22.4044, Jobs: Comp Ling; Discourse Analysis: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon U

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Subject: 22.4044, Jobs: Comp Ling; Discourse Analysis: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon U

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Date: 16-Oct-2011
From: Amy Ogan [amyogan at gmail.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA


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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:06:46
From: Amy Ogan [amyogan at gmail.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis: Post Doc, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, USA

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University or Organization: Carnegie Mellon University 
Department: Human-Computer Interaction
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://www.hcii.cmu.edu/
Job Rank: Post Doc  

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Discourse Analysis 


Description:

We are looking for a post-doctoral fellow to work with Dr. Justine Cassell in 
the Articulab at Carnegie Mellon University on an ongoing project developing 
and evaluating a virtual peer that interacts with children. The position will 
open immediately and is funded by the National Science Foundation and the 
Heinz Foundation.

The postdoc will assist with the development and evaluation of Alex, a virtual 
peer who engages in a collaborative bridge-building task as a way to scaffold 
elementary school aged children's ability to code-switch between African 
American English and Mainstream American English depending on social 
context and their ability to engage in inquiry-based science talk in the 
classroom. There will be flexibility in shaping the job according to the specific 
interests and skills of the candidate. However, the main goals for the project 
currently are the improvement of Alex's dialogue and nonverbal behavior 
model through analysis of previously collected child-child data, and 
evaluation of the system in a classroom context.

The post-doctoral fellow's duties will include, but are not limited to, 
management and execution of research projects, analysis of data using 
methods from educational data mining and statistics, and participation in 
scientific publication. The postdoc will help with user testing in schools and 
other contexts, and with redesign, formative, and summative evaluation. The 
ideal candidate will have experience in multiple of these areas, and the ability 
to quickly learn new skills in these areas, and will be able to work well in a 
team of undergraduate and graduate students and staff in a fast-paced 
research environment. The candidate must also possess excellent 
communication and inter-personal skills.

The position will also include lab management duties such as overseeing 
research assistants, participant scheduling, and maintaining relationships 
with local schools.

Requirements:
The post-doctoral fellow will have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Learning 
Sciences, Linguistics, Computer Science, Education, Psychology, or related 
area. Ideally the postdoc should have a relevant background in linguistics or 
literacy, and strong computational skills. In any case, the successful 
candidate should have background in one or more of the following areas: 
computational linguistics, literacy studies, embodied conversational agents, 
human-computer interaction, learning sciences or technologies, computer 
science, psychology, education. Experience with field-based
educational research with elementary school aged children is desirable but 
not a strict requirement. Excellent people skills are essential in order to 
interact with the local research team, and maintain relationships with school 
administrators, teachers, and longitudinal study participants.

If interested, please send a CV, a brief statement explaining the nature of 
your interest and your relevant experience, and the names and contact 
information for at least three references.


Application Deadline: 01-Nov-2011 
	  
Email Address for Applications: amyogan at gmail.com 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Amy Ogan 
	Email: amyogan at gmail.com 




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