postdoc position, King's College London

[Michael Spratling]

An enthusiastic and well-qualified post-doctoral researcher is
required to develop a biologically inspired neural network model that
will be used to explore the effects of inter-regional cortical
interactions in visual information processing. The project aims to
understand the neural mechanisms underlying cortical region
interactions and particularly the effects of top-down information on
visual perception.  It is hoped that this research will advance
understanding of a number of perceptual processes (in areas such as
attention, image segmentation, perceptual learning, and
categorisation), and in so doing, identify computational principles
appropriate for building improved machine vision systems.

This project is part of an EPSRC-funded collaboration between the
Division of Engineering at King's College London and the Centre for
Brain and Cognitive Development (CBCD), Birkbeck College, London.  The
post-holder will be based in King's College, but will be expected to
collaborate closely with researchers in the CBCD, where the
predictions of the model will be empirically tested.

Applicants should have a proven ability to carry out high quality
research, have a genuine interest in the neural mechanisms underlying
visual perception, and be keen to develop simulations of both
psychological and neuro-physiological data.  The successful applicant
is expected to have a PhD in a relevant area, have a good knowledge of
neural networks and/or computational neuroscience, be comfortable
programming in C or C++ in a UNIX environment and ideally should be
familiar with MATLAB.

Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr Michael Spratling via e-mail:
michael.spratling at kcl.ac.uk.

The position is available from the 1st October 2004 for a period of 33
months.  The starting salary is at SP6 on the RA1A scale, currently
=A323,144 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.

Further particulars are available by contacting the Personnel Office,
King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS,
strand-recruitment at kcl.ac.uk, fax 020 7848 1352. Please quote
reference W1/CEM/46/04 on all correspondence.

The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is: 25
June 2004.

Equality of opportunity is College policy.