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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:42.25pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">PhD Position: Multisensory

integration</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:42.25pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Department of Kinesiology

(Neuroscience)</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:41.05pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">One PhD position is available <u>to

Canadian resident students</u> for a September, 2016 start to study multisensory

integration (broadly defined) in the </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/multisensory-brain-and-cognition-lab/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Multisensory

Brain and Cognition Lab</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial"> in the Department of Kinesiology

(Neuroscience; </span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/kinesiology"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">uwaterloo.ca/kinesiology</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">)

at the University of Waterloo (</span><span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">uwaterloo.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">)

under the supervision of Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:41.05pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The PhD position will focus primarily

on measuring perceptual and motor responses to multisensory stimulation.

Specific research topics are open for discussion as the research interests of

the lab are quite broad. Candidates interested in the integration of visual and

self-motion stimulation are strongly encouraged. The lab houses a Canadian

Foundation for Innovation funded <b>WaT</b>erloo

<b>I</b>mmersive <b>M</b>ultisensory <b>E</b>nvironment

(WaTIME). The WaTIME system is a newly developed Virtual Reality (VR) research

facility consisting of a 6 degree-of-freedom motion platform, an attached wide

field-of-view stereo visual display, and integrated eye-and-head tracking.

Several state-of-the-art research facilities in the lab and department include

EEG, fMRI, TMS, GVS, tDCS, EMG, and Motion Capture.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:41.05pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Candidates applying for the PhD must

be Canadian resident students with a Masters degree in one of the following or

related fields: biology, computer science, engineering, kinesiology,

neuroscience, or psychology. Candidates should have a strong academic record that

has led to publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. A background in vision

science and psychophysics with a working knowledge of Matlab, Psychtoolbox,

and/or Vpixx is desirable. Previous experience with computer programming, or

other quantitative experience, is highly preferred. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:41.05pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">The PhD comes with four years of

guaranteed funding (minimum $90,000 over 4 years) through teaching and research

assistantships. The position will be spent primarily in Waterloo, Canada (</span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.waterloo.ca"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">waterloo.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">)

with the possibility of research terms at other national and international

institutions. Waterloo is a very comfortable city with world-class cultural

attractions, renowned farmer’s markets and easy access to outdoor attractions

including the Grand River Conservation Authority (<span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.grandriver.ca"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">grandriver.ca</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">).

There are large vision science and neuroscience communities, which include The

School of Optometry and Vision Science (<span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vision-science</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">),

The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience (<span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-theoretical-neuroscience"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-theoretical-neuroscience</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">),

The Games Institute (<span lang="DE"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">uwaterloo.ca/games-institute</a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">),

as well as a vibrant technology industry that is well connected with the

University (</span><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.techtriangle.ca"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">techtriangle.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">).</span></p>

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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2016. For further

information on how to apply please contact Dr. Barnett-Cowan (</span><span lang="DE" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"><a href="mailto:mbc@uwaterloo.ca"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">mbc@uwaterloo.ca</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial">).</span>    <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Michael Barnett-Cowan, PhD<br>Assistant Professor of Neuroscience<br>Department of Kinesiology      <br>University of Waterloo<br>200 University Avenue West<br>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1<br></div>p: +1.519.888.4567 x39177<br></div>f: +1.519.746.6776<br><div><div>e: <a href="mailto:mbc@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">mbc@uwaterloo.ca</a><br>w: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mbarnettcowan" target="_blank">https://uwaterloo.ca/mbclab</a><br>t: <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/multisensebrain" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/#!/multisensebrain</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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