Bionic Eye Positions

The three Bionic Eye positions are in the Stimulation Strategy Development Program, whose goal is to develop algorithms for transforming the visual scene into patterns of electrical stimulation on the electrodes of the implanted retinal electrode array. Computational models will be used to develop suitable stimulation algorithms required to create and control excitation patterns in retinal ganglion cells and the visual cortex. These studies will assist in investigating aspects of neural stimulation that are difficult or impossible to investigate experimentally.

The fourth Neuro-Engineering position is in mathematical and computational neuroscience. The project involves an analysis of both the network activity and the network structure that results from this activity through spike-dependent learning. The methods of dynamical systems theory and control theory will be used to study both the spiking activity and emergent network structure. The project will also investigate signal processing performed within neural circuits, such as the auditory brainstem.

Melbourne is one of the most liveable cities in the world (currently rated number three in the Economist's list of the World's Most Liveable Cities 2010) and has a long established international reputation for excellence in biomedical research (along with London and Boston, it is one of only three cities in the world with two universities in the global top 20 biomedicine rankings).

The positions are:

• Job No. 0023796: A research position in the development of a 3-dimensional finite-element (FE) model of the eye that will be used to model the response of the retina to electrical stimulation. Appointment at Level B (AUD$73,863 - 87,710 p.a.) or Level C (AUD$90,480 - 104,329 p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%. Position details are contained on the following website, where the Position Description pdf-document can also be obtained: http://tinyurl.com/PN0023796. Closing date is 7 June 2010.
• Job No. 0023805: A research position in the development of signal processing strategies for a high-resolution retinal prosthesis. Appointment at Level B (AUD$73,863 - 87,710 p.a.) or Level C (AUD$90,480 - 104,329 p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%. Position details are contained on the following website, where the Position Description pdf-document can also be obtained: http://tinyurl.com/PN0023805. Closing date is 7 June 2010.
• Job No. 0023804: A research position in programming and building computational models of electrical stimulation of the retina and electrical stimulation algorithms. Appointment at Level A (AUD$51,707 - 70,167 p.a.) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%. Position details are contained on the following website, where the Position Description pdf-document can also be obtained: http://tinyurl.com/PN0023804. Closing date is 7 June 2010.
• Job No. 0023729: A research position in mathematical and computational neuroscience. This is a Level A (AUD$51,707 - 70,167 p.a.) or Level B (AUD$73,863 - 87,710 p.a.) position. Position details are contained on the following website, where the Position Description pdf-document can also be obtained: http://tinyurl.com/PN0023729. Closing date is 31 May 2010.