[vslist] postdoc in 3D vision Utrecht University

[Raymond van Ee]

In addition to the graduate-student advertisement that we posted last 
week on the vslist,
we also invite applicants for the position of postdoctoral researcher 
in Stereoscopic Vision for one year (possibly two or more years) 
starting Spring 2002.

Research Topic:
An important source of information for the recovery of the 3D lay-out 
of our environment is the spatial difference (disparity) between the 
retinal images of our two eyes. In our lab we examine how we use 
disparity
1. to consciously perceive the 3D aspects of our environment;
2. to select 3D percepts from the bombardment of sensory info;
3. to render depth perception stable.
This work should give us a better understanding of how the brain 
works and may also be helpful in the field of mobile navigating 
robots and medical diagnostics. Research will mainly involve 
experiments in visual psychophysics. However, developing theoretical 
models to understand the data will also be a substantial part of the 
work.

We offer:
Our laboratory is equipped with a large field projection system, 
eye-tracking devices and state-of-the-art computers. On a daily basis 
you will be working in a group consisting of two full Profs (Erkelens 
& Koenderink); 3 tenure track Profs; 2 post-docs and 10 graduate 
students. There are several international collaborations going on. 
Our group is part of the Helmholtz Institute which combines 
internationally acknowledged research groups, concepts and methods in 
neurophysiology, biophysics, psychophysics and psychology. We offer 
an excellent training in all areas of vision science, including 
perception and action, material perception, stereo-motion 
interaction, and conscious vision. Gross salary is competitive and 
will range between EUR 2.477 and 3.802 per month (depending on 
qualifications and experiences). The yearly salary is supplemented by 
an annual holiday bonus of 8% and allowance to compensate costs of 
private health-insurance. In addition you may trade salary for 
vacation days or vice versa. Utrecht is a beautiful and historic 
city. It is very close to Amsterdam and relatively close to London, 
Paris and the Swiss Alps.

We ask:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a research area in one or more 
areas of  vision science and psychophysics. Programming the visual 
stimuli is a major part of the work so it is important that the 
applicant is used to (and finds pleasure in) programming computer 
code (we use OpenGl, Matlab, Mathematica, C). And it is important 
that the applicant understands that real insight in how the brain 
works is not possible without a model of underlying mechanisms. In 
addition, creativity and playing with visual stimuli is important. 
Although we have an inspiring team and although we share and discuss 
our findings, the applicant should be able to work independently in 
programming, creating ideas, in running subjects, and in modeling the 
data.

Applicants can send their CV, publication list and names of 2 
references preferably within 3 weeks to:
Dr. Raymond van Ee
Helmholtz Institute
Utrecht University
PrincetonPlein 5
3584 CC Utrecht
The Netherlands

More info:
r.vanee@phys.uu.nl
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vanee
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwfm
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwpm