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PhD student and postdoc position on "Cognitive Interaction Technology", Bielefeld (Germany), Deadline: 25 July 2008

The newly esctablished Center of Excellence "Cognitive Interaction 
Technology" at Bielefeld University combines interdisciplinary efforts to
 
elevate the command of technical systems to the level of cognitive 
interaction with humans. For more details, see www.cit-ec.de.

In the Center of Excellence a new research group Sociable Agents has
 
been established. The group explores how embodied agents, i.e. robots or 
3D virtual characters, can learn to better interact with people by taking
 
social aspects of communication into account. In this context, we are 
inviting applications for the following positions, all available 
immediately:

- 1 RESEARCHER (TV-L E13) for the duration until Oct. 2012 (ref. 1002) 
Candidates are expected to develop cognitive architectures for embodied 
agents that integrate models of multimodal dialogue with the sensorimotor
 
grounding of social resonance. The researcher will be responsible for the
 
realization and maintenance of technical prototype platforms. Teaching at
 
undergraduate and graduate level is expected.

- 2 PH.D. SCHOLARSHIPS for the duration of 3 years (ref. 1003) Candidates
 
are expected to conduct technical and empirical research on machine 
capabilities for developing communicative skills through social learning,
 
and for promoting and capitalizing on the evolvement of familiarity and 
companionship in long-term interaction, respectively.

We are looking for applicants with an excellent degree in Computer Science
 
and a strong background in A.I., human-machine interaction, social 
robotics, or interactive computer graphics. Knowledge in Computational 
Linguistics or Cognitive/Social Psychology is highly welcome. Practical 
programming skills are expected, good knowledge of English is required.

For more information, please contact: Stefan Kopp (Tel: +49 521 1062921, 
skopp@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de)

We will consider applications until all positions have been lled. 
Applications arriving no later than 25.7.2008 will receive full 
consideration. Applications including relevant documents (cover letter 
with indication of research interests, CV, publication list) and 
specifying the reference number of the position shall be sent both 
electronically and as a hardcopy to:

Exzellenzcluster Cognitive Interaction Technology
Prof. Dr. Helge Ritter
CITEC Gesch^ftsstelle
Universit^tsstrasse 25, 33615 Bielefeld
Germany