Call for Applications Post-doctoral Fellowship Center on Digital Culture and Society University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA https://cdcs.asc.upenn.edu/call-for-applications-cdcs-postdoctoral-fellowship/ Application deadline: August 1, 2020 The Center on Digital Culture and Society (https://cdcs.asc.upenn.edu/) at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication invites applications to fill one postdoctoral fellowship position for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications are welcomed from scholars who have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last three years. The term of appointment is September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021. Founded in July 2019, the Center on Digital Culture and Society (CDCS) supports critical, interdisciplinary scholarship on digital…

Postdoc in Information Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction Design, Interaction, Visualisation & Applications (DIVA) research group at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris On “Wizard: Visual Analytics for Home Care” https://perso.telecom-paristech.fr/eagan/research/recruitment/wizard The DIVA group at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris is currently seeking outstanding candidates for a funded post-doc in information visualization and human-computer interaction. In the context of home-care for aging populations, this project has two goals: research into visual analytics support for hybrid human-machine decision making processes, and the creation of proof-of-concept tools for practitioners. The successful post-doc will explore and develop new models of such hybrid interactions combining machine-learning and visualization…

Post-Doctoral Research Associate for the MARIA Project on perceived mind and morality in human-machine communication Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication Requisition Number:  20901BR https://www.depts.ttu.edu/comc/about/employment/post-doc-research-assoc-banks.php Review of applications will begin on June 1, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled This position will provide an individual holding a doctoral degree with the opportunity to assist in supervised research into the communication and relational dynamics between humans and social robots. The successful applicant will work closely with Dr. Jaime Banks to conduct planned research projects funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Job responsibilities…

WE’RE STILL HIRING! Senior Research Fellow on Ethical Autonomous Systems The University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia Posted April 20, 2020 About the role: Academic Level B or Level C AUD$108,282 – $131,519 pa (+17% super and leave loading) Fixed term (36 months) starting in July 2020 Full-time UNSW Canberra has an opportunity for a Senior Research Fellow on Ethical Autonomous Systems. You will undertake research on a large project concerning military robotics and autonomous weapon systems, conducted in collaboration with a Defence partner. The Project aim is to provide value-sensitive input to guide the responsible design and development…

Call for Applications Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowships in Human Centered Computing Utrecht University The Netherlands https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting/marie-sk%C5%82odowska-curie-individual-fellowships-human-centered-computing Expressions of interest due 30 May, 2020 The Human-Centred Computing group, Utrecht University, the Netherlands invites candidates interested in a Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual European fellowship. The call has a deadline of 9 September 2020. General information about Marie Curie fellowships can be found here: https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/individual-fellowships_e n What we are looking for are candidates who: Have a PhD or at least 4 years’ full-time research experience by the call deadline (9 September 2020). Have not been in the Netherlands for more than 12 months in…

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Immersive Storytelling School Of Journalism and Communication Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario https://carleton.ca/sjc/careers/post-doctoral-fellowship-in-immersive-storytelling/ Application deadline: May 30, 2020 Virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR) are underexplored as storytelling media, despite recent technology advances yielding accessible devices such as the Oculus Rift. Museums regularly experiment with interactive digital technologies (such as AR and VR) as storytelling tools to enhance their exhibits. Tools to present stories in AR/VR typically require technological expertise. Yet, such projects also necessitate an understanding of storytelling and the limitations and opportunities presented by new media. The Immersive Storytelling Research Group represents an interdisciplinary research collaboration…

2 Research Associates (PhD Candidates or Postdocs) TU Dresden Immersive Experience Lab https://tu-dresden.de/inf/im/about/jobs Application deadline: 4th May 2020 The TU Dresden Immersive Experience Lab (ixlab.io) conducts interdisciplinary research into the perceptual foundations, applications and implications of immersive media – media in which virtual and remote people, objects, events or worlds are experienced, in some way, as real and present. Our work combines elements of perceptual and cognitive science, computer science and engineering, philosophy, phenomenology and art and design. We currently have 2 openings for research associates (PhD candidates or Postdocs). We are seeking talented scientists, engineers and artists to join…

Call for Applications Research Associate ESRC-funded international collaborative project “Using AI-Enhanced Social Robots to Improve Children’s Healthcare Experiences” University of Glasgow – School of Computing Science Glasgow, Scotland https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BYX734/research-associate Application deadline (extended): 13 April 2020 The School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow is looking for an excellent and enthusiastic researcher to join the ESRC-funded international collaborative project “Using AI-Enhanced Social Robots to Improve Children’s Healthcare Experiences.” This is a new 3-year project which aims to investigate how a social robot can help children cope with potentially painful experiences in a healthcare setting. The system developed in the…

Lecturer/Associate Professor in Immersive Mixed-Reality Systems UCL Department of Computer Science London, UK https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BZO472/lecturer-associate-professor-in-immersive-mixed-reality-systems Hours:  Full Time Contract Type:  Permanent Closes:  24th April 2020 Job Ref:  1862858 Virtual Environments and Computer Graphics We are looking for a world-class academic in the area of immersive mixed-reality systems to join the Virtual Environments and Computer Graphics (VECG) group in the Department of Computer Science at UCL. The VECG group investigates fundamentals and applications that enrich the human experience of digital content. The main purpose of this new role is to support the growth of the Computer Department through conducting research, teaching, outreach…

Position 1: Postdoctoral Research Associate VPR-Owens Institute for Behavioral Research (OIBR) University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, USA https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/146315 Advertised Salary:  $48,960 Anticipated Start Date:  07/01/2020 Posting Date:  03/06/2020 Open Until Filled Position Summary: The postdoctoral research associate serves as the data manager for the Virtual Fitness Buddy Ecosystem project. They ensure data is downloaded and stored and trained in pertinent methodologies. They carry out quality assurance measures and prepare data for statistical analyses. They assist with data analysis and manuscript development.…

Research Fellow in Natural Language Generation for Human-Robot Interaction Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh, Scotland https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BYW343/research-fellow-in-natural-language-generation-for-human-robot-interaction-with-edinburgh-napier-university Hours:  Full Time Contract Type:  Fixed-term, 30 months Salary:  Grade 5, £32,816 – £39,152 per annum. Package: Excellent benefits package Job Ref:  0000009687 Closing date: Sunday 22nd March 2020 We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher for 30 months to undertake research and contribute to the development of knowledge relating to natural language generation and human-robot interaction. Specifically, the post will help identify challenges associated with the incorporation of various data sources such as knowledge bases, visual information and sensor data, will investigate and develop multi-modal…

More and more openings: PhD, Post-Doc (Research Fellow) and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (tenure, ongoing) openings (HCI, Interaction Design) The Exertion Games Lab Monash University Melbourne, Australia https://exertiongameslab.org/phd-post-doc-and-lecturer-senior-lecturer-tenure-openings Application deadline: 2nd March 2020 or until positions are filled The Exertion Games Lab (exertiongameslab.org) at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, is seeking exceptional PhD, Post-Doc (Research Fellow, fixed-term, research-only) and Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (ongoing academic position, like tenured in other countries) candidates to research novel interfaces around digital play. The Exertion Games Lab, directed by Prof. Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller (general co-chair of CHI 2020), researches the future of interfaces for playful experiences. Our research…