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Postdoc position in multisensory and foreign language learning
by Katharina von Kriegstein 07 Sep '15

07 Sep '15

Applications are welcomed for a postdoctoral research position at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS) in Leipzig, Germany. The objective of the postdoctoral research project is to use neurostimulation (TMS, tDCS) and neuroimaging to understand the role of sensory and motor cortices in multisensory and foreign language learning (see e.g., Mayer KM et al., 2015 Current Biology). The MPI-CBS is an internationally leading centre for cognitive and imaging neuroscience equipped with a 7.0 T MRI scanner, several 3.0 T MRI scanners, a 306 channels MEG system, TMS and tDCS laboratories, several EEG suites, and eye-tracking labs. All facilities and data analyses are supported by experienced IT specialists and physicists. Besides an excellent infrastructure, our institute offers an international and friendly environment with researchers from diverse backgrounds. The postdoc will be member of the group "Neural Mechanisms of Human Communication" led by Katharina von Kriegstein. The candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent) in neuroscience, experimental psychology, biology, or a related field, and should be able to demonstrate a consistently outstanding academic record, including publications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in neurostimulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and/or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Additional prior experience with MEG/EEG or functional MRI is desirable. The starting date for this position is flexible. Initially for two years, the position offers the possibility of extension for up to three years. Salary depends on experience and is based on regulations of the Max Planck Society. To apply, please include all documents in one PDF-file in the following order: CV, contact information of two referees, a brief statement describing your personal qualifications and future research interests, copies of up to three of your publications. Applications with the subject heading "FL15PD" should be sent via email to: personal(a)cbs.mpg.de. Closing date for applications is the 27th September 2015. Informal enquiries regarding the post should be directed to: Prof. Dr. Katharina von Kriegstein (kriegstein(a)cbs.mpg.de) For more information about the group see: http://www.cbs.mpg.de/groups/misc/humcomm. The MPI-CBS is an equal opportunities employer, committed to the advancement of individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, or disability. --- 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/groups/misc/humcomm

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[Job] Two Postdoctoral Positions at University of Tsukuba
by Kenji Suzuki 22 Aug '15

22 Aug '15

* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba, Japan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Tsukuba, within the JST CREST-funded project "Social Imaging.” http://www.social-imaging.org/crest/english/ Closing Date: 30 September 2015 Online Application: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=3&ln=1&id=D115080795&ln_jor=1 Exploring new technologies for supporting the development of children with special needs, in particular, autism spectrum disorders. We aim to establish social imaging technology for measuring and modeling social interaction among people. In this study, by applying wearable and mixed reality technologies, we will create an environment where we can support and facilitate creative activities and social interaction among children with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders. We also conduct a feasibility study of children's development support, in collaboration with a non-profit organization and schools for children with special needs. This is an exciting opportunity for conducting an interdisciplinary research between engineering, developmental psychology and medicine. The successful candidate will be required to work in one of the following disciplines. However, the candidate must also be adept at working within a team and the wider community. (1) Social Imaging Technology: Develop a software platform by collecting and analyzing group dynamics from video, sensor and behavioral data (2) Development of Wearable Devices: Sensing social and communicative behaviors among people such as touching, reaching, and facial expression by using wearable devices (3) Mixed Reality Technology: Computer vision, augmented reality, mixed reality and human-computer interaction The applicant should have demonstrated your research competence based on engineering approach in one (or more) of the following areas: social interaction, wearable device, biosignal processing, mixed reality, and human sensing. Preferred experiences include but not limited to developmental study or education for children with special needs and/or autism spectrum disorders. In particular, applicants with the experience on the facial expression recognition and analysis are encouraged to apply. Number of positions: 2 (Full Time) Starting date: October, 2015 (negotiable, later starts are also possible) Employment status: The post is a three year fixed-term contract, can be extended to a maximum of one more year based on the evaluation. Qualifications: - To apply you must hold a PhD degree in the areas of Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent qualifications. - High self-motivation and critical thinking skills. Closing date: September 30th, 2015 * Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Informal enquiries about the post can be made to Dr Kenji Suzuki (email: kenji(a)ieee.org) For further information or to apply online please visit our website at http://www.ai.iit.tsukuba.ac.jp/crest/recruit2015.html Applicants are requested to apply online via JREC-IN or by email, and submit the required documents. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Contact: Kenji Suzuki, Ph.D Associate Professor, Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba email: kenji(a)ieee.org --- Kenji Suzuki kenji(a)ieee.org University of Tsukuba, Japan http://www.iit.tsukuba.ac.jp/~kenji/

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Two 5-year postdoc/RA positions in the Glasgow Face Research Lab
by Lisa Debruine 17 Aug '15

