[Jobinfo] Fwd: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] job advertisement for Research Fellow/Research Associate
Mon May 26 11:11:44 CEST 2014
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Subject: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] job advertisement for Research
Fellow/Research Associate
Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:11:36 +0000
From: Daniel Thalmann (Prof) <danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg>
To: ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de
<ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de>
*Opening of Research Fellow and Research Associate positions in
Interactive Virtual Characters and Social Robots*
*Job Description: *
*Opening of Research Fellow and Research Associate positions in
Interactive Virtual Characters and Social Robots *
*Job Description: *
The Institute for Media Innovation (IMI http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/) at
Nanyang Technological University immediately invites applications for
*Research Fellow* or *Associate Researcher* positions to work in our
leading research Media Institute (IMI) in Singapore, in the area of
/interactive virtual characters and social robots/. 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.
*Eligibility: *
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.
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:
- Expressive face and body animation for interactive virtual characters
and robots
- Architectures for fusing multi-modal data from vision/ sound channels
and synchronizing multi-modal behaviour for real-time interaction
- Mixed-initiative, multi-modal, multi-party social interaction models
inspired by social sciences and analysis of real interactions
- Cognitive models for long-term dialogue-based interaction (e.g.
self-awareness, memory, adaptation, affective interaction)
- Virtual/augmented Reality, immersive technology
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.
Please submit the following to nadiathalmann@ntu.edu.sg
<mailto:nadiathalmann@ntu.edu.sg> :
a. Curriculum vitae with photo
b. A brief research statement and description of past research experience
c. Two names and contacts of recommendation
d. Availability date
Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the
positions are filled.
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Prof. Daniel Thalmann
Institute for Media Innovation (IMI)
Nanyang Technological University
50 Nanyang Drive
Research Techno Plaza
XFrontiers Block, Level 03-01
Singapore 637553
Email: danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg <mailto:danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg>
web: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/danielthalmann/
<http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/danielthalmann/>
tel +65 65921891
mobile +65 90992312
fax +6563162994
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