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<div><b>The University of Queensland is seeking to recruit 2 postdocs in AI and social robotics with a focus on language and technology</b>. </div>
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<div>The postdocs will contribute new skills to a social robot project for communication between robots and humans (areas of interest include software, hardware, social, speech or language systems). Platforms of interest include extending the existing Lingodroids
(robot-robot communication) and developing an Australian version of UCSD’s RUBI (a friendly robot for preschool children).</div>
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<div>Qualifications: PhD (under review or near submission is ok) in Computer Science, Engineering (Software, Electronic, Mechatronics), Speech & Language, AI, computational linguistics, robotics or other relevant field. More experienced applicants who have
a substantial track record of high-quality journal papers and are interested in some teaching can apply for lecturer level B (fixed term for up to 3 years).</div>
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<div>Applications need to be made online. See the position description and application at <a href="http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497846/postdoctoral-research-fellow-research-fellow"><font color="#0563C1"><u>http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497846/postdoctoral-research-fellow-research-fellow</u></font></a></div>
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<div>Background information: The project follows on from the Lingodroids language-learning robots, and aims to develop a novel social robot as a research platform for language research. The positions are part of the new 7-year ARC Centre of Excellence in the
Dynamics of Language (CoEDL) with a large cross-disciplinary team at UQ.</div>
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<div>Informal enquiries can be made to Prof Janet Wiles (email: <a href="mailto:j.wiles@uq.edu.au"><font color="#0563C1"><u>j.wiles@uq.edu.au</u></font></a>).</div>
<div>Closing date: 27<font size="1"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></font> September 2015</div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Professor Janet Wiles </span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="gray"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language | School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | The University of Queensland | Cricos Provider: 00025B</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" color="gray"><span style="font-size:11pt;">UQ Researcher: <a href="http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/13"><u>researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/13</u></a></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="gray"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Complex and Intelligent Systems research: <a href="http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/cis"><u>www.itee.uq.edu.au/cis</u></a></span></font></div>
<div><font size="2" color="gray"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language: <a href="http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/"><u>www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/</u></a></span></font></div>
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