postdoctoral position

[Richard Zemel]

                    POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 
		         UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
		            Tucson, Arizona

A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Richard Zemel.
It is expected that the applicant will collaborate in research projects in
at least one of these areas: (1) theoretical models of neural coding; (2)
studies of spatial and object attention; (3) motion processing in natural
and artificial systems; (4) cue combination.  For more details, see
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~zemel.

Numerous opportunities exist for interactions and collaborations with
other researchers at the University of Arizona. The university has a
strong interdisciplinary group in the area of Cognition and Neural
Systems, including active research in: neural coding and spatial cognition
(Carol Barnes, Bruce McNaughton, Lynn Nadel); object perception and
attention (Mary Peterson); visual neurophysiology (Peter DeWeerd, Fraser
Wilson); multimodal integration (Felice Bedford, Kerry Green) and others.
For more information see http://w3.arizona.edu/~psych/cns.htm.

Applicants should have a strong background and education in a quantitative
discipline, such as physics, mathematics, statistics, or computer science.
Knowledge of neuroscience or psychophysics is also desirable.

Starting date is flexible, ranging from immediately to September. The
position is available for 1-2 years depending on accomplishment. Salary is
competitive.

Please send a CV, a letter describing research interests and background,
and at least 2 letters of recommendation by post or email to:

   Richard Zemel
   Department of Psychology
   University of Arizona
   Tucson, AZ  85721
   Email: zemel at u.arizona.edu