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PhD Scholarship in applied visual perception
Written by Suleman Shahid
Saturday, 02 December 2006
A 3-year PhD scholarship in the field of applied visual psychophysics is available under the supervision of Dr Stephen Palmisano at the School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Australia (60 mins south of Sydney by car/train). The successful applicant will be working on a 2007-2009 Australian Research Council funded project examining the visual perception and control of aircraft glideslope control (please see the abstract below). Applicants must have experience in visual psychophysics, experimental psychology, and statistics. In addition, applicants should also be interested in and if possible have experience in one or more of the following: (i) aviation; (ii) eye-movements; or (iii) graphics programming (e.g. OpenGL).
Conditions of Employment The stipend for the scholarship is $25,118 (AUD) per annum - non taxable. Open to both Australian citizens and applicants from other countries.
Formal applications should include a statement of research experience and interests, as well as a detailed CV (including degrees, awards, publications and 2 or more references). Please send applications before March 1st 2007, to:
Project Title: Identification and examination of visual cues for aircraft glideslope control (DP0772398)
While aviation safety has improved dramatically over the last 50 years, accidents are still more common during landing than any other stage of flight. This project aims to improve our understanding of the way pilots use visual information to land an aircraft. Once our findings have been incorporated into existing training programs, this much-needed information should result in: (i) reduced pilot training time and cost; (ii) increased trainee pilot safety and confidence; and (iii) reduced aircraft maintenance costs. A PhD student, who will be trained in visual perception and aviation, should contribute significantly to future aviation research in this country.
