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face research opportunity at University of Glasgow
by Benedict Jones 29 Apr '16

29 Apr '16

Face research opportunity at University of Glasgow We are advertising for a postdoc or RA to work on an ERC-funded project on social perception of faces. The job advert is below. Email the PI (ben.jones(a)glasgow.ac.uk) for more information. http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANN883/research-assistant-associate/

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older adults face stimuli
by Anna Bobak 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

Dear All, I'm looking for a database with older adult (70 years old and above) faces, ideally where multiple images of the same person are available. Any help or advice where to look for such stimuli set would be greatly appreciated. With very best wishes, Anna Anna Bobak Research Fellow Bournemouth University Department of Psychology Faculty of Science and Technology Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow Poole, BH12 5BB Email: abobak(a)bournemouth.ac.uk<mailto:abobak@bournemouth.ac.uk> Tel: 01202 961532 BU is a Disability Two Ticks Employer and has signed up to the Mindful Employer charter. Information about the accessibility of University buildings can be found on the BU DisabledGo webpages This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email.

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research assistant and psychologist positions at Max Planck Institute-CBS, Leipzig, Germany
by Katharina von Kriegstein 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Applications are welcomed for two positions in the Human Communication group lead by Katharina von Kriegstein at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS) in Leipzig, Germany. Research in the group focuses on the investigation of neural mechanisms of human communication using a broad spectrum of neuroscientific methods (functional and structural MRI, MEG, tDCS, TMS). Research involves typically developed populations as well as populations with developmental communication deficits (developmental dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, phonagnosia, proposagnosia). Research Assistant: http://www.mpg.de/10451891/research-assistant-lab-manager The position will involve recruiting participants, running behavioural tests, assistance with data-acquisition in MRI, TMS and tDCS studies, assistance with data analyses, grant writing and literature searches, attending lab meetings, supervising undergraduate students in the lab and overseeing day-to-day lab operations. The position is available part or full time. It includes the opportunity to pursue a variety of research opportunities that can result in authorship on academic publications. Psychologist: http://www.mpg.de/10451838/20161504-1 (in German) The position is available part time. The main duty will be to support diagnostic testing in people with communication disorders (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, developmental prosopagnosia). The position offers the possibility to be involved in research. For further information on the positions and instructions on how to apply please follow the links provided above. --- Katharina von Kriegstein Max Planck Research Group Leader Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Stephanstr. 1A, 04103 Leipzig, Germany Professor of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Humboldt University of Berlin Rudower Chaussee 18, 12489 Berlin, Germany Phone +49 (0) 341-9940-2476 Fax +49 (0) 341-9940-2448 http://www.cbs.mpg.de/independent-research-groups/human-communication

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12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV2016): Abstract submission deadline (March 31) approaching
by Kate Crookes 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV2016) Reminder: Deadline for Abstract submission (March 31) approaching The 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision will take place in Fremantle, Western Australia from July 14 to 17, 2016. Information about the conference can be found at: http://www.apcv2016.org/ We invite you to join us to present and discuss current Vision Science research, in addition to enjoying the city of Fremantle (see Lonely Planet’s list of must-visit locations in 2016, http://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities/7 ), the Swan Valley and, further afield, the Margaret River Wine region. We are accepting abstracts and invite suggestions for symposia from now on. APCV2016 welcomes original research work on all aspects of vision, multisensory perception, decision and action, and related topics. Abstracts will be peered reviewed and published in i-Perception. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Shin’ya Nishida, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan Concetta Morrone, University of Pisa, Italy Shaun Collin, University of Western Australia IMPORTANT DATES Call for symposia closes: February 19, 2016. (Organisers informed about status of symposium by March 15) (Symposia are envisaged to be 4-5 speakers in a 90 minute session) Call for abstracts (talks and posters) closes: March 31, 2016. Early registration deadline: May 15, 2016. We hope to see you in Perth July 14-17! Regards, APCV2016 Organizing Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Crookes, PhD Rm 113 Ph: (08) 64883240 ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders School of Psychology (M304), University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. http://www.ccd.edu.au<http://www.ccd.edu.au/> Follow the CCD Person Perception node on twitter https://twitter.com/PersonPercept or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CCDPersonPerception

