RESEARCH  POSITIONS  IN AVIATION HUMAN FACTORS

        The Cognitive Science Lab (CSL) at the Catholic University of America
in Washington DC has two openings available immediately. One position is
for a postdoctoral research fellow and the other for a graduate research
assistant.  Both positions involve research on human factors in Free Flight,  a
new concept for scheduling and maneuvering of aircraft so as to achieve
flexible, fuel-efficient flight paths with minimal delays.  Successful
implementation of Free Flight will require new technologies (e.g., GPS, the
Global Positioning System), new display and automation aids (e.g., CDTI,
Cockpit Display of Traffic Information; CTAS, Center-Tracon Automation
System), new algorithms (e.g., for conflict resolution and conflict probing),
and new procedures (e.g., for coordination between pilot, controller, cockpit
automation, and ground automation resources).

        These research positions offer a unique opportunity to engage in an
interdisciplinary project that will examine the human factors issues
associated with these new technologies and procedures.  The project is being
conducted in collaboration with the National Aerospace Lab (NLR),
Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Both the CSL and NLR research groups will
examine both air and ground issues associated with Free Flight, while
focusing on the implications for the ground controller and on pilot-
controller-automation coordination.

        The project is supported by a grant from NASA Ames Research Center
for a duration of three years. Salaries and benefits for both positions are
competitive. Applicants for the postdoctoral position should have received or
be about to receive a Ph.D. in human factors, cognitive science, or
experimental psychology, while those for the graduate research assistant
position should have a Bachelors or Masters degree in one of these or related
fields.  Experience with aviation is desirable but not essential.

        Interested applicants should send a vita, reprints or preprints of
papers, and the names of three references to:

Raja Parasuraman
Cognitive Science Laboratory
250 O'Boyle
The Catholic University of America
Washington DC 20064
Tel. 202-319-5750.
Fax: 202-319-4456.
email: parasuraman@cua.edu