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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Opening of Research Fellow and Research Associate positions in Interactive Virtual Characters and Social Robots</b></p>
<p class="Default"><b>Job Description: </b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">The Institute for Media Innovation (IMI
</span><span style="color:blue">http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/</span><span style="color:black">) at Nanyang Technological University immediately invites applications for post-doc and associate researcher positions to work in our leading research new media Institute
(IMI) in Singapore, in the area of <i>interactive virtual characters and social robots</i>.
</span>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<span style="color:black">
will also be part of a multi-national research project in the BeingThere center.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <b>Eligibility:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">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. 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.
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">The position requires a Master or preferably a PhD in the area of interactive virtual characters and social robots. The applicant
must have experience in 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 and artificial intelligence:</span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><span style="">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Expressive face and body animation for interactive virtual characters and robots</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black">Architectures for fusing multi-modal data from vision/ sound channels and synchronizing multi-modal behaviour for real-time interaction
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext"><span style="">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">Mixed-initiative, multi-modal, multi-party social interaction models inspired by social sciences and analysis of real interactions</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">Cognitive models for long-term dialogue-based interaction (e.g. self-awareness, memory, adaptation, affective interaction)</span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%">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.</span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">Please submit the following to imi-recruitment@ntu.edu.sg:
</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">a. Curriculum vitae with photo
</span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:36.0pt; text-align:justify; line-height:115%">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">b. A brief research statement and description of past research experience
</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">c. Two names and contacts of recommendation
</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">d. Availability date
</span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%; color:windowtext">NTU (http://www.ntu.edu.sg) and IMI (http://imi.ntu.edu.sg/) offer vibrant multidisciplinary research environment, both students
and faculty members enjoy a host of opportunities for research collaboration with world-leading universities and renowned institutes. There is a strong research culture where innovation and critical enquiry are key features, NTU researchers are immersed in
the best of work environment.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">---------------------------------------------------</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Prof. Daniel Thalmann</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Institute for Media Innovation (IMI)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Nanyang Technological University</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Singapore 637553</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">Email: <a href="mailto:danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg">
danielthalmann@ntu.edu.sg</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Consolas">web: <a href="http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/danielthalmann/">
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/danielthalmann/</a></span></p>
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