[vslist] Opportunity for PhD studies in Colour Vision

[M BLOJ]

I have a School of Life Sciences Studentship available for an interested
person to carry out Doctoral (PhD) studies over a 3 year full time
period in Human Colour Vision

Closing date for applications: 10 October 2003. Only open to UK, EU
citizens and others classed as Home fees by the UK government.

You will be involved in a project funded by the EPSRC (www.epsrc.ac.uk)
to study how we see colours of real objects compared to computer
simulated ones. The aim of this project is to establish how good human
colour constancy is in the presence of gradients and to study how it
depends on the image characteristics.

You will be working with me and an EPSRC funded experienced
post-doctoral researcher within the Department of Optometry (part of the
School of Life Sciences) at the University of Bradford (www.brad.ac.uk).
The EPSRC funding covers the construction of a unique lighting booth in
which to carry out the real objects experiments, other equipment
(computers, etc) and payment of observers. The project has scope for you
to develop your own ideas particularly in the later years of the PhD.

This is an interdisciplinary project combining techniques from colour
science, psychology and computing. It would suit an enthusiastic
candidate with a good degree (First or 2.1) in architecture,
engineering, computing, design, physics, maths, optometry or psychology
with an interest in human factors and comfortable with computers. It
will give you an opportunity to acquire experience in academic research,
gain a PhD and publish the results of your research.

Bradford (www.bradford.gov.uk) is situated in West Yorkshire (in the
North of England)) among beautiful countryside including the Yorkshire
Dales National Park (www.yorkshiredales.org.uk) and Bronte Country
(www.bronte-country.com/welcome.html). You will find excellent mountain
and road biking, walking, rock climbing and long boat sailing a short
distance from the University. The city is small and multicultural with
low cost of living, host to the National Film and Photography Museum
(www.nmsi.ac.uk), David Hockney's Salts Mill (www.saltsmill.org.uk) and
the Bradford Bulls (www.bradfordbulls.co.uk). There are excellent rail
links (Leeds 20min, London 2.5 hs, Ilkley 30 min) and an international
airport.

Start date for the PhD is flexible; between November 03 and February 04.
Stipend is at Research council level (currently UK pounds 85000), and as
a full time student you will be exempt from paying tax. There are
opportunities to supplement your income via teaching/demonstrating.

The University upholds a strong equal opportunity policy and I welcome
enquiries from mature students.

Interested parties should submit a personal statement indicating why
they are interested in the project and their background, a CV and
contact details of 3 referees (by October 10, 2003) to:

Dr Marina Bloj
Department of Optometry, Richmond Building
University of Bradford
BD7 1DP
UK
e-mail applications accepted at m.bloj@brad.ac.uk

Short list will be drawn up soon after the closing date and award
decisions will be made by 20th October

I am happy to deal with informal enquiries via e-mail m.bloj@brad.ac.uk



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Marina Bloj PhD, Lecturer
Department of Optometry, Richmond Building
University of Bradford
BD7 1DP
Tel: +44-(0)1274 23 6258 Fax: +44-(0)1274 235570