The Vision and Image Understanding Laboratory (Eckstein Lab) https://viu.psych.ucsb.edu, within the  Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of  California, Santa Barbara invites applications  for an open, full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position with an anticipated  start date of November 15, 2020. The laboratory is looking for  individuals with particular emphasis in the area of computational human vision, computer vision, visual search, eye movements applied to problems in spatial reasoning, navigation and medical imaging. The research seeks to answer fundamental questions about vision in humans and machines. The position will be for 1 year, with the possibility of renewal depending upon job performance and availability of funds. The Postdoctoral Scholar will have the opportunity to participate in activities by the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind https://www.sagecenter.ucsb.edu and the Mind and Machine Intelligence Initiative https://mind-machine.ucsb.edu.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants must have completed all requirements for a PhD (or equivalent) except the dissertation at the time of application in
  Psychological and Brain Sciences, Vision Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Medical Physics/Imaging, Mathematics, or related a field.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years minimum research experience (including the years towards doctoral degree) in Vision Science, Computer Vision, Computer Engineering, Computational Neuroscience or Applied Mathematics, supported by a strong publication record, is required. In addition, the successful candidate should have training in computational vision and/or computer vision.
• PhD must be conferred by start of appointment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants with training and experience in a subset of these areas will be given priority: visual search modeling. Bayesian ideal observers, computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning and deep neural networks, computational modeling, medical imaging.

APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS

Applications should be submitted electronically, and must include:

• Cover letter
• CV
• 2 Publications
• Names and Contact Information of two references

Applications received by September 25th will be given priority  consideration, but the position will remain open until filled. To apply please visit:https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF01816

The Psychological & Brain Sciences Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the  academic community through research, teaching, and service as  appropriate to the position.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Publication #1
• Publication #2

Reference requirements

• 2 required (contact information only)

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Miguel P. Eckstein, Ph.D.
Professor, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience
Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
Mellichamp Academic Initiative in Mind & Machine Intelligence
University of California, Santa Barbara
https://www.psych.ucsb.edu/people/faculty/miguel-eckstein
https://viu.psych.ucsb.edu/