Call for Applications

Postdoctoral Position on “Philosophy of Sensory Engineering” (DFG/AHRC-Project SENSOR)
Centre for Philosophy and AI Research (PAIR)
Friedrich-Alexander-University
Erlangen, Germany
https://philjobs.org/job/show/26098

Starting date: August 1, 2024 (negotiable)
Application deadline: April 30, 2024

Project SENSOR

A range of new interventions targeting our sensory experiences will soon become commonplace in our society: Virtual and augmented reality, scientific sensory tools, sensory prosthetics, stroboscopic stimulation, psychedelic substances, and so on. In this project, we will study these interventions to develop a better philosophical understanding of the sensory experiences these new interventions provide, but also of ordinary sensory experiences. We aim to fully understand the wide range of perceptual and epistemic benefits that these technologies may offer and the related dangers that they may pose. Project SENSOR will achieve this goal by examining three foundational issues in the philosophy of perception of sensory engineering: the nature of (1) illusion and hallucination, (2) direct and indirect perception, and (3) perceptual knowledge and epistemic risks in cases of sensory engineering.… read more. “Job: Postdoc on Philosophy of Sensory Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-University”

Call for Applications

PhD Scholarships and Postdoctoral position
He karapitipitinga mariko – Immersive regenerative tourism experiences in Aotearoa
HIT Lab New Zealand
https://www.hitlabnz.org/index.php/project/immersive-tourism-experiences/

Date applications close: Ongoing

Within a project funded by the New Zealand government on “Immersive regenerative tourism experiences in New Zealand”, the HIT Lab NZ has 2 PhD scholarships and 1 PostDoc position available.

SUMMARY

Tourism is emerging from a global crisis. While tourism operators still negotiate the immediate effects of the global pandemic, systemic issues that emerged before the current crisis, e.g. related to the impact of tourism on land and people, remain. This situation offers both challenges and opportunities to build a ‘new’ regenerative tourism model with a unique chance to radically transform the tourism sector. The research will focus on novel interactive and immersive live tourism experiences that can be jointly experienced with others regardless of their location.… read more. “Jobs: PhD Scholarships and Postdoc at HIT Lab NZ – “Immersive regenerative tourism experiences””

Call for Applications

Virtual Internships and Honors Projects
EMPATHIC COMPUTING LAB
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
University of South Australia
http://empathiccomputing.org/join-us/

Application deadline: March 8, 2024

We are an academic research laboratory at the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of South Australia. Directed by Prof. Mark Billinghurst, we are investigating Empathic Computing.

RESEARCH THEMES:

• Empathic Computing
• Collaborative Interfaces
• Augmented Reality
• Virtual Reality

WHAT WE DO:

Empathy is about seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another. Empathic Computing is a research field that develops computer systems that recognise and share emotions and help people better understand one another. Our team is working to make empathic computing mainstream and investigate both software and hardware components to enable this technology, along with researching the usability of such interfaces.… read more. “Jobs: Virtual internships and Honors projects at the Empathic Computing Lab”

Call for Applications

TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN ART AND TECHNOLOGY
Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices (AT/SP)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Chicago, IL, USA
https://www.saic.edu/sites/default/files/2023-08/Tenure-Track%20Assistant%20Professor%20Position%20in%20Art%20and%20Technology.pdf

Deadline for priority consideration: January 8, 2024

The Department of Art and Technology / Sound Practices (AT/SP) at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) invites applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position, beginning in August of 2024. Salary is competitive with peer institutions and commensurate with quality of practice, scholarship, academic research, extent of teaching experience, and current professional standing.

The department is seeking candidates with expertise in kinetics, robotics, and electronic studio art. A sound-based element of practice is neither a requirement nor an impediment. Qualified candidates should be committed to teaching the next generation of technology-based artists in an equitable, anti-racist, interdisciplinary, and rigorous educational environment.… read more. “Job: Tenure-track professor in art and technology at School of the Art Institute of Chicago”

Call for Applications

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Digital Media
School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
https://tinyurl.com/GTDM2023

Applications will be considered beginning January 2, 2024 and will continue until the positions are filled.

