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The NUS-HCI lab is a loving family passionate about scientific innovation. We aim to become one of the best HCI research labs in the world and are always looking for talented and motivated applicants to join us. We have listed our current job openings below, and invite you to explore. We welcome you to join us for an enriching experience!

1. FULL TIME RESEARCH ENGINEER

Project scope:

The goal of the project is to build a wearable platform that can be used to design and test the various interaction techniques envisioned in “the next interaction paradigm” talk. https://interactionparadigm.org/interactionParadigm.html The goal of the next interaction paradigm is to enable human computer interaction that’s synergetic to human’s daily activities and transform the way we work and live to achieve a much more balanced lifestyle. To do that, we need wearable devices that can “observe” and “understand” human behaviors, and try to provide information “just-in-time” and in a way that do not cause major interference to people’s current activity. This requires us to build wearable devices that’s closely associated with our input/output sensors and actuators.

Responsibility:

  • To work on an integrated hardware/software platform for the next interaction paradigm involves a head-mounted display and a hand-tracker. You will be working together with a PhD student who has good hardware skills.

Skills needed:

  • Unity/Unreal Engine/3D Max
  • Basic knowledge of hardware (Arduino, etc.)
  • Strong coding skills in C#, Java, or C++
  • Basic knowledge of software platforms, integration and API design

Logistical arrangements:

  • The appointment can commence in Jan. 2019 and will last for around 1 year.
  • If interested, please email join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com and CC Kim Aguada kimaguada@gmail.com with the position title as the subject. Please also include two references and your portfolio and CV.

2. PAID INTERNSHIP
FEB 1, 2019 - OCT 30, 2019

Responsibility:

  • Help to create figures, graphics, and videos for lab projects, and work with PhD students to conduct research fields studies and run controlled experiments.

Skills:

  • graphic design,
  • video making,
  • basic research skills such as
    • conduct field studies
    • helping with running experiments

Application deadline: Dec. 31st, 2018

To apply, please send email to join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com (CC kimaguada@gmail.com). Please include two references and provide examples of graphics/figures and videos made in the past as part of your portfolio.

3. PAID INTERNSHIP
APRIL, 2019 - SEPT, 2019

Responsibility:

  • Help with writing and generating academic documents; work with PhD students to conduct research fields studies and run controlled experiments.

Skills required:

  • Good academic writing skills
  • Basic skills in conducting field studies
  • Basic skills in helping to run experiments for research projects

Application deadline: Jan. 31st, 2019

To apply, please send email to join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com (CC kimaguada@gmail.com). Please include two references and provide examples of papers and articles written by you in the past.

3. POSTDOC

Multiple postdoctoral positions are immediately available for HCI and applied ML/AI research that designs interventions and experiments to dynamically enhance and personalize real-world educational technologies, spanning K12, university courses, MOOCs, and learning by crowd workers.
The postdoc will set the agenda for research questions in collaboration with Joseph Jay Williams and Min Yen Kan, who are particularly interested in creating systems that combine rigorous randomized experiments with crowdsourcing and human computation, applications of statistical machine learning (e.g. bandits & reinforcement learning, NLP, recommender systems), and theories from cognitive and social psychology (e.g. self-explanation, analogical comparison, growth mindset).
The postdoc will be based at the National University of Singapore’s Institute for the Application of Learning Sciences and Educational Technology (ALSET) and the School of Computing. ALSET provides unique access to data about university students, and opportunities to create large-scale personalized interventions to help NUS’s 30 000 undergraduate students as well as the Singaporean workforce’s demand for continuing education. Based on the postdoc’s interests, there will be opportunities to work with and visit close collaborators at Carnegie Mellon, and there could be similar options at other universities (like Harvard and KAIST).

For information on applying, see www.josephjaywilliams.com/postdoc.

 

4. RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Part and full-time research assistant positions are available for an NUS lab that investigates the use of technology for education, mental and physical health (see overview at www.josephjaywilliams.com/research-overview, www.nus-hci.org or TEDx talk at bit.ly/tedxwilliams). We use psychology, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence/statistical machine learning to build intelligent systems.

Responsibilities

  • Act as project manager, helping graduate students and faculty make plans and execute on them.
  • Assist in planning meetings, sending emails and interacting with HR.
  • Contribute to managing the group’s various projects and create wikis for efficient documentation for the same.

Logistic Arrangements

  • The successful candidate will receive a competitive paid remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience
  • The appointment can commence in March 2018 and will be for 6 months (with possibility for extension)
  • To apply, please submit at this Google Form a paragraph about who are you and why you’re interested. You can include your Resume/CV or anything else you like. After a pre-screening, you may be asked to do three sample tasks followed by an interview.

Some more details and information about the position are available here.

5. INTERN (Computer graphics programming)

Responsibilities
Skills/Attributes
  • Proficiency in Java programming
  • Understanding of Computer graphics
  • Strong time commitment and motivation
  • A current/graduated university student of Computer Science (preferred)

 

Logistical Arrangements

  • The successful candidate will receive a competitive paid remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience
  • The appointment can commence in March 2018 and will be for 6 months (with possibility for extension)
  • To apply, please email your cover letter and full Resume to join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com with the position title as the subject. Please also include two references and your portfolio.

 

6. LAB VOLUNTEER (Smartphone app development)

Responsibilities
  • Assist lab member in smartphone application development project
Skills/Attributes
  • Strong coding skills
  • Experience in developing server-client application
  • Understanding of device drivers and operating systems
  • Keen interest in UX/UI of smart device applications
  • A current/graduated university student of Computer Science (preferred)

Logistical Arrangements

  • This is a self-funded volunteer position
  • The commitment will be for a minimum of 3 months
  • Good reference letters are required!
  • To apply, please email your cover letter and full Resume to join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com with the position title as the subject. Please also include two references and your portfolio.

 

7. LAB VOLUNTEER (User tester/ Field study analyser)

Responsibilities
  • Assist lab members in technology-based user testing. We will need to conduct field studies and interview users in order to gather information about user behaviour/requirements for HCI design
Skills/Attributes
  • Solid experience with Ethnographic and Field Study Techniques, as well as other skills relevant to user interviewing and analysis
  • Keen interest in HCI and observational research specific to technology studies
  • Strong time commitment and motivation
  • A current/graduated university student in a field that practices strong observational research, e.g. HCI or other fields of social research (preferred)

Logistical Arrangements

  • This is a self-funded volunteer position
  • The commitment will be for a minimum of 3 months
  • Good reference letters are required!
  • To apply, please email your cover letter and full Resume to join-nus-hci@googlegroups.com with the position title as the subject. Please also include two references and your portfolio.

 

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