[vslist] post-docs in visuomotor neuroscience

[Doug Crawford]

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS - NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF SPATIAL CODING AND 
HEAD-FREE 3-D GAZE CONTROL

Location:  Doug Crawford's lab at the York Centre for Vision Research, 
York University, Toronto, Canada.

Projects: Funding is currently available for post-doc projects in the 
primate neurophysiology labs, in the following areas:  (1) Reference 
frames for visuomotor coding in cortical and subcortical structures like 
the superior colliculus (Klier et al. Nature Neuroscience, 2001) and the 
supplementary eye fields (Martinez-Trujillo et al. J. Neurophysiol. in 
press).  (2)  Cortical and Subcortical mechanisms of spatial updating of 
3-D space (e.g., Medendorp et al. J. Neurosci. 2002).  (3) Neural 
Mechanisms of eye-head coordination (Crawford and Guitton J. 
Neurophysiol. 1997)  (4) Neural mechanisms of 3-D head posture (Klier et 
al. Science, 2002).   For more information see  http://www.yorku.ca/jdc/

Project Resources:  An newly expanded, integrated primate facility that 
includes animal housing, surgery, and 5 laboratory set-ups, each 
equipped with 3-D eye coil systems for head-free recordings, multi-unit 
recording systems, and visual displays. 6-DF vestibular platform and arm 
movement recordings also available.   Strong surgical, technical, and 
programming support. Central office space in Centre for Vision Research. 
  Regular Vision Seminar Series and laboratory meetings.

Salary Support: Funding is gauranteed at or above CIHR scholarship 
levels for two or more years.

Start-time:  Mid-Late 2003 preferred.

Qualifications.  Ph.D. in a neuroscience-related field.  Preference will 
be given to candidates with experience in recording and analysing single 
/ multiple unit data in alert animals.  Skills in quantitative analysis, 
programming, eye movement recording, motor control, vision, cognitive 
neuroscience, and/or modelling would be an asset.

Contact:   Send CV, statement of background and interests, and names of 
2 referees to: Doug Crawford, Canada Research Chair in Visuomotor 
Neuroscience, York Centre for Vision Research, York University, 4700 
Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J-1P3;  jdc@yorku.ca