<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Hi, I would like to post the announcement below on the IVA mailing list. Thanks!<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">==================================================================</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;font-weight:bold"><span lang="EN-US">Postdoctoral<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>Position in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> Human-AI Interaction and </span>AI-driven
Personalization</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 112.05pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:98%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Computer<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>Science<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>Department</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 112.05pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:98%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver, BC, Canada</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 5.25pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">We<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>seeking<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>outstanding<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>postdoctoral<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> an </span>interest<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Artificial
Intelligent (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) to work on projects related to </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">Human-AI Interaction and </span>AI-driven Personalization<span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 5.25pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 16.9pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>ideal<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>candidates<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>strong<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>publication<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>record<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>areas<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>including<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> human-AI Interaction, Explainable AI, </span>user modeling and personalization, <span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> intelligent
interactive systems, virtual agents, affective computing, AI, HCI, </span>and related fields.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 5.25pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Applicants
should be qualified at the Ph.D. level (or equivalent). In addition, they must
have: excellent interpersonal, writing, and research skills; strong time
management and organizational skills; the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>ability<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>prioritize<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>meet<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>deadlines<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> to </span>work<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> both </span>independently<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>a member of the research team, including
mentorship of graduate students.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 16.9pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">The
successful applicant will join Prof Cristina Conati’s Human-AI Interaction group<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> (<a href="https://hai.cs.ubc.ca/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">https://hai.cs.ubc.ca/</a>)</span>,
which has a long history of publishing<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>top<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>venues
and a strong research awards record<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">. </span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 112.05pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Timescale
of Appointment: 1 year, renewable for two more years. The review of applicants
begins immediately until the position is filled. The target start date is as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>soon<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>possible.<span style="letter-spacing:2pt"> </span>The exact<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>start<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>date<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>negotiable.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 5.5pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Informal<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt">
</span>inquiries are welcome<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and may
be made <span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">to:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 165.75pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:98%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="IT">Prof. <span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt"> </span>Cristina Conati<span style="letter-spacing:-0.5pt"> </span>–<span style="letter-spacing:-0.45pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:conati@cs.ubc.ca" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span lang="IT">conati@cs.ubc.ca</span></a></span><span lang="IT"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 165.75pt 0.0001pt 5.5pt;line-height:98%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US">If interested, please submit:</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 41.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">a complete <span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt">CV,</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 41.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>research
statement (max two <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">pages),</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 41.5pt;line-height:14pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">country<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>of
citizenship<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>date of <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">availability,</span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 41.5pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">names<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>and
contact information of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>two <span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">references.</span></span></p>
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