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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14.6667px;">T</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">he Perception Action Cognition (PAC) Lab is looking for new graduate students for a starting
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<b></b><b><b></b></b><b><b><b></b></b></b><b><b><b><b>Deadline for applications is March 1, 2022.</b></b></b></b></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">Current research topics include </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">affordances in virtual reality, 3D shape perception, complex time series analysis. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt;">Please consult my list of recent papers:</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">What I am looking for in a graduate student is a dedicated, highly motivated person with excellent quantitative and behavioral statistics skills. Minimally, I require from the candidate to
express the willingness to learn some of the essential computing tools such as MATLAB, R, python and others. Our lab works with Oculus VR, Pupil Labs eye tracker, and a 5-camera VICON motion capture system. We also have a 3D printer and scanner.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">The successful applicant will receive a full paid assistantship (with a tuition waiver) that is renewable every year for up to 5 years.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">The deadline for applications is March 1, 2022. Submit official university transcripts, TOEFL (for international applicants) score, statement of research interests, and 3 recommendation letters.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">GRE scores are NOT required.</span></p>
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<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:12pt">Submit an application to the Brain and Behavior PhD program here:
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