17 Aug '15

We are seeking to recruit two Research Assistant(s)/Research Associate(s) to work in the Centre for Social Interactions within the Research Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology at the University of Glasgow. The post-holder will contribute to a 5 year, ERC-funded project on "How do humans recognise kin?" working with Dr Lisa DeBruine (as well as Prof Ben Jones). The researchers selected for these posts will design, conduct and analyse research to investigate the factors that influence kin-directed social and sexual behaviour. The researchers will also write and communicate results as scientific papers and in scientific presentations at national and international conferences. The project is multidisciplinary, involving theory and techniques from psychology, evolutionary biology, experimental economics, and computer graphics. Applicants should have (or expect to receive in the near future) a PhD in psychology, biology, biological anthropology, neuroscience, computer science or another relevant discipline, with a strong analytical background. Applicants will have experience with at least one of the following techniques: facial electromyography (EMG), genetic analysis (MHC), 3D face imaging, experimental social psychology, online data collection, or behavioural economics. Experience with Bayesian or cue integration modelling would be an advantage. Any applicant should have a clear, demonstrable capacity for acquiring expertise in these techniques. The post is available from the 1st October 2015 and has funding for up to 5 years. Applications close on 13 September 2015. Salary: Grade 6, £27,057-£30,434 / Grade 7, £33,242 – £37,394 per annum Informal enquires may be made to Dr Lisa DeBruine (Lisa.DeBruine(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:Lisa.DeBruine@glasgow.ac.uk>) For more information and to apply online please visit www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs<http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/jobs> (Reference: 011138) or http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALU663/research-assistant-associate/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Dr Lisa M DeBruine Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology University of Glasgow 58 Hillhead Street G12 8QB lisa.debruine(a)glasgow.ac.uk<mailto:lisa.debruine@glasgow.ac.uk> http://facelab.org 0141 330 5351 ----------------------------------------------------------

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Postdoctoral and PhD positions in the field of facial recognition
by Isabelle Buelthoff 13 Aug '15

13 Aug '15

Postdoctoral and PhD positions in the field of facial recognition The 'recognition and categorization group' in the department of 'Human Perception, Cognition and Action' of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany invites applications for a Postdoc (2 years) or a PhD position (3 years) in the field of human face recognition. We are looking for suitable candidates with interest and knowledge in psychophysical methods, so as in fMRI, EEG, eye tracking or computational modeling. Good programming skills (Matlab) are of advantage. Applicants for these positions should have ideally a background in psychology, cognitive sciences or a related field. Payment is according to the guidelines of the Max Planck Society. Our institute is located in the Max Planck campus in Tübingen and provides an excellent multidisciplinary, interactive and collaborative research environment combining expertise in neurophysiology (Prof. Nikos Logothetis), psychophysics, virtual reality and robotics (Prof. Heinrich Bülthoff), and MRI methodology (Prof. Klaus Scheffler). The position can be filled immediately or later and is funded for a period of 3 years for PhD students according to German Public service regulations, and 2 years for postdoc. The Max Planck Society is committed to Equal Opportunities. Applications should include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae, Master certificates (including a list of classes taken during Bachelor and Master studies), letters of references and a short summary of past research experience. All information or questions regarding the position should be submitted electronically to both addresses below: Mintao.Zhao(a)tuebingen.mpg.de<mailto:Mintao.Zhao@tuebingen.mpg.de> Isabelle.Buelthoff(a)tuebingen.mpg.de<mailto:Isabelle.Buelthoff@tuebingen.mpg.de> _ ========================================= Dr. Isabelle Bülthoff Project Leader Recognition and Categorization Group Max-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik Spemannstr. 38 D-72076 Tübingen Tel: +49 (7071) 601 611 Email: isabelle.buelthoff(a)tuebingen.mpg.de =========================================

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Re: [Face-research-list] Face-research-list Digest, Vol 55, Issue 1
by Lisa Debruine 12 Aug '15

12 Aug '15

This is the template my lab uses to address some problems with the standard template in the nose, ears and neck. [cid:4a1c2f04-cc73-430c-8233-44f74264772e@campus.gla.ac.uk] [cid:f9f2d31a-b638-4585-8591-4b0bb50a868f@campus.gla.ac.uk] ---------------------------------------------------------- Dr Lisa M DeBruine Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology University of Glasgow 58 Hillhead Street G12 8QB lisa.debruine(a)glasgow.ac.uk http://facelab.org 0141 330 5351 ---------------------------------------------------------- > On 12 Aug 2015, at 09:15, face-research-list-request(a)lists.stir.ac.uk wrote: > > Send Face-research-list mailing list submissions to > face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/face-research-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > face-research-list-request(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > You can reach the person managing the list at > face-research-list-owner(a)lists.stir.ac.uk > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Face-research-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. averaging faces (Emma Mullings) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 12:41:21 +0000 > From: Emma Mullings <emma.mullings(a)manchester.ac.uk> > To: "face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk" > <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> > Subject: [Face-research-list] averaging faces > Message-ID: > <0CBCFBC4D5A0C940A71B2507534A1798016F230168(a)MBXP07.ds.man.ac.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi there, > > I have been using psychomorph to average 3 faces at a time. > > The images are really impressive, however the neck is a bit problematic. I've attached an image as an example (left side of face just under the jawline). I was wondering if you had any advice to how I could rectify this? > > I was also wondering if it was possible to add more delineation points to an image? > > Best wishes > > Emma > > Dr. Emma Mullings | Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, G700, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT | 0161 275 7432 | 07970 103411 | emma.mullings(a)manchester.ac.uk<mailto:emma.mullings@manchester.ac.uk> > > Visit our website to find out more about the PERS study http://www.inflammation-repair.manchester.ac.uk/PERS > > [PERS QR code] > >