The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Digital Media with a focus on humanities-based Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Applicants will be considered at the assistant professor level. We seek an interdisciplinary practitioner whose research explores humanities-based HCI. Preference will be given to candidates whose research relates to one or more of the following current areas of focus: Educational Technology, AI, STEM/STEAM Education, Media Arts, Civic Media, Critical Cultural Studies, Feminist or Queer Science and Technology Studies (STS), or Environmental Justice. Collaboration with faculty and students working in these and other related fields across the school and the institute is encouraged.… read more. “Job: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Digital Media at Georgia Institute of Technology”

Call for Expressions of Interest

One-Year Postdoctoral Position in Human-Computer Interaction
PRIN 2022 COCOA project: Create a social robot-based interactive system (a “dining companion”)
Department of Computer Science
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
https://it.linkedin.com/jobs/view/postdoctoral-fellowship-position-in-computer-science-engineering-at-sapienza-universit%C3%A0-di-roma-3778467652

Deadline: December 29, 2023

ABOUT US:

The Department of Computer Science is pleased to invite qualified candidates to express their interest in a one-year postdoctoral position in Human-Computer Interaction. Our institution is committed to advancing knowledge and fostering innovative research in Affective Computing and Social Signal Processing, and we are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team.

POSITION DETAILS:

• Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
• Duration: The position is initially for 12 months, with the possibility of extension to 18 months.
• Location: Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Computer Science
• Net Salary: between 1500€ and 2200€ per month, based on qualifications and contract duration (12 or 18 months)

WORK WITHIN THE PRIN 2022 COCOA PROJECT:

The successful candidate will become part of our research team, collaborating on research activities within the PRIN 2022 COCOA project.… read more. “Job: Postdoc in HCI (social robot-based “dining companion”) at Sapienza University of Rome”

Call for Applications

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology
College of Liberal Arts
School of Communication
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, USA
https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/147208

Application deadline: To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by December 18, 2023

The College of Liberal Arts, School of Communication, invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track (Annual) Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology position.

The role of Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology will be a new media scholar in the social sciences with a PhD in communication or media studies who specialize in emerging media, with topic interdisciplinary research areas that could include human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, machine learning, search engines, gaming, and related developments.

This position is part of a multi-disciplinary investment in the College to strengthen capacity for large-scale, interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research in emerging media and technology through tenure line hires.… read more. “Job: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Technology at Oregon State University”

Call for Applications

Research Intern – Machine Learning, Character Animation (PhD)
Virtual Humans team
Reality Labs (RL)
Meta
Sausalito, California
https://www.metacareers.com/v2/jobs/170100726129599/

Apply at the link above

The Reality Labs (RL) Research brings together a world-class team of researchers, developers, and engineers to create the future of AR and VR, which together will become as universal and essential as smartphones and personal computers are today. We are developing all the technologies needed to enable breakthrough AR glasses and VR headsets, including computer vision, graphics, body tracking, perception science, and true telepresence. The Virtual Humans team in Sausalito, CA works on cutting-edge research and development focusing on virtual people and presence. We envision a world where people communicate across vast distances so our roles focus on developing user-friendly tools for expressive character creation and animation. Our internships are twelve (12) to sixteen (16) to twenty four (24) weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year.… read more. “Job: Research Intern – Machine Learning, Character Animation (PhD) at Meta”

Call for Applications

Bridge to Faculty Research Associate specializing in AI and Minority Representation
Department of Communication
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Requisition ID: 1022072
https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/7650?c=uic

For full consideration, applications should be submitted by January 12, 2024

DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for a Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate specializing in AI and Minority Representation. The position focuses on the ways artificial intelligence engages in and impacts minority representation, conceived broadly. Areas of interest include algorithmic bias and oppression; AI and data justice; black box design; minority histories and cultures of computing, and other counters to deficit approaches; generative AI and bias; platform design; Virtual, Augmented and Extended reality interfaces; robotics, wearable technologies and interfaces of the future; and DEI practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate will have earned a doctorate in Communication or a related field within 5 years of the start date, will demonstrate strong promise of scholarly achievement and teaching success, show good prospects for external research funding, and will demonstrate commitment to multidisciplinary scholarship.… read more. “Job: Postdoctoral Research Associate in AI and Minority Representation at University of Illinois Chicago”

Call for Applications

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Intermedia Production
Department of Communication Studies
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
Position code: 21_T_COMS_O
https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/about/jobs/tenure-track-appointments/2023/tt-assistant-professor-intermedia-production.html

Application deadline: November 30, 2023

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Intermedia Production at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: expanded cinema, critical audio narratives, non-linear/interactive forms, and/or related practices. As a humanities-oriented department with a founding tradition of concern for social justice, we value diversity among our faculty and strongly encourage candidates whose creative work and academic research engages with issues of racial and gender inequality, LGBTQ rights, Indigenous rights, economic inequality, critical disabilities, and other related areas. The successful candidate will be expected to teach technical approaches along with critical histories and theories that explore different political, ethical, and institutional frameworks of media production.… read more. “Job: Tenure-track position in Intermedia Production at Concordia University, Montreal”