open positions
the lab is new and growing, and has open positions at all levels. please, contact professor alan stocker for inquiries and questions.
post-doctoral associates
the laboratory is looking for enthusiastic and well-qualified post-doctoral associates to work in the general area of computational perception. current research projects in the laboratory are focused on understanding the role of adaptation in perception, modeling sequential decision making during perceptual tasks, and deriving neural decoding models that link neural population responses to perceptual behavior.
applicants must have a PhD degree (at the time they start the position) and the skills to successfully pursue a research project within the broader scope of the laboratory's research directions. analytical and programming skills (matlab) are an advantage and the ideal candidate is interested in performing both, experimental and theoretical/analytical work. more important than a specific background, however, is the candidate's motivation in trying to understand how the nervous system solves perceptual problems and why it solves them they way it does.
positions are funded for up to two years, with the possibility for an extension. the newly renovated laboratory offers state-of-the-art equipment and working conditions. the laboratory is embedded in UPenn's neuroscience and engineering communities, and thus there are ample opportunities for collaborative work. UPenn is among the top tier of universities world-wide and boasts a large concentration of high-quality research on perception, cognition and the brain.
graduate students
students interested in joining the lab and earning a PhD degree should directly apply to either the psychology graduate program or the neuroscience graduate program. application deadlines are typically near the first week of december.
research assistants/scientists
the laboratory has several openings for full-time research assistants/scientists. please contact professor alan stocker if you are interested. for undergraduate projects see also UPenn's center for undergraduate research CURF.