Connectionists: Please post- PostDoctoral Fellow Translational Vision Science

[Ng, Frances]

Full Time Postdoctoral Fellow position available in translational vision science research

Location:  Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, MA
Start:     September 1, 2015

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in a translational vision science project at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. This project is supported by the Lions Foundation and will be conducted from September 1st, 2015 to June 30th, 2016. In the course of this interdisciplinary project, the postdoctoral fellow will collaborate with scientists with backgrounds in visual psychophysics, bioinformatical statistics, computer science, and ophthalmology.

As a postdoctoral fellow, you will contribute with your specific area of expertise to the development of novel methods to diagnose eye diseases and to monitor disease progression. This may include, but is not restricted to, investigating the relationship between retinal physiology and functional vision, large scale data analysis by machine learning techniques, or developing new psychophysical tests for specific disease related impairments.

A Ph.D. is required. The successful candidate will have background in either the field of mathematics/computer science, particularly statistics, machine learning, or image processing, or the field of vision science/ophthalmology. Candidates with backgrounds in life sciences are especially encouraged to apply if they have programming skills and experience with statistical analyses of large data sets. Candidates from the fields of computer science or mathematics are especially encouraged to apply if they have experience with medical research, vision science, or related fields.

The Lions Foundation restricts its funding to this specific project which needs to be completed by June 30th, 2016. However, depending on the funding situation from other sources, an extension of the postdoctoral position might be possible if the candidate is interested in working on related projects, although it cannot be guaranteed at present time.

Interested individuals should submit the current CV and brief statement of research interests in PDF format, together with the names of two referees to Tobias Elze (tobias_elze at meei.harvard.edu<mailto:tobias_elze at meei.harvard.edu>) as ell as submit their CV online at https://re12.ultipro.com/MAS1001/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx, Req.#15-0323.  Applications should be received before July 20th, 2015, but later applications will be considered until the position is filled.

The Schepens Eye Research Institute is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and E-Verify Employer.

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