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Call for R&D Assistant - (Automatic Expression Recognition Research) – VicarVision, Amsterdam, NL
by Peter Lewinski 11 Oct '13

11 Oct '13

Dear Face-researchers, [Sorry for cross-posting] If you know any junior research who could be interested, please pass on this job opening: ##### Research & Development Assistant (Automatic Expression Recognition Research) – VicarVision, Amsterdam, NL VicarVision (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a private R&D company developing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence solutions. VicarVision is the developer of FaceReader® - world's first tool capable of automatically analyzing facial expressions, providing users with an objective assessment of a person’s emotion. Job Description You will aid a team of experienced software developers in the development of the new FaceReader system. This includes tasks such as the collection and annotation of training material (images and videos displaying various emotions), experimenting with different training parameters to improve new models for automatic emotion classification, and evaluating the performance of such models using statistical tests. Ideal candidate: - Graduate (or Master-level student) in Social & Behavioral Sciences or similar field - Training in experimental psychology - Skill in Facial Action Coding System (FACS) (or willingness to learn) - Technical skills: databases, statistics, some programming - Knowledge about facial expressions and emotion theories - Willingness to meticulously perform annotation tasks - Creativity in developing alternatives to tedious tasks, by tools or crowdsourcing - Good ability to work independently - Excellent Dutch or English We offer: - R&D assistant position for 6 months with possibility of extension - Fulltime or part-time employment possible (full-time salary ~ €2000 gross per month) - Training in use of advanced scientific software - Work experience in the innovative field of computer vision Relevant links: http://vicarvision.nl/Documents/RD%20Assistant%20VV_Nov13.pdf<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fvicarvision.nl%2FDocuments%2FR…> http://www.noldus.com/human-behavior-research/products/facereader<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.noldus.com%2Fhuman-behavio…> Deadline: October 27, 2013. The incoming applications will be assessed on continuous basis. An interview using Skype is a possibility. Starting date: November 1st , 2013 If you are interested, please send your CV and a cover letter to: Tim den Uyl Machine Vision Engineer tim(a)vicarvision.nl *University of Amsterdam * Department of Communication Science Peter Lewinski *PhD Candidate* | *Marie Curie Research Fellow* Kloveniersburgwal 48 | 1012CX Amsterdam | The Netherlands T +31 20 525 0000 www.uva.nl | www.ascor.uva.nl | www.concort-project.eu Available on Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri

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postdoctoral position at Vanderbilt University
by Thomas Palmeri 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Postdoctoral Position on Object Categorization and Perceptual Expertise Vanderbilt University Applications are being considered for a postdoctoral fellow to join an NSF-funded project on visual object categorization and the development of perceptual expertise at Vanderbilt University. Candidates will have opportunities for research combining laboratory experiments, online experiments, and computational modeling. Collaborative opportunities are possible with members of the Perceptual Expertise Network. Applicants can hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related disciplines. Start date is negotiable. Salary will be based on NIH postdoctoral scale. Programming skills and some knowledge of Bayesian statistics are desirable. Applicants should send a cover letter with a brief research statement, a CV, and names and email addresses of three references to: Thomas Palmeri Department of Psychology Vanderbilt Vision Research Center Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37240 thomas.j.palmeri(a)vanderbilt.edu <mailto:thomas.j.palmeri@vanderbilt.edu> catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu <http://catlab.psy.vanderbilt.edu/> (apologies for cross-posting)

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PhD Opportunities in Person Perception, University of Western Australia
by Libby Taylor 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

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PhD Studentship at UNSW, Sydney
by David White 11 Sep '13

