check SIAT's grad admission procedures and contact 
me before submitting your application 
(http://www.siat.sfu.ca/grad/admissions/).

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Dr. Bernhard E. Riecke, Assistant Professor
School of Interactive Arts&  Technology (SIAT)
Simon Fraser University Surrey
250 - 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 0A3, Canada
web: iSpaceLab.com/Riecke  www.siat.sfu.ca/faculty/Bernhard-Riecke
office: 2830 (2nd floor)  E-mail: ber1 at sfu.ca  phone:+1 778.782.8432

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