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Postdoctoral Fellow The University of Rochester seeks an outstanding postdoctoral fellow with research interests in the field of virtual reality-based learning and vision in humans to work as part of a multi-investigator and multi- institutional program on critical period and brain plasticity using amblyopia as the model case. The overarching goal is to develop better behavioral training for treating amblyopia in adults. The successful candidate will help design and implement a VR-based video game to rehabilitate depth perception and will design and run experiments on plasticity and learning in stereopsis. The candidate will work primarily with Professor D. Bavelier and D. Knill within the Center for Visual Sciences and the Departments of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester. The successful candidate should have a strong background in vision, and in particular in issues related to depth perception. A strong programming background in C++ and 3D graphics is highly valued. Applicants should send a letter describing their graduate training and research interests, a vitae and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to [log in to unmask] Review of applications is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled. Learn more about the faculty, students, and training facilities of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Center for Visual Science, and the Center for Language Sciences, as well as links to other affiliated departments and programs by visiting our web sites at www.bcs.rochester.edu and www.cvs.rochester.edu Research Technician The Rochester Center for Brain Imaging (part of the University of Rochester) is seeking a research technician to perform data collection, preprocessing, and analysis of functional, structural, and diffusion tensor MRI data, and development of software tools for same. Applicants must have a strong background in Digital Image Processing and hold a BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related technical area. Responsibilities include: implementing custom software solutions for neuroscience research studies and conducting individual projects aimed at the development of improved computational methods for functional and morphological neuroimaging. The successful candidate will be well versed in scientific computation on Unix, Linux or Mac workstations and possess good skills in MATLAB and C programming. Additional knowledge in physics, statistics, psychology and/or experience in the processing and analysis of MR images (including packages such as AFNI, FSL, FreeSurfer or SPM) would be an asset. The research focus of the Center is human brain functions, however the center also coordinates basic and clinical research on other topics, including pulse sequence programming and MRI coil development. The successful candidate will be based in the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging, a state-of-the-art facility equipped with a Siemens Trio 3T MR system and high-performance computing resources, with a full-time staff of cognitive neuroscientists, computer scientists, engineers, and physicists. Opportunities exist to collaborate with faculty in the departments of Brain & Cognitive Science, Center for Visual Science, Imaging Sciences/Radiology, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Science, among others. Salary commensurable with experience. Start date flexible but a minimum of two year commitment required. If interested, please send a CV and short statement of your interest, as well as the name and address of three references to Dr. D. Bavelier, [log in to unmask] Evi Vanoost [log in to unmask] (585) 275-4549