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Postdoc Description
University of Memphis

Two postdoctoral positions are now available in the Institute for Intelligent

Systems (IIS) at the University of Memphis. Individuals who fill these positions

will help develop the next generation of intelligent tutoring systems that use

conversational agents to assist students to learn. The postdoctoral researchers

will be working in a highly interdisciplinary institute collaborating with students,

staff, and faculty in several departments, including computer science,

psychology, mathematics, engineering, and education. The IIS at the University

of Memphis has a long tradition of mentoring postdoctoral researchers and has a

great track record of placing them in excellent teaching and research positions.

Basic functions include research, development, implementation and evaluation

of advanced learning environments as part of the Office of Naval Research

(ONR) STEM Grand Challenge Project. Minimal qualifications are a PhD in

computer science, cognitive science, and/or related areas. Successful

candidates for software engineering must have R&D experiences in software

design and development. Successful candidates for computational linguistics

must have R&D experiences in computational linguistics, such as parsers and

semantic analytical tools. Successful candidates for cognitive sciences must

have research experiences in cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence,

research design & statistics. Please complete an on-line application at the

application URL below. For any questions regarding this position,

please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Xiangen Hu,

xhu@memphis.edu , or Dr. Art Graesser, graesser@memphis.edu .