Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia

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August 22, 2008

Postdoctoral Fellow: Audio-Visual Psychophysics

School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia

The University of Sydney is Australia’s premier University with an
outstanding reputation for academic and research excellence. It attracts
more grant funding than any other Australian university. The School of
Psychology (http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au) is Australia’s oldest psychology
department with a proud history of research achievement. The University is
located near the centre of Sydney, a large and vibrant city full of
diverse culture and blessed with a warm climate and beautiful beaches.

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship working with
Associate Professor David Alais in the School of Psychology. The position
will involve conducting psychophysical research in the area of audiovisual
perception, with an emphasis on temporal processing. More information
regarding research in the Alais laboratory can be found by visiting:
http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/staff/davida

Essential requirements for the position are (i) a PhD in psychology,
auditory or visual science, or a similar field, and (ii) a demonstrated
ability to conduct psychophysical research, including programming,
executing and writing up experiments for publication. Experience in
programming audiovisual experiments in the Matlab environment would be an
advantage.

The successful applicant will work within a large and diverse community of
visual perception researchers in the school of Psychology (Professor
Anderson, A/Prof Clifford, Dr Holcombe, Dr Cass) and will work closely
with the Alais laboratory’s collaborators in the Auditory Neuroscience
Laboratory (www.physiol.usyd.edu.au/research/labs/auditory) and Electrical
Engineering (www.ee.usyd.edu.au/research/allresearch/?group=carlab) who
specialise in spatial hearing and high fidelity Virtual Auditory Space.

The position is full-time for a fixed term of 2 years, with the possibility
of extension for a further year subject to performance and funding. For any
enquiries or further information, send email to David Alais at:
davida@psych.usyd.edu.au

Remuneration package: $76k-82k (which includes a base salary $65k – $69k
p.a., leave loading and up to 17% employer’s contribution to
superannuation)

Closing: 06 October 2008

To apply: visit http://positions.usyd.edu.au and search for reference
number 138470

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