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ISCApad Archive » 2013 » ISCApad #185 » Jobs » (2013-08-24) Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Position (E13) in the field of Computational Pragmatics at Bielefeld University, Germany |
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by Chris Wellekens |
Doctoral/Post-Doctoral Position (E13) in the field of Computational Pragmatics, up to three years, starting autumn 2013 at the Center of Excellence ‘Cognitive Interaction Technology’ (CITEC) at Bielefeld University, Germany,
in the project: “Computational Pragmatics -- Multimodal Intention Processing”. We are seeking a highly-motivated candidate with a degree (Master‘s or Ph.D.) in Linguistics/Psycholinguistics or Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence with experience in computational modeling of interactive systems. The successful applicant should have a theoretical or applied background in dialogue, intention recognition/pragmatics, as well as interpretation or generation of multimodal communicative behavior. Experiences with conducting empirical studies and experiments would be favorable. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the project, the ideal candidate should be prepared to acquire new knowledge in the fields of psycholinguistics/computational linguistics, cognitive science, and especially speech-accompanying gestures. Excellent command of English is required. The Center of Excellence 'Cognitive Interaction Technology' (CITEC) at Bielefeld University, Germany, conducts interdisciplinary research into understanding the functional processes of cognitive interaction with the goal of replicating them in technical systems, including developing relevant evaluation methodologies and toolkits. For more details, see www.cit-ec.de. Within CITEC, this interdisciplinary project involves the research groups “Psycholinguistics” (Faculty of Linguistics & Literary Studies) and 'Sociable Agents' (Faculty of Technology). General information about the labs can be found at http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/personen/jruiter and http://www.techfak.unibielefeld. de/ags/soa/ respectively. Applicants should submit the following documents: • a cover letter indicating research interests, academic education and past research • curriculum vitae including list of publications • sample publications (if available) • letters of recommendation (if available) Applications from suitably qualified handicapped and severely handicapped persons are expressly encouraged. Bielefeld University has received a number of awards for its achievements in the provision of equal opportunity and has been recognised as a family friendly university. The University welcomes applications from women. This is particularly true with regard both to academic and technical posts as well as positions in Information Technology and trades and crafts. Applications are handled according to the provisions of the state equal opportunity statutes. Applications in PDF format will be considered until the position has been filled. For full consideration please submit applications by 30.09.2013. Please send applications to: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kopp Sociable Agents Group, Faculty of Technology Email: stefan.kopp@uni-bielefeld.de Prof. Dr. Jan De Ruiter Psycholinguistics, Faculty of Linguistics & Literary Studies Email: jan.deruiter@uni-bielefeld.de |
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