Postdoc position available

Applications are invited for an ESRC-funded postdoc position in the AVL. The project is entitled “The timecourse of utilising high-level information in scene perception.”

The aim of the research is to understand how we use different sources of information in a scene to guide where we look. In particular we are interested in whether scene context and target template information are utilised simultaneously or sequentially, when we first encounter a scene. We will consider the functional goal of the visual system when utilising target template and scene context information in order to gain insights into the situations in which each of these sources of information is utilised. These findings will allow insights into the moment-to-moment decision making processes as we search natural images for a target object. 

The successful applicant will be responsible for eye movement data collection, analysis and dissemination of outcomes through publications and conference presentations. 

The post is available from 15th July 2011 for a fixed-term period of 11 months (earlier start dates can be arranged if necessary).

Closing date: 11th May 2011.

For more information visit the job advert or contact Ben Tatler.

CCTV presentation

Matt Stainer will be presenting a poster entitled "Expertise in CCTV Control Room operation as revealed by eye movements" at the EPS workshop "Expertise as Revealed by Oculomotor Behaviour" in Portsmouth on 12th April 2011. The poster summarises what we have learnt about how expert police CCTV operators monitor multiple video displays in a control room. We recorded data from two operators while they carried out their normal monitoring duties during. This work is part of Matt's PhD project, which is jointly supervised by Ben Tatler and Ken Scott-Brown and is in collaboration with Tayside Police.