[vslist] Postdoctoral and Research Assistant Positions

[Kyle R. Cave]

Postdoctoral and Research Assistant Positions in Visual Attention and
Object Recognition

The Centre for Visual Cognition at the University of Southampton has
openings for a full time postdoctoral research associate and a part time
research assistant. The people appointed will work with a team studying
visual search and the development of visual skills with extended practice.
Candidates for the postdoctoral position should have completed or be close
to completing a Ph.D., and have experience in designing and conducting
experiments in perception and cognition. Candidates for the research
assistant position should have completed or be about to complete an
undergraduate degree. Experience in computer programming skills would be
helpful. This research is part of a project to contribute to the basic
understanding of visual attention and object recognition, and also to
explore ways of improving performance of airport security screeners. It is
funded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Initial funding is for
one year. Please contact Nick Donnelly or Kyle Cave, Department of
Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United
Kingdom, call +44 023 80592586, or e-mail N.Donnelly@soton.ac.uk or
kcave@soton.ac.uk.