Connectionists: Postdoc positions in AI and Social Robotics (Language and technology) at the University of Queensland, Australia (top-100 universities world-wide)

[Janet Wiles]

The University of Queensland is seeking to recruit 2 postdocs in AI and social robotics with a focus on language and technology.

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).

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).

Applications need to be made online. See the position description and application at http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/497846/postdoctoral-research-fellow-research-fellow

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.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof Janet Wiles (email: j.wiles at uq.edu.au<mailto:j.wiles at uq.edu.au>).
Closing date: 27th September 2015


Professor Janet Wiles
Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language | School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering | The University of Queensland | Cricos Provider: 00025B

UQ Researcher: researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/13<http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/13>
Complex and Intelligent Systems research: www.itee.uq.edu.au/cis<http://www.itee.uq.edu.au/cis>
Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language: www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/<http://www.dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/>





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