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<td>[Ieee_vis_open_positions] job advertisement for Research
Fellow/Research Associate</td>
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<td>Thu, 22 May 2014 14:11:36 +0000</td>
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<td>Daniel Thalmann (Prof) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg"><danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de">ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Opening of Research Fellow and Research
Associate positions in Interactive Virtual Characters and
Social Robots</b></p>
<p class="Default"><b>Job Description: </b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Opening of
Research Fellow and Research Associate positions in
Interactive Virtual Characters and Social Robots
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Job
Description: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt"></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Institute
for Media Innovation (IMI
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:blue"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/">http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/</a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">) at Nanyang Technological
University immediately invites applications for
<b>Research Fellow</b> or <b>Associate Researcher</b>
positions to work in our leading research Media Institute
(IMI) in Singapore, in the area of
<i>interactive virtual characters and social robots</i>.
Researchers will have an opportunity to work in a
cutting-edge interactive environment with top equipment
including a very realistic human-like robot, several other
small size robots and an immersive room populated with
virtual characters. They will also be part of a
multi-national research project in the BeingThere Centre.
</span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Eligibility:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The successful
candidates will conduct research at the intersection point
of several technologies and topics such as 3D character
animation, motion control for human-like robots, tracking of
human gestures and facial expressions, decision making and
dialogue systems, AI and autonomous characters. He/she will
participate actively in the exploration, design and
development of novel methods for real-time, human-robot and
human-virtual human social interactions targeting real-world
use cases. </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The position
requires a Master degree for research associate or a PhD
for the position of research fellow in the area of
interactive virtual characters or social robots . The
applicant must have experience in some of the above
mentioned area as evidenced by publications in high level
international journals and conferences. He/she should have
expertise in one or more of the following topics and
fundamental knowledge in computer graphics and animation,
machine learning, computer vision ,artificial intelligence
or in Virtual Reality and immersive simulation:
</span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.85pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">- Expressive face and body
animation for interactive virtual characters and robots
</span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.85pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">- Architectures for fusing
multi-modal data from vision/ sound channels and
synchronizing multi-modal behaviour for real-time
interaction
</span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:.85pt"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">- Mixed-initiative, multi-modal,
multi-party social interaction models inspired by social
sciences and analysis of real interactions
</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Cognitive
models for long-term dialogue-based interaction (e.g.
self-awareness, memory, adaptation, affective interaction)
</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-
Virtual/augmented Reality, immersive technology</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Strong
capacity, commitment to research and good communication
skills are expected. High expertise in C++ is required, as
well as proficiency in Python or other scripting language.
Experience developing software in team using source code
management (e.g. git) is a plus. </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please submit
the following to </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:blue"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nadiathalmann@ntu.edu.sg">nadiathalmann@ntu.edu.sg</a>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: </span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">a. Curriculum
vitae with photo </span>
</p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">b. A brief
research statement and description of past research
experience
</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">c. Two names
and contacts of recommendation
</span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">d.
Availability date </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Review of applicants will begin immediately
and continue until the positions are filled.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Consolas">Prof. Daniel Thalmann</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Consolas">Institute for Media Innovation (IMI)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:Consolas">Nanyang Technological University</span></p>
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href="mailto:danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg">
danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg</a></span></p>
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