post-doc and grad student announcement

[KIM L. BLACKWELL]

	TWO FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 	Predoctoral Research Fellowship

Applications are invited for one postdoctoral fellowship and one predoctoral
fellowship in the area of development of self-organizing pattern
recognition algorithms based on biological information processing in
visual and IT cortex. The aims of the project are (1) to develop
neurobiologically plausible algorithms of visual pattern recognition which
are computationally efficient and robust, and (2) compare performance of
resulting algorithms with human performance in order to develop hypotheses
about information processing in the brain.  Evaluation of algorithms is
performed using real world problems (e.g.,  face recognition and optical
character recognition), and by comparison to human observer pattern
recognition performance. 

Both positions are for one year, available immediately, with possible
renewal for additional three years. 

We are seeking a postdoctoral candidate with background in both
neurobiology and computer science (UNIX and C or C++).  Working knowledge
of information theory or mathematical statistics is highly desirable but
not required.  The successful applicant will be responsible for performing
publishable research and for supervision of at least one graduate student. 
The initital stipend is $30,000/year plus fringe benefits. 

We are seeking a predoctoral candidate with a background in computer 
science / engineering, who is interested in learning neurobiology. The 
initial stipend is $12,000/ year plus tuition.

Our decade-old group currently consists of Drs. T.P. Vogl and K.T. 
Blackwell, and two graduate students, all of whom are actively involved in
ongoing collaboration among neuroscientists (electrophysiologists) at
NINDS/NIH, and engineers / computer scientists at GMU and the
Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM), a not-for-profit
research company formerly a component of the University of Michigan.  The
goal of our group is to develop effective and efficient pattern
recognition algorithms by reverse engineering relevant brain functions. 
Research activities encompass computational neurobiology, artificial
neural networks, and visual psychophysics.  Further information about our
research and publications may be found in Dr. Thomas Vogl's Homepage:

http://mbti.gmu.edu/FACULTY.html 

To apply for this position, send your curriculum vitae and letters of
reference (in ASCII or MIME attached PostScript formats only) to

                Prof. Avrama Blackwell,
                email: kblackw1 at osf1.gmu.edu. 

snail-mail to: 	George Mason University
		Dept. of Computational Sciences and Informatics
		4400 University Drive
		Fairfax, VA 22030-4444