Added 03/10/2009 Laboratory Technician/ Research Assistant, Neurophysiology laboratory, University of Rochester School of
Medicine: Candidates should have experience in, or a willingness to learn: animal care, training, and
handling; basic histology and general lab procedures; data entry; and the maintenance of laboratory inventory and
protocols. The ideal candidate will have 1 or more years experience in a laboratory or a vivarium setting, with
an appropriate combination of education and/or experience. Proficient knowledge of the English language is required.
The laboratory is located in the University of Rochester School of Medicine which offers excellent employment
benefits and a stimulating research environment. Please send a resume to Dr. Lizabeth Romanski, email:
.
Added 02/12/2009 Research Assistant – U. of Rochester, Rochester NY: Applications are invited for a two-year research
assistantship in The Brain and Vision Laboratory, department of
Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, to work on a project designed to study the effects of video
game playing on visual and cognitive skills
(http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/people/daphne/).
The position will involve a number of responsibilities including designing/programming experiments, scheduling/testing
subjects, analyzing data (behavioral, eye tracking and brain imaging-MRI). It is an excellent position for those
interested in gaining experience in the field before entering a graduate program.
Qualified applicants will have
a BA/BS in a natural science
previous experience in programming (the majority of the programming in the lab is done in MATLAB, but other languages
such as JAVA or C++ are also acceptable)
knowledge of statistics
Interested individuals should send a resume as well the names/contact information of three references to
. Start date: Summer 2009.
Added 02/09/2009 RESEARCH ASSISTANT/LAB MANAGER, Infant Lab, University of Rochester:
The Infant Lab at the University of Rochester, directed by Richard Aslin, is seeking a full-time lab manager, beginning
no later than August 2009. This is an outstanding opportunity for a recent college graduate to spend a minimum of two years
engaged in all aspects of research on infant perception, cognition, language development, and statistical learning. The past
four lab managers have gone on to excellent PhD programs in developmental psychology. Duties include recruitment of infant
subjects via established relations with two local hospitals, scheduling of visits to the lab, record-keeping and liaison with
the IRB committee for human subjects review, data collection using looking-time, optical imaging, and a TOBII eye-tracker
system, preliminary statistical analyses, hiring and supervision of 4-6 undergraduate assistants, and coordination of multiple
projects being conducted by graduate students and postdocs. Grant support comes from NIH, ONR, and the McDonnell Foundation.
To apply, please make preliminary contact with Richard Aslin by email, and follow up with a resume, summary of research
experience, and three letters of reference (all sent via email) to:
. Interviews will be scheduled beginning in late March and
continue until a candidate is hired.
Added 11/19/09 Undergraduate Lab Tech Opening: We have an opening for an undergraduate to analyze data taken with an
Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope. This instrument is used for taking images of the retina non-invasively.
Student must have excellent computer skills, knowledge of Matlab, Photoshop, and minor programming experience a plus.
Successful candidate must go through human subject and HIPPA certifications. Must commit to at least 15 hrs. per week.
FWS preferred. Please contact Dr. Alfredo Dubra (
) if interested. Possibility of full-time
during summer and breaks.
Added 10/02/09 2 Postdoc Positions in Customized Vision Correction and Dry Eye Research at the University of Rochester Eye
Institute: The Advanced Vision Correction Laboratory directed by Geunyoung Yoon, Ph.D. at the University of Rochester
seeks two postdoctoral research associates in customized vision correction and dry eye research.
The first position is available to work on developing customized contact lenses. This project uses wavefront sensors, adaptive
optics and lens design methods to optimize correction performance with the lenses in both normal and highly aberrated eyes. The
project also involves various experiments evaluating optical quality and on-eye performance of the lenses.
The second position is available to conduct dry eye research led by the multidisciplinary research team. The goal of the study
is to characterize the tear film objectively by measuring tear parameters including the tear breakup and its impact on visual
quality, tear thickness and volume, and thickness and refractive index of the lipid layer. We further investigate the relationship
between these parameters and dry eye symptoms. The project uses the custom-built multimodal tear imaging system that consists of
wavefront sensor, ocular surface optical coherence tomography and ellipsometer.
Successful candidates for both positions must have significant background in optics. Experience in physiological optics,
especially, assessing optical quality of the eye and tear film imaging is desirable although it is not necessary. Applicants should
submit a CV, a statement of research experience and interests, and names of three references to:
Geunyoung Yoon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Center for Visual Science, Institute of Optics, Biomedical Engineering
University of Rochester Eye Institute
601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14624
Home Page: http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/yoonlab/
Email:
Added 04/09/09 Post-Doctoral Position in Decision Making, Learning and Video Games, University of Rochester:
The University of Rochester seeks an outstanding postdoctoral fellow with research interests in the field of decision
making and learning to work as part of a multi-investigator and multi-institutional program on transfer of learning.
