UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
SCHOOL OF BIOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY GROUPING)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
VISUAL PERCEPTION AND EYE MOVEMENTS
Salary UKP 17,451 - 23,141 p.a.
Applications are invited for a one year research associate position,
working with Dr. Julie Harris on an EPSRC funded project to study human eye
movements and binocular visual perception. Our aim is to understand how
visual and eye movement information interact to improve 3-D perception and
visually guided action.
Applicants should normally hold, or expect to hold by the appointment data,
a PhD in Psychology, Computer Vision, AI, Neuroscience, or a related
numerate discipline. Its is possible that a good MSc or exceptionally BSc
graduate may be considered. Candidates should be enthusiastic about vision
and should have, or be keen to learn, the skills of human eye movement
measurement, graphics programming, measurement of motor behaviour and
visual psychophysics.
Newcastle is now a leading centre for vision research in the UK. The
Psychology grouping now forms part of the School of Biology. The former
Department of Psychology was awarded a 5* in the recent Research Assessment
Exercise, and the maximum 24 points in the TQA exercise. We have research
programmes in vision, cognitive and computational neuroscience;
evolutionary psychology and behavioural ecology. The School is the home of
two interdisciplinary research centres, previously in Psychology: the
Neural Systems Group and the Evolution and Behaviour Research Group.
Together, these groups have recently been awarded a major infrastructure
grant from the Wellcome Trust under the Joint Infrastructure Fund (see:
http://www.psychology.ncl.ac.uk/).
The appointment is available from 1st October 2002, for 1 year. Starting
salary will be according to qualifications and experience on the RA1A or
RA1B scale between points 4 - 9 (17,626 - 22,525 UK pounds).
Please direct informal inquiries to Dr. Julie Harris (tel.
+44-(0)191-222-8815; fax. +44-(0)191-222-5622; or e-mail
[log in to unmask]), and see our web pages:
http://psychology.ncl.a.uk/harris/lab.html.
Applications should include: 1) a letter of intent which includes your
research experience, interests and career goals; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3)
reprints of relevant published work; and4) three letters of reference.
Please send to:
Dr. Julie Harris,
Psychology Grouping, School of Biology
University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
Henry Wellcome Building for Neuroecology,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
Closing date for applications is 19th August 2002.
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