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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Chris Wellekens

6-20 (2012-01-10) Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Position- Dialog Modeling at KIT Karlsruhe, RFA
  

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the result of the merger of the University of

Karlsruhe and the Research Center, Karlsruhe. It is a unique institution in Germany, which

combines the mission of a university with that of a large-scale research center of the

Helmholtz Association. With 8000 employees and an annual budget of EUR 650 million,

KIT is one of the largest research and education institutions worldwide.

At the

Institute for Anthropomatics, Lehrstuhl Prof. Waibel several positions are to

be filled:

Research Assistant or Postdoctoral Position

in the field of

Dialog Modeling

with a salary according to

TV-L E13.

The responsibilities include basic research in the area of dialog systems, as well as

participation in

application targeted research projects in the area of multimodal dialog

centered Human-machine interaction. The candidate is expected to participate in the

design, development, and exploration of innovative methods, algorithms and techniques

to be successfully integrated in humanoid robots.

Within the framework of the

international center for advanced communication

technology (interACT)

, our center operates in three locations, Karlsruhe Institute of

Technology, Germany and at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley,

USA. This offers a first class research environment, working in advanced research

projects at two of the top computer science research universities in the US and Europe.

International joint and collaborative research

at and between our centers is common

and encouraged, and offers great international exposure and activity.

The focus of our research is to develop better communication and computing services that

take advantage of an understanding of the Human context and activities. One of our

current research interests is the field of multimodal perception and dialog centered

Human-machine interaction.

We seek qualified candidates with a M.S. or a Phd degree in Computer Science, Electrical

Engineering, or related fields. The position offers the opportunity to work toward a Ph.D.

degree or toward the advancement of an academic career. A record of academic

achievements, relevant experience and knowledge in relevant areas, and excellent

programming skills are expected.

KIT is pursuing a gender equality policy. Women are therefore particularly encouraged to

apply. If equally qualified, handicapped applicants will be preferred.

Questions may be directed to E-Mail:

sebastian.stueker@kit.edu,

http://isl.anthropomatik.kit.edu

The application should be sent to

Professor Alex Waibel, Institut für Anthropomatik,

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Postfach 6980, 76049 Karlsruhe, Germany

KIT – University of the State of Baden-Württemberg and National Laboratory of the Helmholtz Association.


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