The overarching goal is to characterize the features of a training regimen that improve decision making and promote
learning transfer across tasks and domains in adults (see
http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/muri/index.html).
The successful candidate will help design and implement decision making and statistical learning paradigms using
behavior and brain imaging, as well as work in collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. Pouget on computational
analyses of these tasks. The candidate will work primarily with Professor D. Bavelier and A. Pouget within the Center
for Visual Sciences and the Departments of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at the U. of Rochester. The successful
candidate should have a strong background in vision, and in particular in issues related to decision making. A strong
programming background in C++ is highly valued.
Applicants should send a letter describing their graduate training and research interests, a vita, and arrange to
have three letters of recommendation sent to
. 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
http://www.bcs.rochester.edu and
http://www.cvs.rochester.edu.
Added 04/09/09 Post-Doctoral Position in Learning, Amblyopia and Video Games, University of Rochester:
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 U. 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 vita, and arrange to
have three letters of recommendation sent to
. 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
http://www.bcs.rochester.edu and
http://www.cvs.rochester.edu
Added 03/05/2008 POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE:
The post-doctoral research position is available at the University of Rochester in the laboratory of
Dr. Tatiana Pasternak. Research in the laboratory is focused on
cortical circuitry underlying processing and remembering visual motion stimuli in non-human primates. Experimental approaches include:
visual psychophysics, single-cell & multi-cell recordings, microstimulation and selective inactivation of selected cortical regions
during the performance of complex behavioral tasks.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in single unit recordings in monkeys, although candidates with strong
background in related disciplines of systems neuroscience are welcome to apply. Experience with Matlab is desirable. Proficient
knowledge of the English language is required.
University of Rochester and the Center for Visual Science offers a stimulating research environment and excellent opportunities for
interactions and training in visual science and cognitive neuroscience. Please send curriculum vitae, description of current research
interests and names/addresses of three references to Dr. Tatiana Pasternak (
).
Added 12/06/2007 Post-doctoral position in visual perception or visuo-motor control
Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester:
The lab of David Knill at the University of Rochester has post-doctoral positions open in two areas: 3D
visual perception and visuo-motor control. The lab uses both psychophysical and computational methods to study
how humans use visual information to perceive the 3D layouts of scenes and to guide goal-directed hand movements.
Problems of particular focus in the lab are Bayesian, robust sensory cue integration, causal modeling applied to
perception, statistical learning applied both to perception and motor control, feedback control of hand
movements, and the role of visual short-term memory in planning hand movements in complex scenes. The lab has
available a large stable of technical tools to support these studies include real-time motion tracking systems,
eye trackers, a 180 degree field of view display and a haptic-visual virtual reality environment incorporating
two Phantom haptic feedback devices and a large-field of view stereoscopic display. Interested applicants should
send CVs and contacts for references to David Knill at
Postdoctoral
position: A position is available to study the role of the frontal
lobes in learning, memory & language. Our work is aimed at understanding
how we recognize, integrate and remember complex auditory and visual
stimuli. Specifically we are examining the physiological responses
of prefrontal neurons to species-specific vocalizations and their
corresponding facial expressions in rhesus monkeys. Experience with
extracellular physiological recording techniques, auditory neuroscience
or primates is desirable. Send CV, statement of research interests,
and names of two references to:
Dr.
Lizabeth M. Romanski
Dept. Neurobiology & Anatomy
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 603, Rochester, NY 14642
FAX: 585-756-5334
Email:
Postdoctoral Position: The Center for Visual Science (CVS) at the University of Rochester is seeking applicants for a post-doctoral training fellowship in visual science. CVS is an interdisciplinary center that brings together faculty from cognitive science, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, optics and computer science who are interested in a wide range of topics within vision science. The Center has broad areas of strength in computational modeling, psychophysics, neurophysiology and brain imaging. Faculty apply these approaches to topics including physiological optics, visual coding (e.g. of visual motion), 3D perception, the visual control of motor behavior and complex actions, visual attention, learning and memory, and visual development. Faculty and postdocs have access to numerous state-of-the-art technical resources including adaptive optics systems for correcting optical aberrations and imaging the human retina, several virtual reality systems, facilities for physiological recording in awake, behaving animals and a new 3-Tesla magnet devoted to fMRI research in brain and cognitive sciences. Interested applicants can find more information about CVS at http://www.cvs.rochester.edu. Applicants should include a CV, a statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation. The successful candidate will work with the selection committee to select an appropriate faculty mentor. Candidates are encouraged to contact faculty with whom they are interested in working to help prepare their application.
Contact Debbie Shannon
Center for Visual Science
University of Rochester
RC Box 270270
Rochester, NY 14627
EMAIL:
