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research fellowships in McKone face lab
by Elinor McKone 29 Sep '11

29 Sep '11

Hi everyone, There is an opportunity to apply for a 4 year research fellowship in my lab. It's through a government scheme called Future Fellowships (information at http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/futurefel/ future_default.htm), which is open to everyone between 5 and 15 years out of PhD regardless of nationality. The applications are due in November. Funding includes salary, plus $50k per year in research costs. Note the Australian dollar currently equals .98 US$, and .73 Euro. To be competitive, applicants will need a good track record of publications (e.g., I would guess a minimum of 12 papers in the last 5 years, 2007-2011/inpress; and generally in good journals). If you are interested, please contact me ASAP. See my website below for information on the lab. There is also a related fellowship program for early career researchers (0 to 5 years out from PhD), for which applications are likely to be due somewhere between Feb and May next year (2012). See: http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/decra.htm Please feel free to forward this email to others. Elinor --- Elinor McKone, PhD Queen Elizabeth II Fellow Department of Psychology Australian National University ACT 0200 Australia ph: +61 2 6125 2822 fax: +61 2 6125 0499 email: elinor.mckone(a)anu.edu.au http://psychology.anu.edu.au/_people/people_details.asp?recId=135

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face space
by Gyula Kovacs 27 Sep '11

27 Sep '11

Dear Colleagues, I am wondering if there is anywhere on the internet a freely accessible tool with which one could create a "face-space" a-la Leopold et al, (2001), e.g. as a Matlab toolbox or any other way. What i would need is something into which i can put a given number of faces and it creates the space with its anti-face versions etc. Thanks in advance for any information. -- Gyula Kovacs Dept.Cognitive Sciences Budapest Univ. Technology and Economics Hungary H-1111 Stoczek u 3 III.318 T:0036-1463-1176 F:00361463-1072 --------------- Inst. Psychology Univ. Regensburg Gebäude PT, Zi. 4.0.35 Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, D T:0049-941-943-3852; Mobile:0049178 1725506 Fax:0049 941 943 3233

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FW: Lectureship / SL Newcastle University
by Debbie Riby 07 Sep '11

07 Sep '11

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience, Newcastle University (Institute of Neuroscience) Ref A981A (IoN) Faculty/Services: Medical Sciences Department: Institute of Neuroscience Job Type: Academic (non-clinical) Hours of Work: Full time Salary: £31,798 - £35,788 (Lecturer Grade F) £36,862 - £44,016 (Lecturer Grade G) £45,336 - £52,556 (Senior Lecturer Grade H) Closing Date: 30 September 2011 The Institute of Neuroscience invites applications from highly motivated individuals with outstanding track records and promise in research, particularly in the neuroscience of developmental disorders, or in comparative cognition and behaviour. You will be expected to establish an independent research programme aligned with the strategic aims of the Institute and will be expected to teach modules in developmental psychology on the Psychology undergraduate degree programme, and to contribute in other ways to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, for example, in supervising BSc and MRes research projects. The teaching load of the appointed candidate will nonetheless be maintained at a level commensurate with expectations for a research-intensive academic post. You should have a PhD in neuroscience or other discipline appropriate to the desired research background and expertise as well as postdoctoral research experience. For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Anya Hurlbert 0191 222 7638; anya.hurlbert(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:anya.hurlbert@ncl.ac.uk> or Professor Colin Ingram 0191 222 8210; c.d.ingram(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:c.d.ingram@ncl.ac.uk> -- Anya Hurlbert MD PhD Professor of Visual Neuroscience Director, Institute of Neuroscience Newcastle University +44-191-222-5728 PA: Karen.Curry(a)ncl.ac.uk<mailto:Karen.Curry@ncl.ac.uk>

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Oxford Handbook of Face Perception
by Andy Young 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

Hi all, I just received my copy of the recently published 'Oxford Handbook of Face Perception', edited by Andy Calder, Gill Rhodes, Mark Johnson and Jim Haxby (OUP, 2011). See http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199559053.do Here's what the publishers say about it: 'The Oxford Handbook of Face Perception is the most comprehensive and commanding review of the field ever published. It looks at the functional and neural mechanisms underlying the perception, representation, and interpretation of facial characteristics, such as identity, expression, eye gaze, attractiveness, personality, and race. It examines the development of these processes, their neural correlates in both human and non-human primates, congenital and acquired disorders resulting from their breakdown, and the theoretical and computational frameworks for their underlying mechanisms. With chapters by an international team of leading authorities from the brain sciences, the book is a landmark publication on face perception.' Unusually, most of the hyperbole is valid. This is a book that many of us will be wanting to dip into for the background to aspects of face perception we don't know so well, or just to get someone else's take on our own pet topic. It's not cheap, of course, but you can try to get your library to buy it. Definitely worth checking out, anyway. Cheers, Andy Young.

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Research assistant vacancy
by Peter Hancock 09 Aug '11

09 Aug '11

University of Stirling School of Natural Sciences / Psychology Psychology is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant to work on an ESRC-funded project, under the direction of Dr Stephen Langton (Principal Investigator), exploring how visual attention is influenced when observers view natural, dynamic shifts of another person's eye-gaze. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project. They will be expected to prepare experimental materials, implement the planned experiments, recruit participants for the research and conduct preliminary analysis of the data. Applicants should have an Honours Degree in Psychology, or a related discipline, and an interest in face/gaze processing. They should have excellent communication skills, experience in conducting quantitative research, and competence in statistical analysis techniques. Some experience with eye-tracking techniques, video-editing, image processing (e.g., Adobe Photoshop) and experiment-management software (e.g., EPrime) would be desirable, as would experience in managing a large-scale research project. The position is full-time, fixed-term for 36 months with a proposed start date 1st November 2011. The maximum starting salary will be £23,660p.a., (Grade 6, Spine Point 22). Informal enquiries to Dr Stephen Langton, telephone 01786 467659 or email srhl1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:srhl1@stir.ac.uk>. Peter Hancock Professor Acting Head of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/peter-… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Looking for Asian neutral faces stimuli set
by Christy Reece 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hello, I'm a psychology research Masters student and I'm looking at in-group/out-group ratings of faces, which I intend to manipulate through priming. The group is determined by ethnicity and I will be asking ethnically Chinese individuals to participate. I have a set of neutral Chinese faces and I am now looking for a second set of neutral Asian faces that I can use for comparison. The second set of faces must be clearly distinct from the Chinese faces, so my current preference would be for a set of Indian stimuli, however I am open to using any Asian stimuli set other than faces that are ethnically Japanese since the face structure is too similar to Chinese. I would really appreciate some help getting this second set of stimuli. If anyone one has a stimuli set or knows of one referenced in an article can you please let me know? Full credit will of course be given to the creator of the stimuli set. Thanks and Regards, Christy -- Christy Reece Research Assistant National University of Singapore Department of Psychology AS5-04-21 ph: 8246 0526

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Prosopagnosia papers
by creusot 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

Hi, Im a PhD student in computer science working on 3D face landmarking and recognition. I am looking for scientific articles on prosopagnosia and on the difference between face recognition and object recognition in the brain. This is probably the right mailing-list to ask. What I am looking for is review articles about research on prosopagnosia so that I can redirect my readers (if they are interested) to the whole corpus of literature by citing one or two articles. As it is not my field it is difficult for me to distinguish between the good and less good papers on that subject. I'm sure your expertise can help. Please contact me if you have some articles to suggest. Best regards, Clement Creusot.

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FaceNet website
by Sarah Bate 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Dear all, As promised the FaceNet website is now finally ready - you can follow the link below to create your own research profile and browse those of others: www.face-net.org We've checked it pretty throughly and all seems to be in working order, but any teething problems that occur please let me know and we'll sort it out ASAP. If anyone has any suggestions for keywords that describe their area of research which are not covered already, please also let me know and I can add these. Best wishes, Sarah Dr Sarah Bate Lecturer in Psychology Psychology Research Group School of Design, Engineering and Computing University of Bournemouth Poole Dorset BH12 5BB UK Tel - 01202 961918 Fax - 01202 965314 Webpage - www.prosopagnosiaresearch.org This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.

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Uni of Western Sydney - Post-doc which may include face recognition!
by Rachel Robbins 24 Jul '11

24 Jul '11

Hi everyone, This post-doc is not ONLY on face-recognition but may include face recognition. Please free free to pass on to any other likely people! Thanks, Rachel Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Foundational Processes of Behaviour, School of Psychology, University of Western Sydney We are seeking an energetic, forward thinking, dynamic, and innovative post-doctoral researcher to join the Foundational Processes of Behaviour group within the School of Psychology. The successful applicant is expected to have an excellent research background in any of the areas of the group - Visual Perception, Cognition, Associative Learning or Experimental Social Psychology - and an interest in working across two or more of these areas. The successful applicant is also expected to be developing a strong international standing and research reputation, have an excellent publication record and the potential to win competitive research income. The Foundational Processes of Behaviour group is an emerging research concentration consisting of Drs Michael Tyler, John Cass, Tamara Watson, Rachel Robbins, Gabrielle Weidemann, Rebecca Pinkus and Phoebe Bailey. The School of Psychology is located at the Bankstown campus of the University of Western Sydney and has strong links with the internationally renowned MARCS Auditory Laboratories. This is a fixed term appointment for a period of 2 years. Remuneration Package: Academic Level A Step 3-4 $86,942 to $92,239 p.a.; (comprising Salary $73,467 to $77,943 p.a.; 17% Superannuation, and Leave Loading). Position Enquiries: Dr Michael Tyler, (02) 9772 6507; email m.tyler(a)uws.edu.au Closing Date: 5 September 2011 For more information, or to apply, please search for Ref 576/11 on http://careers.uws.edu.au/Current-Vacancies -- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I've found it!) but "That's funny..." ~Isaac Asimov

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A new face illusion
by Ottmar Lipp 07 Jul '11

07 Jul '11

Dear all, A colleague has found a new face illusion and I thought it might be of interest to list members. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6lGNhPujE Best wishes Ottmar |\ /\___ | \ BRISBANE -"" / \___| \ | Professor Ottmar V. Lipp, PhD, FASSA, FAPS / : : \ | School of Psychology / :.......: * <---| University of Queensland ' : :........| Brisbane, QLD, 4072 \ : : / Australia \ :/""""""\`... / ----' \ . / Phone: +61 733656385 ""-" Fax: +61 733654466 \""/ e-mail: o.lipp(a)psy.uq.edu.au<mailto:o.lipp@psy.uq.edu.au> \/ http://www.psy.uq.edu.au/research/elpl/ 'Unless stated otherwise, this e-mail represents only the views of the Sender and not the views of The University of Queensland.'

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