[posted on behalf of Roger Azevedo <razeved@xxxxxxxx>] Dear Colleagues, I am looking to hire a new postdoc for a new NSF EHR-CORE 3-year grant on MetaTutor, emotions, and intelligent virtual humans. Please see below for a description of the project and position (see also attached ad). Please share with interested and qualified candidates. Thanks so much. Please contact me for additional information. Cheers, Roger ============================================= Postdoctoral Research Scholar Position—Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University North Carolina State University invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Scholar position in the Psychology Department. The postdoctoral fellow will work on an NSF-funded project, which focuses on the design, development, and testing of an intelligent, adaptive multi-agent tutoring system for the biological and medical sciences. The aim is to advance the current MetaTutor system to detect, track, model, and foster learners’ cognitive, metacognitive, and affective processes. The project involves an interdisciplinary team from the fields of psychology, computer science, and biomedical sciences. The candidate will be involved in modifying the system’s architecture, building a robust student model, integrating various sensing technologies to capture the deployment of self-regulatory processes during learning, use data mining and other techniques to explore data generated from multi-channel process data (e.g., eye-trackers, log-files, agent-learner dialogue, and physiological data of affective states. The candidate will work with Dr. Azevedo to coordinate grant milestones, team meetings and contribute to annual grant reports, lead and contribute to scholarly writing, and conduct research with members of the interdisciplinary team. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal, writing and research skills, strong time management and organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and work both independently and as a member of the research team. The candidate will work with Dr. Azevedo and members of his interdisciplinary team at NCSU, including Dr. Lester’s team in the Department of Computer Science. Qualifications. A Ph.D. degree in computer science or a related field is required. The candidate should have exceptional C#, Java, and/or C++ programming expertise and should have working knowledge of database systems and agent technology. The candidate should have a clear understanding of best practices for software design, development, and maintenance with demonstrated creativity in solving complex problems. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal, writing and research skills, strong time management and organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and work both independently and as a member of a team. The candidate should have prior experience and future goals of publishing research. Prior experience in design and development of intelligent tutoring systems, pedagogical agents, and/or advanced learning technologies is strongly preferred. Prior experience using game engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine with a strong understanding of 2D and 3D graphics is a plus. Target start date: Sometime shortly after November 1, 2014. Exact start date is negotiable. Salary: $60K annual Application Procedure: For instructions on how to apply, please visit https://jobs.ncsu.edu and search for position number 00104336. You can also access the posting directly by visiting https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/44199. Submit vita, statement of research interests, and three letters of reference to NCSU’s through the jobs.ncsu.edu website. Review of applicants begins Nov.1, 2014 until the position is filled. More Information. Interested applicants are invited to direct inquiries to: razeved@xxxxxxxx AA/EOE. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation. Persons with disabilities requiring accommodations in the application and interview process please call (919) 515-3148. Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final candidates are required to have their degree verified at www.wes.org. Degree must be obtained prior to start date. NC State University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. end_of_the_skype_highlighting ============================================= ====================================================== Roger Azevedo, Ph.D. North Carolina State University Professor, Department of Psychology Associate Faculty Member, Department of Computer Science Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program Cluster in Digital Transformation of Education http://workthatmatters.ncsu.edu/newhires/azevedo.php Laboratory for the Study of Metacognition and Advanced Learning Technologies 640 Poe Hall, 2310 Stinson Drive Raleigh, NC 27695-7650 E-mail: razeved@xxxxxxxx Tel: 919-515-2254 Fax: 919-515-1716 Editor, Metacognition and Learning journal -- ========================================================== Roger Azevedo, Ph.D. North Carolina State University Professor, Department of Psychology Associate Faculty Member, Department of Computer Science Chancellor's Faculty Excellence Program Cluster in Digital Transformation of Education http://workthatmatters.ncsu.edu/newhires/azevedo.php Laboratory for the Study of Metacognition and Advanced Learning Technologies 640 Poe Hall, 2310 Stinson Drive Raleigh, NC 27695-7650 E-mail: razeved@xxxxxxxx Tel: 919-515-2254 Fax: 919-515-1716 Editor, Metacognition and Learning journal
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