[iva] Fwd: [Job Opportunities] Postdoctoral Position in Multimodal Interfaces at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Helen Hastie h.hastie at hw.ac.uk
Tue Feb 6 12:10:59 CET 2018


**Deadline this Friday, February 9th**

# Short summary:
>
> Postdoctoral Research Associate in spoken dialogue and multimodal systems
> to work on an exciting new project with a focus on adaptive interfaces, situated
> NLG and explainable AI, at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
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> # Closing date
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> Deadline for applications will be *23:00 (UK time) 9 February 2018*.
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> # Job Details:
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> The Edinburgh Centre for  <http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/>Robotics
> <http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/> (ECR) and the Interaction Lab
> <http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/InteractionLab> at Computer Science in
> Heriot-Watt University, invites national and international applications
> for 3 full-time Postdoctoral Research Associates in human-computer/robot
> interaction, including spoken dialogue and multimodal techniques, to join
> the flagship £31M EPSRC-funded Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) *ORCA
> hub (Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets)*. You will be joining
> a world-leading consortium of academics and researchers (including from
> Universities of Liverpool, Edinburgh, Oxford and Imperial College) with the
> potential for collaboration resulting in high-impact research publications.
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>
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> # We are looking for:
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> We are looking for 3 full-time roles with an initial contract of 1 year,
> and with the possibility of renewal. General role descriptions are as
> follows:
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> *Role A:* Multimodal and spoken dialogue systems, in particular NLG, for
> adaptive human-machine interaction with Explainable AI
>
> *Role B:* Human-Computer Interaction with data visualisation for
> Explainable AI
>
> *Role C:* Human-Computer Interaction with a focus on adaptive user
> interfaces exploring cognitive load and sensing; human-machine teaming
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>
> We are looking for expertise in various aspects of multimodal and
> interactive systems, preferably with some Machine Learning and User
> Centered Design experience.  We expect strong technical skills, high level
> of academic writing, as well as, excellent communication and teamwork from
> any candidates.
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>
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> # Location:
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> Heriot-Watt is in the City of Edinburgh, which has been ranked second in a global
> quality of life survey. <http://bit.ly/2pIhh37>
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>
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> # Salary:
> Exact salary, ranging between GBP31,604- 38,883, can be negotiated on
> experience and excellence criteria.
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> # How To Apply:
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> Applications can be submitted up to 23:00 (UK time) 9th February, 2018.
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> https://www.hw.ac.uk/about/work/jobs/job_SVJDMTI4MDg.htm
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>
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> # Contact:
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> For further questions, please email Prof. Helen Hastie at
> *h.hastie at hw.ac.uk* <h.hastie at hw.ac.uk>*.*
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