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Binocular visuomotor systems</title>
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Applications are invited for a fully-funded three-year PhD student
position at<br>
“The Physical Structure of Perception and Computation” (PSPC) lab of
the Department<br>
of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and System Engineering
(DIBRIS),<br>
University of Genoa, Italy.<br>
<br>
The position will start on Nov 1st, 2016 on the following research
project:<br>
<br>
<b>*Modeling the impaired binocular visual system*</b><br>
<br>
Expected results will concern: 1) a better understanding of the
neural mechanisms that<br>
underlie the healthy and impaired visual system, 2) developing and
assessing diagnostic<br>
and therapeutic methodologies for visual impairments, 3) inspiring
design principles for<br>
artificial visual systems.<br>
<br>
The project will provide the opportunity to work in an
interdisciplinary environment in<br>
collaborations with engineers, neuroscientists and clinicians.<br>
<br>
Ongoing cooperations, at international level, and especially with:<br>
- Prof. Peter J. Bex, Translational Vision Lab, Northeastern
University, Boston, MA.<br>
- Prof. Marty Banks, BanksLab, University of California - Berkeley,
CA. <br>
will ensure a highly interdisciplinary and stimulating environment.<br>
<br>
The PhD will be fully funded, including stipend (EUR 1230 per month
after taxes), fees, and a research<br>
training and support grant (EUR 1650 per year).<br>
<br>
<br>
<b> * HOW TO APPLY</b><br>
<br>
Candidates must have:<br>
- a University degree at Master level (or expect to obtain it by
October 31st, 2016)<br>
in Bioengineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics
or related disciplines;<br>
- a keen interest in reverse-engineering the brain; <br>
- essential skills in Matlab and/or C/C++/C# or Python programming.
Knowledge on<br>
computational neuroscience, machine learning, image processing are
a plus.<br>
Experience with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and CUDA
programming is also a plus.<br>
<br>
Online application is possible till June 10th, 2016 (at noon)
Italian time<br>
<br>
Full details on the call and the application procedure are available
at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/ENG/">http://www.studenti.unige.it/postlaurea/dottorati/XXXII/ENG/</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/index.php/how-to-apply">http://phd.dibris.unige.it/biorob/index.php/how-to-apply</a><br>
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<br>
<u>Informal inquiries regarding the position are encouraged.</u><u><br>
</u><u>Please contact:</u><br>
Silvio P. Sabatini (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:silvio.sabatini@unige.it">silvio.sabatini@unige.it</a>)<br>
Also, a post-doc of mine (Agostino Gibaldi) will be available
throughout the VSS 2016 conference,<br>
so please send him an email (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:agostino.gibaldi@unige.it">agostino.gibaldi@unige.it</a>) if you would
like to set up a meeting.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b> * WHERE</b><br>
<br>
DIBRIS is a unique inter-school department of the University of
Genoa, bridging together<br>
researchers from the former Science and Engineering Faculties. It
offers an excellent<br>
multidisciplinary, interactive and collaborative research
environment combining expertise<br>
in computer vision, computational neuroscience, neuromorphic
computing, robotics<br>
and mechatronics.<br>
<br>
PSPC-Lab has a long-standing expertise in visual coding and
multidimensional signal<br>
representation, robot perception and computer vision. In the last
years, the lab's<br>
research activity focused on the analysis of the structural
mechanisms of<br>
visuo-spatial cognition, responsible for orienting and interacting
in the 3D space.<br>
<br>
Our lab is located in Genoa, a small beautiful town in northern
Italy, both from<br>
historical (its historical center is the largest of Europe) and
naturalistic point<br>
of view (sea and mountains coexist creating a unique landscape).<br>
Genoa is only 1.30h away from Milan by train and connected by plane
to Rome (1.00h),<br>
London (2h) and Paris (1.30h).<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
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Silvio P. SABATINI, PhD [PSPC Research Group]
Professor of Bioengineering
DIBRIS - University of Genova | e_mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:silvio.sabatini@unige.it">silvio.sabatini@unige.it</a>
Via Opera Pia, 11A | phone: +39 010 3532092/3532794
I-16145 Genova (ITALY) | fax: +39 010 3532289/3536533
URL: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pspc.unige.it">http://pspc.unige.it</a>
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