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Assistant/Associate Professor Intelligent Interaction Support
Delft University of Technology is a multifaceted institution offering education and carrying out research within the technical sciences at an internationally recognised level. Education, research and designs are strongly oriented towards applicability. TU Delft develops technologies for future generations, focusing on sustainability, safety and economic vitality. At TU Delft we work in an environment where technical sciences and society converge. TU Delft comprises eight faculties, unique laboratories, research institutes and schools.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science is an ambitious research and learning environment offering many opportunities for synergistic collaboration. The faculty is a strong international player in the fields of Telecommunications, Software Technology, Micro-electronics and Computer Engineering, Electrical Energy Technology, Multimedia and Applied Mathematics. The faculty brings together 1,800 students (BSc and MSc) and a staff of 750, including nearly 300 postdoctoral researchers.
Man-Machine Interaction (MMI) group
The group’s central aim is to gain understanding of the way humans experience intelligent systems. The research focuses especially on artificial actors collaborating in a human way with humans and each other. We consider the entire chain, from analysis, modelling and system design to implementation and validation. Our research combines cognitive science, required to provide insights in the way human and artificial actors cooperate to bring about effective experiences in a multimodal way, and artificial intelligence, to realise the adaptive and intelligent content of the artificial actors playing their role in the dynamic and social surroundings of the human users. Among our areas of application are incident and disaster management, care, trade networks, criminology consumer goods, and negotiation. The group currently comprises eight faculty members and thirteen PhD students. The group runs an Experience Lab equipped to perform, among other things, perception, psychophysical, psychophysiological, behavioural and collaboration experiments. Within Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes that deal with man-machine interaction and artificial intelligence, we are responsible for teaching computer science and media and knowledge engineering. Teaching comprises lecturing, giving tutorials and supervising (individual) student projects. Additional information for this vacancy can be found at http://www.mmi.tudelft.nl.
The Man-Machine Interaction group has a vacancy for an Assistant/Associate Professor Intelligent Interaction Support.
Job description
The research of the MMI section aims at engineering user experiences. In this research programme, the design of intelligent, multimodal, context-sensitive systems plays an important role. The focus is on designing systems that can interact both intelligently as well as naturally with its users. A negotiation support system is one example of such a system. The applicant should have experience in Artificial Intelligence techniques, such as (dynamic) Bayesian processing, (hidden) Markov models, agent technology, and cognitive modelling. Ideally, the applicant has experience in the design of cognitive models emulating the perception, reasoning and behaviour of human beings. Experience in emotion recognition from facial expressions or speech is appreciated.
To assess the context and state of the user, it is necessary to capture and analyse various signals, both verbal and nonverbal. The research must be fundamental as well as applied. The applicant should be able to design new models and algorithms and also be able to implement those models and algorithms in specific applications.
The MMI section adheres to a multidisciplinary, team-based research approach. The assistant/associate professor is expected to contribute to the research in other subfields of MMI and to the supervision of PhD students. The applicant will also be responsible for education, for teaching in the area of Man-Machine Interaction, and for supervising interns, Bachelor’s and Master’s students. He or she will be responsible as well for management and acquisition of research projects.
Requirements
Applicants should hold a PhD degree and have extensive knowledge of and experience in Artificial Intelligence, and preferably some experience with the development of intelligent, multimodal, context-sensitive interfaces. Candidates must have a solid track record in scientific research as demonstrated by, among other things, international publications. We are seeking a person with good communication skills and the capability of building and maintaining an international network of scientific and industry contacts. Applicants should also have experience in the development and teaching of university courses.
Delft University of Technology is a bilingual organization. A good command of English (written and spoken) is essential. The candidate should also speak Dutch or be willing to learn it.
Conditions of employment
The extent of this position is a maximum of 38 hours per week (1FTE). This position has a temporary employment basis of 2 years, with the intention of appointing the candidate permanently. The starting salary, depending on age and experience, ranges from scale 11 to 12, with a maximum of € 4761 gross, based on a fulltime position. (The maximum salary for the associate professor position is scale 14, € 5670 based on a full-time position.) Benefits and other employment conditions are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.
TU Delft strives to increase the number of women in higher academic positions; women are therefore especially encouraged to apply.
Information and application
For further details on the position, please contact Prof. C.M. Jonker, phone: +31 (0)15-27 81315, email: [log in to unmask], and/or Dr. L.J.M. Rothkrantz, phone: +31 (0)15-27 87504, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
To apply, please send a detailed CV together with a letter of application, at least three references and no more than five key publications before November 30, 2007 to Delft University of Technology, Faculty of EWI, Attn: Jamila Eddini, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands or send your application online to [log in to unmask]
When applying for this job always mention vacancy number EWI 2007.43.
For more information about Delft University of Technology, please visit www.tudelft.nl.
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