Jul 16, 2008

USA: Postdoc Position in Human Sensing Lab, Robotic Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

One postdoctoral position is available in the Human Sensing Lab (http://humansensing .cs.cmu.edu) in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, USA campus.

The position will develop and apply novel machine learning and computer vision algorithms to human health related projects.

A strong background in mathematical modeling is required. Potential projects will be in the areas of visual learning (e.g. facial feature detection), facial expression analysis, temporal classification of human activity from multimodal data, and temporal segmentation of human behavior. See http://humansensing .cs.cmu.edu for related projects. Projects will be programmed entirely in Matlab.

The postdoc will also coordinate the work of several graduate students and visitors throughout the year.

This will initially be a one year position with the possibility of an extension pending funding. Salary range is $40,000-$50, 000, depending on the candidate's expertise.

Application
Applications should be sent by email (ftorrecs.cmu. edu) and should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests, the expected date of availability, and the contact information for 3 references. Applications should be postmarked by August 1st, 2008, but later applications may be considered until the position is filled.

Website: http://humansensing .cs.cmu.edu

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