[vslist] Post-doc in spatial cognition

[John M. Henderson]

Position Announcement:

Post-doctoral Researcher: Spatial Cognition and Human Computer Interaction.

Candidates: Ph.D. Degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or 
Human-computer Interaction.

Duration: Full time, 2003-2005

The M.I.N.D. (Media Interface and Network Design) Lab at Michigan State 
University is seeking an enthusiastic, creative researcher in Psychology, 
Cognitive Science, or Human-computer Interaction for a full time 
post-doctoral position.

Desirable candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, 
Cognitive Science, Human Computer Interaction or a closely related field. 
Key to the position is demonstrated familiarity with research in the area 
of human spatial cognition, spatial schema, and/or spatial representational 
systems. Experience working with and administering research teams, 
conducting experiments, and a solid methodological background in 
experimental design and data analysis are critical.

You will devote 50 % of your time as the key experimentalist on an NSF 
funded project called Mobile Infospaces 
http://www.mindlab.org/web2/research/mobile.htm.

Primary responsibilities:

4     Conducting experiments within the Mobile Infospaces project on 
spatial cognition using the M.I.N.D. Lab s augmented reality experimental 
test bed.

4     Research publication including articles, literature reviews in the 
area of human spatial cognition and the design of spatial augmented reality 
interfaces.

4     Administration of research teams of graduate and undergraduate 
students for this project.


Other 50% time responsibilities:

4     Research administration for the lab senior research support for the 
lab including HCI research in the lab,

4     Human subjects administration,

4     Support of data analysis and research support for lab based graduate 
students ,

4     Direct lab s internship program,

4     Acting support for the lab s Director.


Work Environment

Media Interface and Network Design (M.I.N.D.) Labs: The Media Interface and 
Network Design Labs (http://www.mindlab.org) are a network of 
human-computer interaction research labs focused on the interaction of mind 
and media, especially on ways in which media can be better adapted and 
tailored to the mind. The M.I.N.D. Labs have facilities at several American 
universities and overseas in Russia, Finland, Netherlands, and Portugal. 
The Michigan State M.I.N.D. Lab is the original founding lab home to the 
Directorship of the M.I.N.D. Labs. The lab includes projects that involve 
faculty and students from Computer Science, Telecommunication, Cognitive 
Science, and Psychology. Facilities include virtual reality and augmented 
reality systems, over 25 computer graphics work stations, and various forms 
of research measurement equipment.

Michigan State University. Founded in 1855 Michigan State University is 
situated in East Lansing, a pleasant university town just on the border of 
Lansing, the Michigan state capitol. The Michigan State University campus 
is quite large with over 5000 acres of land, 150 major buildings, over 7000 
types of trees and shrubs, 33 miles of roads, and 99 miles of walkways. The 
campus is home to over 40,000 students from all continents and about 4000 
faculty and staff. The cost of living is very reasonable.

To Apply: Consideration of applications begins April, 2003. Search closes 
when a suitable candidate is hired. Duties begin August 16, 2003. Send 
letter of application, curriculum vita with three listed references, and 
sample articles to:


Chairperson
Dr. Frank Biocca,
E-mail: <mailto:Biocca@msu.edu>Biocca@msu.<mailto:Biocca@msu.edu>edu 
(include word post-doc application on the subject line)
M.I.N.D. Labs and MSU are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institutions.