Postdoctoral Position in Intelligent User Interfaces / InfoVis, Dept. of Computer Science, University of British Columbia (UBC) Vancouver, BC, Canada ======================================

We are seeking outstanding candidates with a background in HCI, user-adaptive interaction and possibly information visualization to contribute to a project aimed at developing user-adaptive visualizations. Experience with machine learning and/or eye-tracking technology is an asset.

The project involves an interdisciplinary team from the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology, adaptive interfaces and information visualization, and it has been on-going for three years.

The outcomes of the project so far have contributed results to the growing evidence that visualization effectiveness can depend upon a variety of user characteristics including cognitive abilities and personality traits (

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~conati/my-papers/UMAP2012_CameraReady.pdf)

We have also investigated the impact of user characteristics on attention patterns during visualization processing:

(http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~conati/my-papers/CHI2013CameraReady.pdf), as well as how to infer the relevant user's characteristics in real-time from eye-tracking data

(http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~conati/my-papers/IUI2013.pdf)

Based on these results, the post holder will contribute to design, develop and evaluate user-adaptive visualizations that adapt in real time to specific user needs, by relying on information collected via eye-tracking and other sensors. The candidate will also help supervise and coordinate graduate students.

Applicants should be qualified at the PhD level (or

equivalent) and must have excellent interpersonal, writing and research skills, strong time management and organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and work both independently and as a member of the multidisciplinary research team.

The successful applicant will join the world-class AI and HCI communities in the UBC CS department. https://www.cs.ubc.ca/cs-research/lci

and http://www.cs.ubc.ca/labs/imager/imager.php

Timescale of Appointment: 1 year, extendable pending availability of funding.

Review of applicants begins Nov 1, 2013 until the position is filled

Target start date: As soon as possible, but ideally no later than January 2013

To apply for the position, please submit CV, statement of research interests, and three letters of reference to conati@cs.ubc.ca