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TEDxGoodenoughCollege calling for speakers
by Javier Elkin 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Dear all, As a long time member of these lists and Curator of TEDxGoodenoughCollege, I wanted to personally invite you to apply to this year’s exclusive conference to be held on *May 21st, 2016 in London. * TEDxGoodenoughCollege is a full-day event with a live audience of 200 and an online audience over 1,000. In the spirit of TED’s mission of finding “Ideas Worth Spreading”, we are looking for ideas in line with our theme of “*Breaking Boundaries*”. Every day people are creating new ways for how we view the world, pushing past our previous expectations and paradigms. TEDxGoodenoughCollege will be a platform for inspirational ideas that embody this principle of “Breaking Boundaries”*.* If successful, your talk will be professionally filmed, edited, and uploaded to the TEDx YouTube channel for a chance to be featured on TED.com. You will also be assigned a Speaker Manager to help you style and edit your slides and speech and “TED-ify” your talk to maximize your chances of being featured on TED.com. *Deadline for speaker applications are on* *Friday March 18th* with a round of interviews soon after. If you would like to apply please follow this *link <http://www.tedxgoodenoughcollege.com/application-form-2016/>* and visit our website <http://www.tedxgoodenoughcollege.com/> to learn more about the conference. Respectfully, Javier Elkin | *Curator*

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CBAR@IEEE CVPR 2016 CFP: 4th International Workshop on Context Based Affect Recognition @ IEEE CVPR 2016
by zakia hammal 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Apologies for cross-posting ************************************************************************************************************************** CBAR 2016: CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE CVPR2016, 4th International Workshop on CONTEXT BASED AFFECT RECOGNITION CBAR2016 http://cbar2016.blogspot.com/ Submission Deadline: March 20, 2016 ************************************************************************************************************************** The 4th International Workshop on Context Based Affect Recognition (CBAR 2016) will be held in conjunction with IEEE CVPR 2016 in June 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada – http://cvpr2016.thecvf.com/ For details concerning the workshop program, paper submission guidelines, etc. please visit our workshop website at: http://cbar2016.blogspot.com/ Best regards, Zakia Hammal Zakia Hammal, PhD The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ http://www.pitt.edu/~emotion/ZakiaHammal.html

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12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV2016): Symposium deadline approaching
by Kate Crookes 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV2016) Reminder: Deadline for symposium proposals approaching The 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision will take place in Fremantle, Western Australia from July 14 to 17, 2016. Information about the conference can be found at:http://www.apcv2016.org/ We invite you to join us to present and discuss current Vision Science research, in addition to enjoying the city of Fremantle (see Lonely Planet’s list of must-visit locations in 2016, http://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/cities/7 ), the Swan Valley and, further afield, the Margaret River Wine region. We are accepting abstracts and invite suggestions for symposia from now on. APCV2016 welcomes original research work on all aspects of vision, multisensory perception, decision and action, and related topics. Abstracts will be peered reviewed and published in i-Perception. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Shin’ya Nishida, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Japan Concetta Morrone, University of Pisa, Italy Shaun Collin, University of Western Australia IMPORTANT DATES Call for symposia closes: February 19, 2016. (Organisers informed about status of symposium by March 15) (Symposia are envisaged to be 4-5 speakers in a 90 minute session) Call for abstracts (talks and posters) closes: March 31, 2016. Early registration deadline: May 15, 2016. We hope to see you in Perth July 14-17! Regards, APCV2016 Organizing Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Crookes, PhD Rm 113 Ph: (08) 64883240 ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders School of Psychology (M304), University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. http://www.ccd.edu.au Follow the CCD Person Perception node on twitter https://twitter.com/PersonPercept or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CCDPersonPerception

