[CogSci] Deadline tomorrow: job- ADAPT Centre Post Doctoral Research Fellow- Speech Interaction at HCI at UCD Group

[Benjamin Cowan]

> ==Deadline approaching:  1.5 year ADAPT Centre Post Doctoral Research 
> Fellow position at HCI at UCD Group ==
> ====School of Information & Communication Studies===
> ===University College Dublin====
> ======Dublin, Ireland======
>
> ====Starting Salary: €39,131 - €45,158 p.a====
>
> ==Details==
> Applications are invited for the post of ADAPT Centre Post Doctoral 
> Research Fellow at the HCI at UCD group. The PostDoc, based in the School 
> of Information & Communication Studies, will join the Science 
> Foundation Ireland ADAPT Centre and will also be a key member of the 
> Speech Interaction research team in HCI at UCD, working on future 
> dialogue interactions with and through technology. The postholder will 
> be expected to contribute to the development of the research programme 
> as well as disseminate the research conducted in leading venues.
>
> The post is available to start from 4th January 2021 or as soon as 
> possible thereafter. Remote working will be considered.
>
> ===ADAPT Centre===
> The research vision of ADAPT is to pioneer new forms of proactive, 
> scalable and integrated AI-driven Digital Content Technology that 
> empower individuals and society to engage in digital experiences with 
> control, inclusion and accountability.  Concerned with personalised, 
> immersive, multimodal digital engagement, from multiple perspectives – 
> individual, algorithmic, enterprises and society – there is a 
> long-term goal of a Balanced Digital Society.
>
> This vision recognises that the growing power and sophistication of 
> AI-driven Digital Content Technologies in delivering natural, targeted 
> and persuasive online experiences has started to overwhelm nearly all 
> parts of society.
>
> In order to achieve this mission-oriented vision, the ADAPT research 
> programme looks to appoint a postdoctoral research fellow to lead the 
> cutting edge research activities within the Interaction and Control 
> Research challenge within ADAPT at UCD, in particular with a focus on 
> conducting quantitative and qualitative research exploring speech 
> interface user experience, language production and voice agent 
> interaction, identifying user experience based issues that needs to be 
> addressed in future voice driven AI interactions.
>
> ===HCI at UCD Group===
> The PostDoc will join the HCI at UCD group, a collaboration between UCD 
> Computer Science and the School of Information and Communication 
> Studies. With 19 members (inc. 3 faculty) it is one of the largest and 
> leading HCI labs in Europe.  The group’s research focuses on three key 
> research themes; Speech Interaction (led by Assoc. Prof. Benjamin 
> Cowan), Mental Health and Wellbeing (led by Assoc. Prof. David Coyle) 
> and Design, Ethics and Privacy (Assist. Prof. Marguerite Barry). The 
> group has a highly research active community of researchers with a 
> collaborative research ethos, regularly publishing in leading HCI 
> venues. The postdoc would join the Speech Interaction theme, working 
> closely with Assoc. Prof. Benjamin Cowan.
>
> ==Person Specifics==
> Applicants should have obtained or be close to completion of a PhD in 
> a relevant subject (e.g. Human–Computer Interaction, speech 
> technology, cognitive psychology, experimental psychology, 
> psycholinguistics and/or related discipline). Ideal candidates will 
> have a strong background in quantitative research methods and 
> statistics/mixed methods research, experiment design and/or 
> conversational user interface research. Applicants should have 
> demonstrated potential for research excellence (e.g., publication 
> track record in international journals and conferences) and a desire 
> to publish in leading venues in their field, whilst also demonstrating 
> a desire to apply for/or have attained external funding. Applicants 
> should also have demonstrated strong self motivation and an ability to 
> work independently. The ideal candidate should have a desire to 
> collaborate across disciplines and an ability to work as part of a 
> multi-disciplinary research team.
>
> Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Dr Benjamin Cowan 
> (benjamin.cowan at ucd.ie).
>
> Deadline for applications is 5pm 17th December 2021. To apply and for 
> further information on the post please visit 
> https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ > Search jobs for external 
> applicants > search for reference number 013943
>


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Benjamin R Cowan PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Information & Communication Studies
University College Dublin
Twitter: @BCowanHCI

NB- I do not respond or check emails at weekends or in the evening.
If anything is urgent please phone.
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Recent papers:
Doyle, P., Clark, L. & Cowan, B.R. (Accepted). What Do We See in Them? Identifying Dimensions of Partner Models for Speech Interfaces Using a Psycholexical Approach. Proceeedings of CHI 2021. https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.02094
Wu, Y. et al (2020). See What I’m Saying? Comparing Intelligent Personal Assistant Use for Native and Non-Native Language Speakers. 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06328
Wu, Y. et al (2020). Mental Workload and Language Production in Non-Native Speaker IPA Interaction. Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on Conversational User Interfaces. 2020. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.06331
Garialde, D. et al (2020). Quantifying the Impact of Making and Breaking Interface Habits. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2005/2005.06842.pdf