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averaging faces
by Emma Mullings 12 Aug '15

12 Aug '15

Hi there, I have been using psychomorph to average 3 faces at a time. The images are really impressive, however the neck is a bit problematic. I've attached an image as an example (left side of face just under the jawline). I was wondering if you had any advice to how I could rectify this? I was also wondering if it was possible to add more delineation points to an image? Best wishes Emma Dr. Emma Mullings | Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, G700, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT | 0161 275 7432 | 07970 103411 | emma.mullings(a)manchester.ac.uk<mailto:emma.mullings@manchester.ac.uk> Visit our website to find out more about the PERS study http://www.inflammation-repair.manchester.ac.uk/PERS [PERS QR code]

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Research Assistant job
by Karen Lander 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

Dear Colleagues Please see below for an Research Assistant position that we are currently advertising at the University of Manchester. Please circulate to your department, or anyone you think might be interested. See http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALR798/mhs-06883-research-assistant/ Closing date : 22/08/2015 Reference : M&HS-06883 Faculty / Organisational unit : Medical & Human Sciences School / Directorate : School of Psychological Sciences Employment type : Fixed Term Duration : Until 31 August 2017 Location : Oxford Road, Manchester Salary : £25,513 to £27,057 per annum Hours per week : Full time Applications are invited for a 24 month full-time Research Assistant to support a Leverhulme Trust grant ‘investigating the role of movement in the recognition of facial composites’, awarded to Dr Karen Lander, Dr Charlie Frowd and Professor Tim Cootes. In this project we build on existing bodies of research regarding moving faces and composite creation, and investigate the role of motion in the recognition of identity from composites. In a criminal investigation, facial composites are images constructed by witnesses and victims of people they have seen to commit crime. This project will aid the theoretical understanding of the moving face advantage and investigate the interaction, and the relative importance, of static and dynamic information available from the face. Research on this issue may also aid the development of useful composite Your role will be to be set up, run and analyse the experiments involved in the project. You will have a degree in psychology, neuroscience or a related discipline, with a strong interest in studying experimental psychology and, more specifically, face perception and recognition. Experience in scientific research and running experiments, particularly with human volunteers, is important. Good communication and team working skills are essential and familiarity with experimental presentation, statistical software packages (e.g. SPSS) and composite creation systems (e.g. Evo-FIT, PRO-fit) would be useful. Ideally you will also have experience of image manipulation and creation techniques, including running command line tools to manipulate data. Closing date is 22nd August 2015 Many thanks Karen Lander Senior Lecturer University of Manchester

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Extended Deadline: INTERPERSONAL@ICMI2015: The First International Workshop on Modeling Interpersonal Synchrony
by zakia hammal 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