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Let's Face It iPad App
by James Tanaka 07 Feb '16

07 Feb '16

Do you have problems learning names and faces? If so, you might want to try out our free “Let’s Face It!” Scrapbook iPad app. LFI Scrapbook allows the user to add and update content to the program using the iPad’s camera and video features. Our LFI Scrapbook website (http://web.uvic.ca/~carte/lfiscrapbook.html) tells you more about the app and has the link to the iTunes Store. Take LFI for a test drive. We would be interested in your comments and suggestions. Thanks! Jim Tanaka Professor, Dept. of Psychology Director, Different Minds Lab Co-Director, Brain & Cognition Lab University of Victoria Victoria, BC Canada

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Social Robotics post at University of Glasgow
by Benedict Jones 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

Social Robotics post at University of Glasgow Lecturer/Senior Lecturer University of Glasgow - Research Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMV447/lecturer-senior-lecturer/ Salary: £41,255 to £55,389 per annum Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed on: 21st January 2016 Closes: 6th March 2016 Job Ref: 012096 The University of Glasgow aims to develop a world-class research emphasis in social robotics, shared between the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology and the School of Computing Science. Within the Institute, we aim to appoint a new member of staff who will significantly develop our research presence in this area. The appointment can be at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, dependent on the applicant’s credentials. Potential candidates should perform research in social neuroscience, computational neuroscience, social cognition, grounded cognition, or a related field that bears on social interaction and social robotics. Examples of relevant research areas include facial or bodily mirroring, theory of mind (intention attribution), the perception of agency, coordinated social action, etc. Primary qualifications for the position include research excellence, together with leadership potential for moving collaborative research on social robotics forward. Commitment to social robotics in previous and current research will be weighed positively. The candidate’s research program should align with the strategic objectives of the Centre for Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (cSCAN), and should complement our existing expertise in social signal processing, interactive communication, and/or grounded cognition. The Centre has excellent research facilities, including 4-D face motion capture, whole body motion capture, a variety of eye-tracking facilities, together with state-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities for fMRI, MEG, EEG and TMS associated with the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi). As part of the University of Glasgow’s Social Robotics Initiative, the successful applicant will have excellent opportunities for collaborating with computer scientists and engineers in the College of Science and Engineering, with access to their robotic facilities and resources. Centre for Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (cSCAN) http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/neurosciencepsychology/research/csc… Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/neurosciencepsychology/research/ccn… University of Glasgow’s Social Robotics Initiative http://glasor.inp.gla.ac.uk/ Apply online at: www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs<http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs> Closing date: 6 March 2016

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Research post in face recognition at Stirling
by Peter Hancock 21 Jan '16

21 Jan '16

I have a vacancy for a postdoc at Stirling to work on human face recognition. It's part of a 5 year EPSRC-funded project to improve the state of the art in computer face recognition, so we shall be working closely with computer scientists at the University of Surrey and Imperial College. This post is for an initial two years, with the possibility of extension. The research questions will include: * What are the effects of viewpoint, lighting and sensor noise on human familiar face recognition? * How much experience, what range of imagery, does it take to shift humans from unfamiliar face matching to familiar face recognition? * How useful to human observers are the image normalisation techniques developed for the computer recognition systems? * In general, therefore, how do human and computer abilities compare across the range of issues being tackled in this project? * How do humans achieve what they do? Further details here: http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/jobs/details/index.html?id=QUUFK026203F3VBQB7V7… Closing date is 22 Feb. There will be a second post on offer later this year. I shall also shortly be advertising a PhD studentship, aimed at modelling human face recognition. Feel free to contact me with queries. Peter Hancock Professor, Deputy Head of Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/peter-… Psychology at Stirling: 100% 4* Impact, REF2014

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