JOB: Researcher position in cognitive systems at DFKI GmbH (Germany)
- From: "GJ Kruijff" <gj.kruijff@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:55:34 GMT
(Posted: February 21 2006 //
http://www.dfki.de/cosy/www/people/0602.cosyjob.html)
JOB OPENING
The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH) is
seeking for its Language Technology Lab a
RESEARCHER
in the area of cognitive systems, for a research position (Post-Doc,
possibly junior) in the COSY project ("Cognitive Systems for Cognitive
Assistants").
The aim of the COSY project is to investigate principles for cognitive
architectures for embodied cognitive agents ("robots"). The
investigations have both a theoretical and a practical nature: The
project aims to produce a body of theory regarding architectures,
representations, types of reasoning, communication and learning
relevant to embodied multi-functional intelligent systems, and to
develop working systems that demonstrate applications of parts of the
theory. For the second period of the project, scenarios focus on object
manipulation, and collaborative exploration and problem solving in
indoor environments.
DFKI is the main responsible site for the development of modules that
enable the cognitive agent to communicate with other agents, possibly
through a combination of spoken language, gesture, and body movement.
In the context of the project, communication should make it possible
for the agent to collaboratively carry out tasks, learn more about the
environment, and learn language. The communicative capabilities are
inherently part of a larger cognitive architecture in which they are
connected with other cognitive processes dealing with e.g. action
planning, vision, and motor control. The DFKI team closely interacts
with the other project partners to achieve this integration, and has
several robots and a robot arm for experimentation.
The responsibilities for the research position include, among others,
the following:
* Development for flexible collaborative dialogue management and
dialogue modeling,
* Integration of dialogue interpretation and production processes with
models of the situated context, e.g. spatial organization, causal
relations between processes
* Theory development in the areas of e.g. spatial language, perceptual
and proprioceptual grounding of linguistically communicated meaning
* Supervision of research assistants (MSc level).
An ideal candidate will have a background in Artificial Intelligence or
Computational Linguistics, and have clearly demonstratable experience
with practical development of dialogue systems. The candidate should be
an experienced Java and/or C/C++ programmer, and feel confident with
using UNIX-based platforms. A broader interest in issues related to
cognitive aspects of language comprehension and production, embodied
agents and communication, cognitive vision, (probabilistic) robotics,
machine learning, and the relation between communication and other
cognitive processes such as vision and action planning would be highly
welcome. Highly valued personal qualities include creativity,
open-mindedness, team spirit, and a willingness to address novel
challenges in unknown scientific territory.
Ideally the applicant would have a completed PhD degree.
The earliest starting date of the position is April 2006. The duration
of the contract will probably be until the end of the project (August
31, 2008).
DFKI GmbH [ http://www.dfki.de ] is located on the campus of Saarland
University in Saarbrucken, Germany. The university's research groups
and curricula in the fields of Computational Linguistics and Computer
Science are internationally renowned. The LT-Lab [
http://www.dfki.de/lt/ ] offers excellent working conditions in a
well-established research group. The position provides opportunities to
collaborate in a variety of international projects. The competitive
salary is calculated according to qualifications based on DFKI GmbH
scales.
For more on the COSY project at DFKI, see [ http://www.dfki.de/cosy/ ].
For more on the COSY project in general, see [
http://www.cognitivesystems.org ] or read this flyer [
http://www.dfki.de/cosy/www/media/pdfs/cosy.flyer.spring2006.pdf ].
Please send your electronic application (preferably in PDF format) to
lt-jobs@xxxxxxx, referring to job opening No. 200601, not later than
March 24, 2004. A meaningful application should include a cover letter,
a CV, a brief summary of research interests, a statement of interest in
the position offered, and contact information for three references.
For questions concerning this job opening, please contact Dr.ir.
Geert-Jan Kruijff gj@xxxxxxx / http://www.dfki.de/~gj.
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