Call for Applications Project Manager at Rendever, Inc. based at the University of California, Santa Barbara NIA-funded study of technology (VR) in older adults With Professors Tamara Afifi and Nancy Collins Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled [posted July 26, 2021] The Departments of Communication and Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) are recruiting a Project Manager to collaborate with Professors Tamara Afifi and Nancy Collins on an NIA-funded study of technology in older adults. The study examines how virtual reality (vs. a Zoom control group) increases…

Call for Applications Tenure-track Assistant Professor in GAMING STUDIES, HUMAN AUGMENTICS AND AI Department of Communication University of Illinois at Chicago https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=149814 Review of applications will commence September 15, 2021 The Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track position in Gaming Studies, Human Augmentics and AI. The position focuses on gaming, game studies, mobile interfaces, wearable technology/smartwear and interfaces of the future. Emphasis is placed on technologies that are prevalent now and on the ability to work with AR/VR interfaces that may dominate future media ecology. Parallel/complementary areas of emphasis…

Call for Applications Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Human-Computer Interaction (2 posts) The Department of Computer Science University of Bath Bath, England https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy.aspx?ref=CC8423 Closing date: Sunday 15 August 2021 The Department of Computer Science is interested in recruiting two outstanding academic faculty with a growing international reputation for work in Human-Computer Interaction. We are open to excellent candidates across the breadth of HCI, but applicants are encouraged with expertise that intersects with current strengths at Bath including interaction techniques, virtual reality, fabrication, health, exergaming, hardware and haptics. You will be join the HCI group within the Department of Computer Science,…

Call for Applications Postdoctoral Research Associate in Artificial Intelligence (Ai) In Human Communication and Decision-Making Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences Applications are being accepted now and will continue until the position is filled. POSITION: Postdoctoral Research, starting Fall 2021. SETTING: Michigan State University (MSU), located in East Lansing, is the nation’s pioneer land-grant institution. This research team is housed within MSU’s world renowned College of Communication Arts and Sciences. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: You will be joining a research team that is developing and testing a theoretical framework for the use and practice of trustworthy and compassionate Artificial…

Call for Applications Research Associate (Postdoc or PhD) Technische Universität Dresden Immersive Experience Lab Language: English (German helpful, but not necessary) Duration: 3 years, 100% Salary: E 13 TV-L https://tu-dresden.de/inf/im/about/jobs Application deadline: 13th July 2021 The TU Dresden Immersive Experience Lab (IXLAB.io) conducts interdisciplinary research into the perceptual foundations, applications and creative possibilities of immersive media. Current projects include immersive psychotherapy, data visualisation and immersive architecture, embodied AI and a-life, immersive theatre and music and research in multisensory perception. We have an opening for a postdoctoral researcher or PhD candidate in the field of immersive media. The position is suitable…

Call for Applications Research Assistant/Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction (Permanent Contract) School of Computing and Digital Technology Birmingham City University (BCU) Birmingham, England https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CGA960/research-assistant-research-fellow-in-human-computer-interaction-hci Closing Date: Wednesday 15th June 2021 Salary: Research Assistant (£30,831 – £33,512) / Research Fellow (£37,505 – £40,766) Located in a modern £300M campus in the heart of Birmingham, the School of Computing and Digital Technology at Birmingham City University (BCU) is a thriving, vibrant, and inspiring learning community committed to excellence in research, high quality teaching, and impactful industrial engagement. Building on continuous success in student growth and in sustained advancement of research activities, the school…

Call for Applications Research Fellow (Citizen-Centric AI Systems) Agents, Interactions & Complexity University of Southampton, UK Location:  Highfield Campus Salary:   £30,942 to £33,797 – per annum Full Time Fixed Term (for 36 months) Reference:  1346021FP https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1346021FP Closing Date:  Sunday 11 April 2021 You will work on an exciting new project on citizen-centric AI systems. This project is funded via a prestigious £1.4M UKRI Turing AI Acceleration Fellowship that supports world-leading AI research. The vision of this project is to develop AI systems with people at their heart. These citizen-centric AI systems learn the preferences of individual users to provide personalised…

Call for Applications Post-doctoral Fellow in Social Robotics The Human-Robot Interaction Lab at the University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada Position open until filled From Associate Professor James E. Young, Manitoba University March 24, 2021 Hello! The Human-Robot Interaction Lab at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada, has an open position for a post-doctoral fellow in social robotics. We are looking for an energetic and inventive person to work on designing feasible, real-world deployable social robots. You will join our team and specifically work on two projects: designing domestic companion robots help support people living with loneliness, and collaborating with…

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 https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CDU192/research-associate Contract Type:  Fixed-Term/Contract Salary:  £35,845 to £40,322 per annum Closes: 15th February 2021 Job Ref:  048427 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…

Call for Applications Senior Research Assistant IoT, Design and Creative Technology Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences Northumbria University Newcastle, UK Full-time 18-month position from April 2021 https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/academic-3321-senior-research-assistant-in-design-and-creative-technology Application deadline: February 12, 2021 Northumbria University seeks to recruit a Senior Research Assistant with expertise in participatory design and creative technologies as part of the PETRAS-funded Reappearing Computer project (REAPPEAR). As the vision of a “disappearing computer” has become a reality, technologies have been designed to obscure the way they work-such as the data they collect, or the remote servers they rely on-making it hard for end users to understand…

Call for Applications Researchers, engineers for “The Realization of an Avatar-Symbiotic Society where Everyone can Perform Active Roles without Constraint (PM: Professor Ishiguro)” Deep Interaction Laboratory Group (DIL) Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) Kyoto, Japan Application deadline subjects to the first selection: 25th, January, 2021 Dear all, Deep Interaction Laboratory Group (DIL) of Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) starts new research and development project for “The Realization of an Avatar-Symbiotic Society where Everyone can Perform Active Roles without Constraint (PM: Professor Ishiguro)” towards Moonshot Goal 1 in Moonshot Research and Development Program in Cabinet Office (Realization of a…

Call for Applications Postdoc in Predictive modelling for Conversational AI KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Stockholm, Sweden https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:369978/where:4/ Deadline for applications: January 29, 2021 KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban…