Assistant Professor – Games and Virtual Environments Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design Location: Boston Main Campus Position Type: Faculty Full-time (Tenure/Tenure Track) Job no: 501799 https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/501799/assistant-professor-games-and-virtual-environments Applications received on or before October 31, 2019 will be guaranteed full review and consideration RESPONSIBILITIES The Department of Art+Design in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track position in Games and Virtual Environments. We seek candidates with a national/ international record of excellence in research and/or creative practice in one or more areas including but not limited to: virtual reality,…

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) invites applications for three open rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) positions, starting in Fall 2020. Application deadline: November 22, 2019 (search will continue until position is filled or search is closed) The first position will be appointed in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and/or the Department of Computer Science, aligning with UTSA’s current expertise in immersive technology applications areas. Joint appointments are preferred. For this position, applications must be submitted through a web portal at https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/13855 The second position will be oriented to XR Human factors/Human Computer Interaction. Possible…

Research Fellow: Human Factors and innovative technologies for surgical interventions University College London, Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041178&ownertype=fair&jcode=1828833 Starting Salary (Grade 7 up to spine point 33), ie. £35,965 – £40,062 inclusive of London Allowance Application deadline: 8 November 2019 MAIN PURPOSE Novel imaging technologies combined with advances in Artificial Intelligence and robotics are creating new possibilities for surgical interventions that exploit near-real-time imaging and imaging-informed information sources and new kinds of surgical tools that change the roles of the surgical team. Applications are invited for a Post-doctoral Research Associate position in the Wellcome…

Assistant Professor of Immersive Media Psychology School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) University of Oregon, Portland campus Job no: 524127 Work type: Faculty – Tenure Track Annual Basis: 9 Month http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/524127/assistant-professor-of-immersive-media-psychology Application Deadline: To ensure consideration, please submit application materials (or nominations) by October 1, 2019. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication invites applications for a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor in Immersive Media Psychology to begin in fall 2020. We seek an individual whose research, expertise and skills in virtual/augmented/extended reality and media psychology will create innovative,…

Postdoctoral Position in Video Games for Cognitive Enhancement Center for Human-Engaged Computing (CHEC) Kochi University of Technology Kochi, Japan Application deadline: January 15, 2020 The Center for Human-Engaged Computing (CHEC) at Kochi University of Technology (KUT) is recruiting a highly motivated post-doctoral fellow (Research Associate) with a strong background in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) who is interested in multidisciplinary research (Video motion games, VR games, and neuroscience). CHEC (http://xrenlab.com), directed by Prof. Xiangshi REN (http://xiangshiren.com), is one of the world’s leading HCI labs with a variety of research interests. HEC-related studies are concerned with the development of synergized interaction between humans…

[Fyi, see also earlier post in ISPR Presence News. –ML] Postdoc position in Human-Robot Interaction, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Application deadline: September 13, 2019 We are looking for a postdoc to conduct research in a multidisciplinary expedition project funded by Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP), Sweden’s largest individual research program, addressing compelling research topics that promise disruptive innovations in AI, autonomous systems and software for several years to come. The project combines Formal Methods and Human-Robot Interaction with the goal of moving from conventional correct-by-design control with simple, static human models towards the synthesis of…

Post-Doctoral Fellow Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HIT Lab NZ) College of Engineering University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand https://www.findapostdoc.com/search/Job-Details.aspx?jobcode=8557 Application deadline: 17 August 2019 Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) 2 Year fixed term opportunity WHAT YOU WILL DO The Human Interface Technology Lab New Zealand (HIT Lab NZ) at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, NZ has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral researcher. This two-year position will focus on the design, implementation, evaluation, and deployment of multisensory feedback techniques in immersive Virtual Reality (VR) systems. The work will involve research into methods for generating and delivering…

Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Studies Boston University College of Communication https://bu.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobInfo&version=1&jobid=304242&jobboardid=101 Review of applications begins no later than October 1, 2019; early applications encouraged; open until filled The Boston University College of Communication invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Studies position anticipated to begin fall of 2020. This position addresses social scientific aspects of new media with expertise in empirical analysis of large data sets, especially those drawn from social media. Although specialization is open, we seek to build strength in the areas of mobile communication, human-machine communication, data visualization, health communication, and augmented reality.…

Postdoc position ERC ViAjeRo project University of Glasgow Vacancy Reference: 027939 Duration: 1/10/19 for three years (with potential for a further 2 years) http://mig.dcs.gla.ac.uk/viajero-postdoc/ Closing Date: 28th September, 2019 Hi all We have a postdoc position available in my group at Glasgow. We are looking for an excellent and enthusiastic human-computer interaction researcher to join the ERC Advanced Grant ViAjeRo project (www.viajero-project.org). This is a new 5 year project which will radically improve all passenger journeys by facilitating the use of immersive Virtual and Augmented Reality to support entertainment, work and collaboration when on the move. We are particularly focused…

Job Posting – Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Centre for Ethics University of Toronto Application deadline: August 1, 2019 The interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto (C4E) invites applications for its inaugural postdoctoral fellowship in ethics of artificial intelligence during the 2019-20 academic year. AREA OF RESEARCH: We welcome applications by candidates from diverse disciplinary backgrounds-including philosophy, law, political science, and other social sciences and humanities, as well as computer science, engineering, statistics, and technology studies-to join C4E’s interdisciplinary intellectual community to conduct research related to the ethics of artificial intelligence, in the context of…

Research Associate University of Kent – School of Computing Location: Canterbury Project: “PRoCEED: A Platform for Responsive Conversational Agents to Enhance Engagement and Disclosure” https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BSC289/research-associate Application deadline: 9th June 2019 THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for a Research Associate (RA/Post-doc) to join a new interdisciplinary UK EPSRC-funded project entitled “PRoCEED: A Platform for Responsive Conversational Agents to Enhance Engagement and Disclosure”. The RA will work as a part of the University of Kent team, led by Dr Jason R.C. Nurse, and be based in the School of Computing in Canterbury, UK. The RA will also be a part of the…