Postdoctoral Fellow in Audio-Visual Psychophysics

Postdoctoral Fellow in Audio-Visual Psychophysics

School of Psychology

Reference No. 146/0609

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: $79k-85k (which includes a base salary $67k - $72k p.a., leave loading and 17% employer’s contribution to superannuation)

For more information or to apply online, please visit http://usyd.nga.net.au/cp/ and search by reference number 146/0609.

Closing: 8th July 2009

The University is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Applications from equity target groups and women are encouraged. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment for financial or other reasons.