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
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(585) 275-4549