[visionlist] TWO Postdoc positions and TWO Lab Manager positions @ Duke

[Stephen Mitroff]

****Two Postdoc positions and Two lab manager positions****
Duke University; working with Drs. Greg Appelbaum and Stephen Mitroff
Perceptual and cognitive training; stroboscopic vision, individual differences, EEG

Pending final approval, we anticipate FOUR new positions (two lab manager positions and two postdoctoral associate positions) to help with a project focused on understanding individual differences in, and training of, perceptual and cognitive abilities. The project is to be funded by DARPA and led by Drs. Greg Appelbaum and Stephen Mitroff at Duke University in Durham, NC. All positions are for one year with the possibility of more time contingent upon continued funding. The targeted start date is 10/1/2012, with some flexibility. Interested applicants should e-mail Greg Appelbaum (greg at duke.edu) and/or Stephen Mitroff (mitroff at duke.edu) and include a CV and the names and contact information for 2 references. 

The project explores individual differences related to perception and cognition, and training through stroboscopic vision, using behavioral and EEG assessment measures. More specifically, the project focuses on three tasks: 

(1) Assessing visual performance skills and comparing them to a range of individual differences factors (clinical assessments, personality inventories, pastimes, genetics, functional and structural brain measures, etc).

(2) Using stroboscopic vision training (e.g., Appelbaum et al., 2011; 2012 - see links below) to examine which visual performance skills are malleable and which are not.

(3) Using EEG measures to understand the mechanisms underlying the visual training.
 
More information about the stroboscopic vision training can be found here:
http://www.frontiersin.org/perception_science/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00276/abstract
http://www.springerlink.com/content/g57n321187342457/
 
More information about the general labs can be found here:
http://www.duke.edu/~greg/
http://www.mitrofflab.org
 
 
Postdoctoral position #1: Individual differences and visual training
This individual will help with Tasks 1 and 2 as described above. An ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology (or a related field) and will have experience with vision and attention research. Preference will be given to candidates with strong statistical skills and with previous individual differences experience.  Interests in perceptual-motor links and perceptual learning/training are a plus. MatLab experience is preferred but not required. 
 
Postdoctoral position #2: EEG and visual training
This individual will help with Task 3 as described above. An ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience (or a related field) and will be completely comfortable with all aspect of EEG experimentation (data acquisition, data analysis, manuscript preparation, etc.). Preference will be given to candidates with strong statistical skills and with previous individual differences experience. Interests in perceptual-motor links and perceptual learning/training are a plus. MatLab experience is preferred but not required. 
 
Lab manager position #1: Individual differences and visual training
This individual will help with Tasks 1 and 2 as described above. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and basic computer skills (proficient Excel skills are needed and Matlab programming knowledge is a plus). Duties include recruiting and running subjects, managing undergraduate research assistants, orchestrating a complex experimental protocol that will include input from postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate researchers, overseeing day-to-day operations, helping with IRB protocols, and helping with data analysis. Superb organizational skills are a must, as the position requires maintaining a large corpus of data on individual differences measures. Preference will be given to those with prior related research experiences and/or an interest in future research. 
 
Lab manager position #2: Individual differences and visual training
This individual will help with Task 3 as described above. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and knowledge of EEG experimentation. The position also requires basic computer skills (proficient Excel skills are needed and Matlab programming knowledge is a plus). Duties include recruiting and running subjects, managing undergraduate research assistants, working with postdocs and graduate students to complete EEG experiments and visual training procedures, overseeing day-to-day operations, helping with IRB protocols, and helping with data analysis. Superb organizational skills are a must. Preference will be given to those with prior related research experiences and/or an interest in future research.
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