[ACT-R-users] position announcement

Wed Jul 23 19:22:34 EDT 2003

<My apologies to those who receive this multiple times.  Please disseminate
this announcement as widely as possible.>
We have a government civilian position available at our Air Force Research
Laboratory location in Mesa, Arizona.  
The person selected for this position will work on projects emphasizing
intelligent agent applications and human behavior representation, especially
in the context of complex, dynamic simulation-based training environments.
If you are a talented, motivated person who has an interest (and some
experience) in those areas, wants to do some truly challenging cognitive
science research, and meets the basic eligibility requirements, I encourage
you to apply for the position.
Let me know if you plan to apply.
All application materials must be submitted before August 5, so if you are
going to apply, do not procrastinate.
Please see the information below for a brief position description, and visit
http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?OPMControl=TY5022 for more details
and application guidance.
Cheers,
Kevin
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POSITION: COMPUTER SCIENTIST DR-1550-II (HEAS) DPCXB-1A 
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: DEU-2003-0535 
SERIES & GRADE: DR-1550-02 
SALARY RANGE: 55708 - 87476 
THIS POSITION IS PERMANENT AND OPEN TO ALL U.S. CITIZENS 
LOCATION: Air Force Research Laboratory Human Effectiveness Directorate
Warfighter Training Research Division Warfighter Skill Development &
Training Branch Mesa AZ 
DUTIES: Serves as a technical task lead for basic and applied cognitive
science research. Conducts in-house technical activities and/or provides
technical direction for contract efforts with minimal supervision. Compiles
research and development results into comprehensive reports, technical
papers, special reports, journal articles, and other research products.
Effectively plans and controls assigned resources. Designs, develops and
conducts research in the areas of agent-oriented programming, knowledge
representation, distributed artificial intelligence, intelligent
computer-generated forces, computation models of human performance and
learning process, and virtual reality applications. Receives general
guidance in terms of policies, program objectives and learning processes,
and virtual reality applications. Receives general guidance in terms of
policies, program objectives, and resources. Maintains currency with
professional affiliations through scientific review, professional
presentation, and interaction with other government and scientific agencies.

Basic Qualification Requirements: Applicants must have successfully
completed a full four year course of study in an accredited college or
university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included at least
30 semester or 45 quarter hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics,
and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours or 22.5 of the 45
quarter hours must have been in any combination of statistics and
mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. Courses in
teaching elementary, business or shop mathematics do not meet this
requirement. 
Additional Qualification Requirements: Applicants must have at least one
year of specialized experience. Specialized experience is knowledge and
experience in advanced agent development, artificial intelligence, human
behavior representation, and cognitive modeling, with direct application to
complex, real-time training systems; experience in designing and developing
intelligent tutoring systems; experience in developing virtual reality
applications using human performance and learning models; ability in
preparing all aspects of professionally accepted scientific reports,
including methods, data interpretation and presentation, and significance of
findings in relation to other findings by peers. 
THE SELECTING OFFICIAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO INTERVIEW REFERRED CANDIDATES, THE
SELECTION MAY BE MADE BASED SOLELY BY REVIEW OF CANDIDATES RESUME &
RESPONSES TO JOB SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN YOUR RESUME: Please refer to the following web site
for information required in your resume to receive full consideration:
https://wrightpattjobs.wpafb.af.mil/of0510.pdf. 
HOW TO APPLY: Applications (Resume/Job Specific Questions) will be accepted
during the announcement dates. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION
ONLINE VIA THE WRIGHT PATTERSON AUTOMATED RECRUITING AND REFERRAL SYSTEM
(WARRS)[QUICKHIRE PROGRAM] TO ENSURE TIMELY RECEIPT OF YOUR APPLICATION
PACKAGE. If you fail to submit a COMPLETE application package (Resume,
Responses to Job Specific Questions, supporting documentation, etc.), you
WILL NOT be considered for this position. Requests for extensions WILL NOT
be granted. 
The Wright-Patterson Automated Recruiting and Referral System (WARRS) can be
accessed at https://wrightpattjobs.wpafb.af.mil/. Click on the 'QuickHire'
logo. A welcome screen will appear, which will prompt you through the system
allowing you to apply for jobs. You can review any open vacancy
announcements by selecting the 'Browse' button. 
To apply online- You will be required to register through QuickHire in order
to apply to a vacancy online. You can register simply by following the
directions provided on the QuickHire screen. During the registration
process, you will be asked to include your resume. This will store your
resume in the Wright-Patterson Automated Recruiting and Referral System
(WARRS) and will be readily available for you to apply to future vacancies. 

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Kevin A. Gluck, PhD
Research Psychologist
Air Force Research Laboratory
6030 S. Kent St. 
Mesa, AZ  85212-6061

Ph:  480-988-6561 x-234 / DSN 474-6234
Cell: 480-229-4569
Fax: 480-988-6285

PALM Lab Website: http://www.williams.af.mil/html/palmlab.htm

2003 Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation:
http://www.sisostds.org/cgf-br/03BRIMS/index.htm

"Anyone with an idea whose time has come can accomplish anything provided
they are willing to work hard enough."
	- Cecil Burney

NOTICE: On 16 Jun 03, all email addresses at AFRL/HEA, Mesa, AZ will be
changed from 
firstname.lastname at williams.af.mil to firstname.lastname at mesa.afmc.af.mil.