Postdoctoral and PhD student positions in Martinez-Conde Lab

1 Postdoctoral and 1 PhD student positions are available to study the
perceptual, cognitive and physiological effects of fixational eye
movements. The experiments will directly follow from the line of
research featured as the Cover Story of Scientific American in August
2007. See lab's website for other examples of recent publications on
this topic. The planned experiments will combine eye-movement
tracking with psychophysics and/or single-neuron recordings.

Previous electrophysiology experience is not required. The ideal
candidate will have a strong background in psychophysics and/or
computational modeling and/or quantitative analyses and/or single-
neuron recordings and/or functional imaging. Programming experience
with Matlab or C is very desirable.

The Barrow Neurological Institute is a TOP 10 rated clinical
neuroscience institute (US News and World Report), and is located in
central Phoenix, the 5th largest city in the US. Besides offering all
the amenities and cultural opportunities of a large metropolitan
area, Phoenix is also a hiker's paradise surrounded by the beautiful
Sonoran Desert, home of many historic landmarks and the most striking
natural attractions in the Southwest.

A generous benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, and
retirement (with a value equal to 24.7% of the salary). EOE.

Please send CV and letters of reference to:

Dr. Susana Martinez-Conde
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