11 Sep '13

Hi all - we would greatly appreciate if you might forward this advert to promising students. Kind regards, David PhD studentship available: Unfamiliar face matching in passport application screening Applications are invited to undertake a PhD with Dr. Richard Kemp and Dr. David White, School of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Applicants should have or expect to receive a first class Honours degree in Psychology or a cognate discipline. The studentship is funded as part of an ARC Linkage project in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia Passports). We are looking to offer either a 3 year PhD scholarship or additional top-up funding for students who have been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award. We anticipate the student would start their PhD in early 2014. The aim of the Linkage Project is to improve the ability to detect identity fraud in the passport issuance process by developing training and individual difference tests for users of face recognition software. It is anticipated that the PhD student will investigate theoretical aspects of unfamiliar face matching which will inform more applied aspects of the project. There may be some opportunities for the student to undertake some more applied work, and also to compare human and computer performance on face matching tasks. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) individual differences in face processing ability, correlates of face-matching expertise, and cognitive markers of familiarity. Candidates should forward their CV and academic transcript to Dr. Richard Kemp or Dr David White. If you would like more background information please do not hesitate to contact us. Dr David White School of Psychology The University of New South Wales Kensington Sydney NSW 2052 Email: david.white(a)unsw.edu.au

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PhD Opportunities in Perception Perception
by Libby Taylor 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Person Perception, ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders<http://www.ccd.edu.au/>: PhD Opportunities We are looking for talented and enthusiastic students to join our research team in the Person Perception Program at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders. The Research: - We aim to understand the mechanisms (perceptual, cognitive, neural and evolutionary) of person perception and how they relate to other cognitive abilities and social functioning. - A major focus is on how person perception skills emerge during typical development and in children with the neuro-developmental disorders of autism and developmental prosopagnosia. The People: - Prof. Gill Rhodes (http://www.ccd.edu.au/people/profile.html?memberID=623) - A/Prof. Romina Palermo (http://www.ccd.edu.au/people/profile.html?memberID=64) - Dr Linda Jeffery (http://www.ccd.edu.au/people/profile.html?memberID=644) The Place: - Join us in the Facelab<http://www.psychology.uwa.edu.au/research/facelab> and the PEPLab<http://www.psychology.uwa.edu.au/research/PEPLab> located at the School of Psychology<http://www.psychology.uwa.edu.au/> at The University of Western Australia<http://www.uwa.edu.au/>, Perth, AUSTRALIA Scholarships: Scholarships covering living allowance and tuition fees are available for International & Australian students. The CCD also offers “Top-up scholarships” (up to $10,000 pa) to to supplement the University scholarships. - International students<http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/future-students/postgrad/international> - Round 1 closes 30 August, 2013, Round 2 closes Jan, 2014 - Australian Students<http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/future-students/postgrad/domestic> - Applications open 1 August, 2013, close 31 October 2013 Contact: Libby Taylor for more information (libby.taylor(a)uwa.edu.au<mailto:libby.taylor@uwa.edu.au>) Libby Taylor | Lab Manager ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders School of Psychology, FaceLab (M304) The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, CRAWLEY WA 6009 Tel: +61 8 6488 3573 | Fax: +61 8 6488 1006 Email: libby.taylor(a)uwa.edu.au<mailto:libby.taylor@uwa.edu.au>

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Re: [Face-research-list] face recognition over the lifespan - Germine et al., 2011
by Jodie Davies-Thompson 09 Aug '13

09 Aug '13

Thank-you Laura! What a fantastic data set to share. Jodie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 16:05:30 -0400 From: Laura Germine <lgermine(a)gmail.com> To: face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk Subject: [Face-research-list] face recognition over the lifespan - Germine et al., 2011 data release Message-ID: <CAKcequGwPteP=6X10S+iN+Xa7_Wdpwox4NbegFJr4DAA0+P76Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi all, In the spirit of open science / data, I've shared all the data from Germine, Duchaine, & Nakayama 2011 on changes in face recognition (memory) ability across the lifespan. The dataset includes 60,000 people across three experiments. Please feel free to email me with any questions you have about this data. I'm using figshare for the first time so please let me know if you have any trouble downloading the dataset: http://figshare.com/articles/Face_Recognition_Memory_Data_Across_the_Lifesp… Best, Laura -- Laura Germine, Ph.D. Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Center for Human Genetic Research Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School http://www.testmybrain.org http://www.lauragermine.org

