Postdoctoral Position in Translational Vision Science at UMN

A postdoctoral position is available to develop and test novel assistive  technology for people with age-related macular degeneration. The  NIH-funded project at The University of Minnesota is a collaboration  between the labs of Drs Stephen Engel (engellab.psych.umn.edu) and  Gordon Legge (gellab.psych.umn.edu), and The Department of Ophthalmology  and Vision Sciences. The technology uses eye-tracking to manipulate text in real time to improve reading. The research includes both basic science and translational components, aiming to improve the technology and understand the limits of reading performance.

Requirements include skill in programming vision experiments; experience  with eye tracking, virtual reality, and/or testing of reading is a plus.  The initial appointment would be for 1 year, with renewal opportunities
for several additional years. Start date is summer to early fall of  2020, negotiable. Salary is at NIH rates.

The position also provides opportunity to develop additional  collaborations with the large and highly collaborative Vision Science community at The University of Minnesota. Vision research spans the  departments of Psychology, Ophthalmology, Neurobiology, and The Center  for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, as well as the interdisciplinary Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Sciences (http://catss.umn.edu),  which will house the project.

For further information, contact Steve Engel, engel at umn.edu. To apply,  visit: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/335566