Pre-Doc Specialist - Robotics Institute

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical insurance

Retirement savings program

Tuition benefits

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks a creative Pre-Doc Specialist for the Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh. This role involves developing multimodal machine learning algorithms to analyze human behaviors, including projects on affective computing and healthcare applications.

Ideal candidates will possess a Master's degree and strong programming skills, alongside experience in human behavior analysis and machine learning. The position is full-time and offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in relevant field required.
• Strong background in machine learning and computer vision.
• Experience with multimodal human behavior analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement machine learning algorithms for human behavior analysis.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary professionals.
• Maintain software efficiency and usability.

Skills

Strong programming skills

Machine learning

Computer vision

Human behavior modeling

Presentation and communication skills

Education

Master of Science (MS) in computer vision, machine learning, or artificial intelligence

Job description

We are seeking creative and energetic candidates with strongexperience in multimodal machine learning and human behavioranalysis and modeling for a Pre-Doc Specialist position in theRobotics Institute. Using recent progress in machine learning andartificial intelligence, the successful candidate will have primaryresponsibility to develop, implement, and test multimodal machinelearning algorithms to analyze and recognize multimodal humanbehavior in real world settings (e.g., Affective Computing, AI forHealthcare: pain measurement, monitoring mental health disorders).The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for allfacets of the project, including papers writing and studentsmentoring. Preference will be given to candidates with a proventrack record, demonstrating relevant skills and extensiveexperience in multimodal machine learning and human behavioranalysis (e.g., facial and gesture analysis and acoustic signalprocessing). The candidate should be enthusiastic aboutcollaborating with partners from multiple disciplines andinstitutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write code and develop novel theoretical and practical state ofthe art artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms thatare focused on human behavior modeling related to videoclassification using deep learning networks for end-users.
  
  
• Work with other team members to develop and maintain softwarefor maximum efficiency and usability.
  
  
• Designs, develops, tests and maintains applications or systemprograms.
  
  
• Gathers and provides input on functional specifications andrequirements.
  
  
• Perform approved research project tasks according to definedprotocols and procedures including appropriate collection,recording, storage, and analysis of data, and reporting ofresults.
  
  
• Follow appropriate research policies and procedures andmaintains scientific integrity including accurate datastorage.
  
  
• Communicate the daily progress of research projects viameetings with, and written reports to the research director.
  
  
• Responsible for following the mandatory reporting proceduresfor any incident or event that did affect or potentially couldaffect the project goals and workflow.
  
  
• Optimize protocols and improve methods currentlyemployed.
  
  
• Coordinates work consistently to achieve maximumproductivity.
  
  
• Demonstrates ability to deal with changes in priorities toprovide smooth and consistent workflow.
  
  
• Interacts with interdisciplinary professional partners.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

REQUIREMENTS:

REQUIRED:

• Master of Science (MS) in computer vision, machine learning,artificial intelligence, or a closely related field.
  
  
• Strong programming skills.
  
  
• Strong background in machine learning / computer vision/ humanbehavior modeling, with specialization in one or more of thefollowing areas:, supervised/unsupervised/self-supervised learning,large vision models, multimodal foundation models, transferlearning,
  
  
• Research experience in multimodal human behavior analysis,affective computing, AI for Healthcare, and multimodal machinelearning.
  
  
• Very good presentation, communication, and organizationskills.
  
  

DESIRED:

• Publications in top machine learning and/or computer visionconferences and journals.
  
  
• Research experience involving clinical applications (e.g.,depression, pain).
  
  
• Experience and/or enthusiasm for mentoring students.
  
  
• Experience analyzing questionnaires and surveys.
  
  
• Experience with grant proposal preparation andcoordination.
  
  

How to Apply:

Important Note: Applications missing any 3 of the mandatorydocument listed below will be REJECTED and not considered for therole.

Applications should be sent to https://cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU

Applications MUST contain the 3 mandatory files listed below:

1. Cover Letter: letter of application, describing yourqualifications and relevant experience to the position of interest(with expected date of availability).

2. A detailed CV (including full publications citation ifapplicable)

3. Three reference letters (sent separately by the referees to meat adehart @andrew.cmu.edu

Incomplete applications that are missing any of the 3 fileslisted above will not be considered and dispositioned.

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Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Pre/Post-Doctoral Associates & Fellows

Position Type

Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Hourly

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