[on behalf of Whitney Baer]
*Three Available Postdoctoral Positions at the Institute for Intelligent
Systems at the University of Memphis!*
*Position 1:*
Application URL: https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/11894
Review Begins: April 1, 2016
The Institute for Intelligent Systems in conjunction with the Psychology
Department at the University of Memphis invites applications for a
Postdoctoral position in discourse and learning sciences under the
direction of Dr. Art Graesser. The postdoc will conduct research on a
project funded by the National Science Foundation. This project will
develop and test intelligent tutoring systems and collaborative learning
environments with conversational agents that interact with learners in
natural language. Therefore, a strong command of the English language is
essential. This Postdoctoral position is for two years, with continuation
to the second year contingent on renewal of grants/contracts and the
outcome of annual evaluations. The candidate will have the opportunity to
collaborate with other institutions such as the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Southern California.
The research project has an interdisciplinary scope that requires skills in
several fields in order to adequately develop and test the agent-based
learning environments. These learning environments cover a variety of
different subject matters and applications, including training in
comprehension strategies focused on urban science or medical engineering
with virtual internships that have game simulations, mentors, and small
group interactions. The relevant specialized skills include (1) collecting
and analyzing data in experiments utilizing statistical, computational, and
qualitative methodologies, (2) developing and modifying learning
environments with agents using authoring tools that manage conversations,
and (3) mining educational data with advances in computational linguistics,
natural language understanding, and machine learning. Candidates trained in
cognitive or social psychology, discourse processing, learning science,
educational technology, computational linguistics, artificial intelligence,
and other related fields are encouraged to apply. All of the projects are
collaborative and interdisciplinary so it is important for the candidate to
be able to work in research teams and mentor graduate and undergraduate
students.
The Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) is housed in the FedEx
Institute of Technology on the campus of the University of Memphis.
The IIS (now over 30 years) is dedicated to advancing the state of
knowledge and capabilities of intelligent systems, including psychological,
biological, and artificial systems. Implementing our interdisciplinary
mission requires assembling researchers in psychology, computer science,
engineering, education, communication sciences & disorders,
English/linguistics, philosophy, physics and other departments or colleges.
*Position 2:*
Application URL: https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/11896
Review Begins: April 1, 2016
The Institute for Intelligent Systems in conjunction with the Psychology
Department at the University of Memphis invites applications for a
Postdoctoral positions in discourse and learning sciences under the
direction of Dr. Art Graesser. The candidate will conduct research on
projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education
Sciences, Office of Naval Research, and Army Research Laboratory. These
projects develop and test intelligent tutoring systems and collaborative
learning environments with conversational agents that interact with
learners in natural language. Therefore, a strong command of the English
language is essential. The Postdoctoral position is for two years, with
continuation to the second year contingent on renewal of grants/contracts
and the outcome of annual evaluations. The candidate will have the
opportunity to collaborate with other institutions such as the University
of Southern California, Georgia State University, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Arizona State University, and Worcester Polytechnic
Institute.
The research projects have an interdisciplinary scope that requires skills
in several fields in order to adequately develop and test the agent-based
learning environments. These learning environments cover a variety of
different subject matters and applications, including the training of
comprehension strategies with AutoTutor for the Center for the Study of
Adult Literacy, the training of basic electricity and electronics with
AutoTutor or ElectronixTutor, and the training of urban science or medical
engineering with virtual internships that have game simulations, mentors,
and small group interactions. The relevant specialized skills include (1)
collecting and analyzing data in experiments utilizing statistical,
computational, and qualitative methodologies, (2) developing and modifying
learning environments with agents using authoring tools that manage
conversations, and (3) mining educational data with advances in
computational linguistics, natural language understanding, and machine
learning. Candidates trained in cognitive or social psychology, discourse
processing, learning science, educational technology, computational
linguistics, artificial intelligence, and other related fields are
encouraged to apply. All of the projects are collaborative and
interdisciplinary so it is important for the candidate to be able to work
in research teams and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
The Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) is housed in the FedEx
Institute of Technology on the campus of the University of Memphis.
The IIS (now over 30 years) is dedicated to advancing the state of
knowledge and capabilities of intelligent systems, including psychological,
biological, and artificial systems. Implementing our interdisciplinary
mission requires assembling researchers in psychology, computer science,
engineering, education, communication sciences & disorders,
English/linguistics, philosophy, physics and other departments or colleges.
*Position 3:*
Application URL: https://workforum.memphis.edu/postings/11980
Review Begins: June 1, 2016
The Institute for Intelligent Systems in conjunction with the Psychology
Department at the University of Memphis invites applications for a
Postdoctoral position in discourse and learning sciences under the
direction of Dr. Art Graesser. The candidate will conduct research on a
grant funded by the Institute of Education Sciences. This project develops
and tests intelligent tutoring systems and collaborative learning
environments with conversational agents that interact with learners in
natural language. Therefore, a strong command of the English language is
essential. The Postdoctoral position is for two years, with continuation to
the second year contingent on renewal of grants/contracts and the outcome
of annual evaluations. The candidate will have the opportunity to
collaborate with other institutions such as Georgia State University,
University of Toronto, and Brock University.
The research project has an interdisciplinary scope that requires skills in
several fields in order to adequately develop and test the agent-based
learning environments. These learning environments cover a variety of
different subject matters and applications, including training in
comprehension strategies with AutoTutor for the Center for the Study of
Adult Literacy and small group interactions. The relevant specialized
skills include (1) collecting and analyzing data in experiments utilizing
statistical, computational, and qualitative methodologies, (2) developing
and modifying learning environments with agents using authoring tools that
manage conversations, and (3) mining educational data with advances in
computational linguistics, natural language understanding, and machine
learning. The candidate that is trained in cognitive or social psychology,
discourse processing, learning science, educational technology,
computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, and other related
fields are encouraged to apply. The research project is collaborative and
interdisciplinary so it is important for the candidate to be able to work
in research teams and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
The Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS) is housed in the FedEx
Institute of Technology on the campus of the University of Memphis.
The IIS (now over 30 years) is dedicated to advancing the state of
knowledge and capabilities of intelligent systems, including psychological,
biological, and artificial systems. Implementing our interdisciplinary
mission requires assembling researchers in psychology, computer science,
engineering, education, communication sciences & disorders,
English/linguistics, philosophy, physics and other departments or colleges.