VR, Virtual Reality medical applications and Aging and Alzheimer’s
Post Doc Position Available at USC - If you have an interest in Aging and Alzheimer’s and VR applications, there are 5 NIA post-doc positions available here at the USC School of Gerontology.
Skip Rizzo says:
I just got word that I can have one of these slots to supervise a Post Doc to do some VR work. This is actually quite a flexible post doc position (don’t let the title below throw you) that would offer a range of opportunities depending on your interests. If a qualified applicant would like to apply and is accepted into the program, I have some “ready-made” VR projects with already built environments that could be used for investigating visuospatial assessement in healthy aged and early Alzheimer’s patients using some of my applications and as well using a virtual Morris Water Maze scenario in collaboration with Robert Astur. We are interested in early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and on how well, standard and VR assessment predicts real world performance. We also have a couple of other VR applications that could be used if the applicant had a meaningful research question that they could be applied to. (i.e., driving, executive function, memory, attention). As an aside, this is the same post doc program that brought me to USC back in 1995. I have pasted some info below, but if you are interested in more info, please contact me directly. I think this would be an excellent opportunity!!!
Best Regards,
Skip Rizzo
Post Doc Official Announcement:
Training in the Neurobiology and Endocrinology of Aging
Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, USC Andrus Gerontology Center
CALL FOR POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING APPLICATIONS
A specific call for Post-doctoral training applications is now made. Required application materials for the Post-doctoral training position are as follows:
(1) Cover letter from applicant stating why you wish to be considered for appointment to this particular training grant and who your proposed preceptor would be.
(2) Statement of research interests related to biogerontology and your possible future plans for an independent career in research.
(3) Curriculum Vitae (must be signed on first page at top right).
(4) A letter of reference and statement of the research project from your proposed preceptor.
(5) Two letters of reference from scientists outside the University of Southern California.
(6) Must be a United States Citizen or current holder of a U.S. Green Card.
Please submit all application materials by Monday, August 1, 2005, to:
Lisbeth Ruiz, Finch Laboratory Program Office
GER 334
USC Andrus Center for Gerontology
3715 McClintock Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
Applications for this training grant may be accepted at any time for both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees unless a specific call for applications is made. Application materials submitted outside of a specific call for applications are kept on file and will be considered by the next meeting of the review committee. Review committee meetings are arranged when the program office is officially notified of a pending predoctoral or post-doctoral termination. At that time, the review committee is organized and a general call goes out to all training grant preceptors and trainees that applications are being solicited and a deadline for receipt of applications is determined. The committee reviews all applications (pre-doctoral and post-doctoral candidates are reviewed separately). The Finch Laboratory Program Office notifies appointees and their preceptors of the results.
Grant Application Materials
In order to apply for this training grant please provide the information listed above in the call for applications.
Please contact:
Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D.
Research Scientist and Research Assistant Professor
Institute for Creative Technologies and School of Gerontology
University of Southern California,
13274 Fiji Way, Marina del Rey, CA. 90292-4019
email: arizzo@usc.edu
Office: 310-301-5018 Cell: 213-610-4737 Fax: 310-574-5725
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Brief Bio: http://www.usc.edu/about/digital/rizzo.html
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VR PTSD Project Press Release: http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/11070.html
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