Subject: Postoctoral & Internship Positions in HCI & Multimodal Systems
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 97 15:21 PST
From: Sharon Oviatt <oviatt@cse.ogi.edu>
To: elsnet-list@cogsci.ed.ac.uk

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POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN HCI & MULTIMODAL SYSTEMS

Applications are invited from recent PhD's for two different postodoctoral
positions in human-computer interaction and multimodal systems. Postdocs
will be participating in a new 3-year research project, funded by corporate
and federal sources, that is investigating people's spoken and multimodal
input to interactive portable devices. This work is being conducted in a
new state-of-the-art laboratory facility in the Center for Human-Computer
Communication at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
(OGI), which is located in the Portland metropolitan area 10-15 minutes
west of the city. Postdoctoral salary range and benefits are competitive,
and positions are for 1-2 years with renewals possible.

Position #1: Applicants with a background in linguistics, especially
phonetics and phonology, and experience working with human subjects,
scoring and analyzing language-oriented behavior, and using WAVES software
to analyze acoustic/prosodic and phonological aspects of speech are
encouraged to apply. This postdoctoral position involves research on how
users adapt their speech and language when correcting system recognition
errors, with the aim of developing more robust future spoken language
systems. Applicants are especially encouraged who have a broad interest in
issues related to cognitive science and the computational processing of
spoken language, in addition to empirical and theoretical aspects of
linguistics. Applicants with an interest in human-computer interaction and
user-centered design, multimodal/multimedia systems, speech and pen
technology, and participation in multidisciplinary team-oriented research
are especially encouraged.

Position #2: Applicants with a PhD in computer science, strong programming
skills and 2+ years of graphics, visualization, or other interface
programming experience are especially encouraged to apply. This
postdoctoral position involves developing prototypes and conducting
research on the design of wireless portable devices for use in natural
field settings. Postdoctoral applicants should be able to engage in
team-oriented multidisciplinary research, and to work with others in
solving novel design and programmatic problems related to this topic.
Candidates also should have substantial experience in programming with the
Windows 95 and Windows NT apis, and with Visual Basic and Visual C++ on
PC's. A working knowledge of Microsoft's ActiveX and COM/DCOM distributed
programming systems also would be helpful, as would experience and interest
in speech and pen technology, distributed computation, and interface design
and testing.

To apply, submit a resume, xerox copy of graduate transcripts, names and
contact information for 3 references, a brief statement of research/career
interests, and date of availability. Positions will start spring term 1997
or later, and applications received by February 15th will receive priority.
Please forward applications to:

Gloria McCauley, Center Administrator
Center for Human-Computer Communication
Department of Computer Science
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology
P. O. Box 91000
Portland, Oregon 97291

FAX: (503) 690-1548

For FEDEX, please use shipping address at:
Department of Computer Science
20000 N.W. Walker Road
Beaverton, Oregon 97006

For general information & publications, see:  http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~oviatt/
For further information or to apply via email, contact:  mccauley@cse.ogi.edu
Women and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
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NSF-FUNDED INTERNSHIPS IN HCI & MULTIMODAL SYSTEMS

Applications are invited from outstanding upper-level undergraduate and
graduate students for 10-week full-time spring or summer  internship
positions in human-computer interaction and multimodal systems. Funding for
these internships primarily is sponsored by the National Science
Foundation, and is part of a larger NSF project entitled ``Interactive
Multimodal Interfaces: Designing for Human Performance." Students selected
will participate in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented research project
investigating people's spoken, pen-based, and multimodal input to
interactive computer systems. One aim of this research is the design of
successful interfaces for multimodal systems and portable devices. This
work is being conducted in a new state-of-the-art laboratory facility in
the Center for Human-Computer Communication at the Oregon Graduate
Institute of Science and Technology (OGI), which is located in the Portland
metropolitan area 10-15 minutes west of the city.

Applicants with a background in computer science, cognitive science,
psychology, linguistics, or human factors are encouraged to apply.
Interests in the following areas are preferred: human-computer interaction
and user-centered design, multimodal/multimedia systems, speech and pen
technology, human communication and behavior, linguistics and natural
language processing, phonology, interactive graphics and visualization
techniques, research design and statistics. Experience working with human
subjects, scoring and analyzing language-oriented behavior, using WAVES
software, using data analysis/statistics software, programming in C++ and
X-windows, or in computer graphics would be most relevant to the project.

To apply, submit a resume, xerox copy of course transcripts, names and
contact information for 3 references, and a brief statement of
research/career interests by February 28th to:

Gloria McCauley, Center Administrator
Center for Human-Computer Communication
Department of Computer Science
Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology
P. O. Box 91000
Portland, Oregon 97291

FAX: (503) 690-1548

For FEDEX, please use shipping address at:
Department of Computer Science
20000 N.W. Walker Road
Beaverton, Oregon 97006

For general project information & publications, see:
http://www.cse.ogi.edu/~oviatt/
For further information or to apply via email, contact: mccauley@cse.ogi.edu
Women and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.