Laboratory Associate (Pelli Lab)

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Posted: 17-May-24

Location: New York, NY

Salary: Open

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Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 146427

Need several JavaScript remote programmer to implement open-source software for ONLINE VISION TESTING of participants recruited through Prolific.co or Amazon mTurk. Perception research has traditionally been done in the lab, requiring extensive display calibration with special equipment. EasyEyes offers the same functionality online using diverse tricks to calibrate online without special equipment. The EasyEyes software is open source and we anticipate wide use and visibility. Professor Pelli coauthored the PsychToolbox package for vision research which is used by thousands of labs, for which he has been cited 18,000 times (http://psychtoolbox.org). The task is to join a team of JavaScript programmers to implement online tests and calibrations as an online test. Professor Pelli supervises through twice-weekly zoom meetings. Professor Pelli will review progress each week, tracked by Trello project management. Each task has its own trello card and the programmer typically completes several per week. 

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $42,000-$85,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.

Must be an experienced front-end JavaScript programmer. Experience with perceptual testing, HDR images, or gaming software is helpful. Experience working on big projects with other programmers is helpful.

Please apply with your CV.

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