New York University’s NYU-X Lab Announces an Immediate Opportunity for an Outstanding Scholars:
Applications are invited for an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar at the NYU-X Lab (www.nyu-x.org) at New York University (NYU). The new interdisciplinary lab operates at the intersection of Engineering, Gaming, Education and Healthcare Innovation. NYU-X Lab recently received a National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Award to develop the NYU Holodeck – an experiential supercomputing research environment across multiple locations to prototype and explore the future of AR/VR and mixed reality.
The project team will develop a well-integrated software/hardware instrument that fosters creative capacity by incorporating: visual, audio, and physical components; novel technologies to enhance human-human, human-agent, and human-robot social interactions; rapid prototyping and fabrication tools; and tightly coupled interactive visual, audio, and physical experiences.
Additional project and research team information is available at http://holodeck.nyu.edu/
Ideal candidates will have passion and expertise with a background in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visualization, Product Design, Interaction Design, Robotics, Sensors, Healthcare Simulation and Informatics, Distributed Internet of Things (IoT) or related areas. Development activities include design, implementation, evaluation, and deployment of prototypes and multisensory feedback techniques in distributed multimodal immersive systems and human-centered technology design.
Selected candidates will join a growing interdisciplinary research team with backgrounds in one or more of the following areas: Engineering; HCI; Computing; Design; Psychology; and Education and have a strong research track record. You will join a diverse interdisciplinary project team and will interact with academic and industry research partners in developing the instrument across three distributed locations, and in generating research and agendas that will use its capabilities.
The ability to employ a range of fieldwork techniques to inform the design of novel interfaces and applications is highly desirable. The ability to design and develop functional digital prototypes is essential.
We are committed to advancing gender equality in STEM, and highly encourage female applicants to apply. Review of materials will be on an on-going basis.
Applicants should submit a CV and cover-letter describing their interest in the position to: Dr. Winslow Burleson WB50@NYU.EDU