Researcher position at the School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan

Job description:
Research & Development in the Moonshot program 'Avatar Symbiotic Society',
in particular spoken dialogue design and implementation for semi-autonomous avatars

Expert area:
Spoken Dialogue Systems OR Human-Robot Interaction

Qualifications:
- Ph.D degree related with the above expert area.
- Programming skill (python)
- Fluent in English
- At least beginner level of Japanese language

Work Place:
Kyoto University, School of Informatics, Speech and Audio Processing Lab.
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
http://sap.ist.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/EN

Work Hours:
Discretionary work system (7 hour 45 min. standard)
Monday to Friday except for national holidays and summer holidays

Salary:
Determined based on the work experiences and the guideline of University

Starting Date:
As early as possible

Employment Term:
Can be renewed every year and until November, 2025.

Contact:
Tatsuya Kawahara, Professor
School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN
E-mail: kawahara@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Documents to be submitted:
- Resume (CV)
- List of publications
- List of reference persons

Application Deadline:
Closed when an appropriate person is found.