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University are collaborating on an innovative project funded by the
National Science Foundation: "Adaptive Spoken Dialog with Human and
Computer Partners." We seek a postdoctoral associate to collaborate with
us. The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Linguistics,
or Computer Science, or a relevant interdisciplinary field.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in one or more of the following:
experiment design, statistics, linguistic phonetics, computational
linguistics, speech processing, psycholinguistics techniques such as
eyetracking.
This is an interdisciplinary project. Depending on the candidate's
background and qualifications, duties will include the following:
1) Contributing to empirical (laboratory and corpus-based) studies of
language use (both comprehension and production). This involves working
with human subjects, designing experiments, collecting data, designing
linguistic stimuli, and conducting detailed analyses of text and spoken
corpora.
2) Contributing to our efforts to model human language behavior and test
computational models using data.
3) Generating independent sub-projects relevant to the set of research
questions supported by the grant.
4) Supervising graduate and undergraduate student researchers in day-to-day
activities across one or more projects conducted within the PI's laboratories.
5) Assisting with management of laboratory resources, such as ordering
equipment, software installation, etc.
6) Writing up results for publication and traveling to conferences and
workshops as appropriate.
7) Developing expertise in relevant techniques and procedures that span
Psychology, Linguistics, and Computer Science.
This is a full time position. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private
educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation
policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines, and availability of funding.
Projected start date: January 1, 2006 (flexible).
Application Procedure: Applications may be submitted on-line at:
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/Admin/CampusJob.nsf
via the "postdoctoral positions" link, or by submitting a cover letter and
resume to Susan Brennan (address below).
Stony Brook University, flagship campus of the SUNY system, is a
world-class, student-centered research university located 60 miles from New
York City.
Address for Applications:
Prof. Susan Brennan
Department of Psychology
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11778
United States of America
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Contact Information:
Prof. Susan Brennan
Email: Susan.Brennan@stonybrook.edu
Phone: (631) 632-4173
Fax: (631) 632-7876
Website: http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~adaptation/
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