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face recognition over the lifespan - Germine et al., 2011 data release
by Laura Germine 08 Aug '13

08 Aug '13

Hi all, In the spirit of open science / data, I've shared all the data from Germine, Duchaine, & Nakayama 2011 on changes in face recognition (memory) ability across the lifespan. The dataset includes 60,000 people across three experiments. Please feel free to email me with any questions you have about this data. I'm using figshare for the first time so please let me know if you have any trouble downloading the dataset: http://figshare.com/articles/Face_Recognition_Memory_Data_Across_the_Lifesp… Best, Laura -- Laura Germine, Ph.D. Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Center for Human Genetic Research Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School http://www.testmybrain.org http://www.lauragermine.org

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Cultural psychology position at Gettysburg
by Richard Russell 05 Aug '13

05 Aug '13

The Gettysburg College Psychology Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor who studies cultural / cross-cultural issues. People investigating cultural issues in face processing are encouraged to apply. For informal enquiries, please contact Richard Russell (rrussell(a)gettysburg.edu<mailto:rrussell@gettysburg.edu>). The job advertisement can be found here: http://www.gettysburg.edu/dotAsset/3434099.pdf Richard Russell PhD Assistant Professor of Psychology | Gettysburg College 300 North Washington Street | Gettysburg, PA 17325 | USA http://public.gettysburg.edu/~rrussell/

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Research Assistant Post - autism & eye tracking & faces
by RIBY D. 31 Jul '13

31 Jul '13

Dear All Please advertise this research assistant opportunity to suitable candidates many thanks Debbie RESEARCH ASSISTANT POST Applications are invited for the post of Research Assistant in the Department of Psychology (part time 2 days per week, temporary 12 month contract) to work on a project using eye tracking to explore visual distraction and learning in pupils functioning on the Autism Spectrum. The project will provide a detailed understanding of how pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorders cope with learning in typical classroom environments. Therefore the Research Assistant will work closely with schools to conduct research using eye tracking methods. The successful applicant should therefore have excellent research skills as well as good organisational and interpersonal skills for working with both the research team and liaising with schools. The project is funded by the British Academy and the successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr Mary Hanley and Dr Debbie Riby, Department of Psychology, Durham University. Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Debbie Riby, deborah.riby(a)durham.ac.uk<mailto:deborah.riby@durham.ac.uk>. Full details and application process: https://ig5.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&id=82475 Dr Debbie Riby Senior Lecturer Department of Psychology Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK Telephone: 0191 334 3237 Email: deborah.riby(a)durham.ac.uk

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Re: [Face-research-list] Face-research-list Digest, Vol 30, Issue 6
by Jess Taubert 30 Jul '13

30 Jul '13

Also could be for you except for timing... On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 1:00 PM, < 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. Research Fellow advert - please distribute (Burton, Mike) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:49:27 +0000 > From: "Burton, Mike" <m.burton(a)abdn.ac.uk> > To: "face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk" > <face-research-list(a)lists.stir.ac.uk> > Subject: [Face-research-list] Research Fellow advert - please > distribute > Message-ID: <30653BFC-5217-4425-9E61-D67CDE0F1720(a)abdn.ac.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > University of Aberdeen, UK > Research Fellow in Psychology > > Applications are invited for a Research Fellowship in Psychology. The > project, led by Professor Mike Burton, aims to understand aspects of face > recognition in both theoretical and applied settings. The Research Fellow > will work on the computational modelling part of the project, primarily > applying statistical operations (e.g. PCA) to graphical representations of > faces. A strong background in programming is therefore required, preferably > in Matlab. > > This post is funded by the ERC, and is offered until 31 May 2017. Salary > range is Grade 6: ?30,424 to ?33,230 depending on experience. For full > details, and application procedure, see www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs< > http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs> Closing date for applications is 19 August. > > Informal enquiries may be made to Mike Burton (Tel. 01224 273930; email > m.burton(a)abdn.ac.uk<mailto:m.burton@abdn.ac.uk>). > > > > The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No > SC013683. > > >

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