************************************************ CFP - Apologies for multiple copies ************************************************ ******** EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 2nd, 2015! ******** The First International Workshop on Modeling INTERPERsonal SynchrONy - INTERPERSONAL@ICMI2015 (http://interpersonalicmi2015.isir.upmc.fr) @the17th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015) (http://icmi.acm.org/2015/) _______ SCOPE _______ Understanding human behavior through computer vision and signal processing has become of major interest with the emergence of social signal processing and affective computing andtheir applications to human-computer interaction. With few exceptions, research has focusedon detection of individual persons, their nonverbal behavior in the context of emotion and related psychosocial constructs. With advances in methodology, there is increasing interest inadvancing beyond the individual to social interaction of multiple individuals. This level of analysis brings to the fore detection and understanding of interpersonal influence and interpersonal synchrony in social interaction. Interpersonal synchrony in social interaction between interactive partners is the dynamic andreciprocal adaptation of their verbal and nonverbal behaviors. It affords both a novel domain for computer vision and machine learning, as well as a novel context with which to examine individual variation in cognitive, physiological, and neural processes in the interacting members. Interdisciplinary approaches to interpersonal synchrony are encouraged. Investigating these complex phenomena has both theoretical and practical applications. The proposed workshop will explore the challenges of modeling, recognition, and synthesis of influence and interpersonal synchrony. It will address theory, computational models, and algorithms for the automatic analysis and synthesis of influence and interpersonal synchrony. We wish to explore both influence and interpersonal synchrony in human-human and human-machine interaction in dyadic and multi-person scenarios. Expected topics include definition of different categories of interpersonal synchrony and influence, multimodal corpora annotation of interpersonal influence, dynamics of relevant behavioral patterns, and synthesis and recognition of verbal and nonverbal patterns of interpersonal synchrony and influence.The INTERPERSONAL workshop will afford opportunity for discussing new applications such as clinical assessment, consumer behavior analysis, and design of socially aware interfaces. The INTERPERSONAL workshop will identify and promote research challenges relevant to this exciting topic of synchrony. ______________ LIST OF TOPICS ______________ We encourage papers and demos addressing, but not limited to, the following research topics: - Theoretical approaches to interpersonal synchrony in human/human and human/machine interaction - Analysis and detection of non-verbal patterns of interpersonal synchrony/influence - Models taking into account the relatioship between influence and synchrony - Analysis and detection of physiological signals - Modeling interpersonal synchrony in dyadic and in multi-party social interaction - Psychological correlates of interpersonal synchrony/influence - Analysis and detection of functional roles, persuasion, trust, dominance and so on - Recording and annotation of corpora that vary in degree of experimental control - Qualitative and quantitative evaluation - Design of social agents and dialog systems. _________________________ SUBMISSIONS AND REVISIONS _________________________ Long paper: 8 pages maximum in the two-column ACM format as the main conference. Accepted long papers will be presented as long talk or a poster. Short paper: 4 pages maximum in the two-column ACM format as the main conference. Accepted short papers will be presented as either a short talk or a poster. Submissions should include: title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), tel/fax number(s), and postal address(es). The papers have to be submitted at the following link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=interpersonalicmi201 All the contributions will be subject to a peer-review by at least three reviewers from the Program Committee. INTERPERSONAL review is double blind, that is the authors do not know the name of the reviewers and the reviewers do not know the names of the authors. As a consequence, each submission should be anonymised: please, remove the authors names and all the information that could identify the authors. __________ DEADLINES __________ August 2nd, 2015: Submission deadline August 25th, 2015: Notification of acceptance August 17th, 2015: Camera ready version due to electronic form November 13th, 2015: 2015 INTERPERSONAL@ICMI2015 Workshop ______________ ORGANIZATION ______________ Mohamed Chetouani, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (mohamed.chetouani at upmc.fr) Giovanna Varni, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (varni at isir.upmc.fr) Hanan Salam, Institute for Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France (salam at isir.umpc.fr) Zakia Hammal The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University (zakia_hammal at yahoo.fr) Jeffrey F. Cohn University of Pittsburgh The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon Univeersity (jeffcohn at cs.cmu.edu) ______________ SPONSORS ______________ This workshop is partially supported by the Laboratory of Excellence SMART (http://www.smart-labex.fr) Zakia Hammal, PhD The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ Human-Machine Interaction Facial Expression Recognition Visual Perception http://www.pitt.edu/~emotion/ZakiaHammal.html

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East Asian Faces
by Stephanie.Richter 17 Jul '15

17 Jul '15

Hi, I'm conducting research into facial recognition and was wondering if anyone had any photos of East Asian male faces, preferably on a white background, but any colour will do. Thanks, Steff -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Postdoctoral position in object and face recognition
by Olivia Cheung 17 Jul '15

17 Jul '15

*Postdoctoral position in object and face recognition* A postdoctoral research position is open at the Objects and Knowledge Laboratory, headed by Dr. Olivia Cheung, at New York University Abu Dhabi. This position is based in New York University, New York. The postdoctoral researcher will carry out fMRI experiments on human object and face recognition. Potential research projects include, but are not limited to, investigations of the influences of experience and conceptual knowledge on recognition processes. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or a related field, and should possess strong programming skills (e.g., Matlab). Prior experience with neuroimaging and psychophysical techniques is required. Initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal depending on the availability of funding. Starting date is flexible, preferably around September 1, 2015. The Objects and Knowledge Laboratory is part of the rapidly growing Psychology division at New York University Abu Dhabi. For this position, the postdoctoral researcher will work in New York, and will have access to neuroimaging facilitates (such as MRI) at the Center for Brain Imaging, New York University. New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complimented by a network of eleven research and study-away sites across five continents. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests and the promotion of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary solutions for problems both local and global. Interested individuals should email a curriculum vita, the expected date of availability, and contact information of two referees to Olivia Cheung ( olivia.cheung(a)nyu.edu) Informal inquires regarding the position are encouraged.

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