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KaraseitanidisGiannis
01-11-2005, 05:30 PM
The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Department of
Cognitive and Computational Psychophysics (Prof. Heinrich H.
Bülthoff), Tübingen Germany has a research position available for a PostDoc / PhD student investigating active multimodal perception.

The position, which may start in the first quarter of 2006, is part
of the European Project ImmerSence, in which nine renowned European Universities in the areas of Experimental Psychology, Computer Sciences, and Engineering collaborate to enable highly realistic multi-modal interaction in virtual and augmented reality
environments. Under the supervision of Dr. Marc Ernst and Prof.
Heinrich Bülthoff, the scientific part of our institute in this
project is to form a better understanding of the multimodal aspects of active perception while interacting with the environment.

The project will explore the interplay between perception and action in humans using a variety of psychophysical and neuropsychological techniques. For this we have available high-fidelity virtual environments and a sensorimotor lab with several force feedback devices, motion platforms and tracking systems.

Expertise in any of the above techniques and some programming skills is an advantage but not required. The successful candidates should have a background in Psychology, Computer Sciences, Physics, Biology, or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates that have conducted psychophysical work.

The successful candidates will join a dynamic and interdisciplinary
group of scientists performing cutting-edge research on human
multimodal perception, computer vision, and human-computer
interaction. Further information about the research environment can be found at the website of the institute (www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de) (http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de%29).

Informal inquiries can be sent to Dr. Marc Ernst
(marc.ernst@tuebingen.mpg.de).

The Ph.D. position is available for 3 years and the post-doc position for 2 years (extensions possible). The salary depends on the qualifications with a maximum salary equivalent to BAT IIa/2 for a Ph.D. student (appr. 20.000 ? per year; after tax appr. 13.000 ? per year) and BAT IIa for the post-doc fellow (appr. 45.000 ? per year; after tax appr. 27.800 ? per year) according to the German Public Service regulations. Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential treatment. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Candidates should send letter, curriculum vita, reprints, and names of three referees to (electronic submission preferred):

Dr. Marc Ernst
Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
Cognitive and Computational Psychophysics Department
Spemannstr. 38
72076 Tuebingen / Germany
Email: marc.ernst@tuebingen.mpg.de


Giannis Karaseitanidis