Postdoctoral Research in Situated Natural Language Understanding at Tufts University

The Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Laboratory at Tufts University under the direction of Professor Matthias Scheutz is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of "situated natural language understanding" for immediate start. The goal is to develop novel methods for integrating the different parts of the natural language processing chain (from speech recognition, to syntactic and semantic parsing, to pragmatic analysis and dialogue) in a way that fully utilizes the situatedness of robots. This includes making use of contextual information (such as perceptions, task and goal knowledge as well as mental models of interlocutors, in addition to discourse context) to constrain possible interpretations and overcome disfluencies and other infelicities of spontaneous speech.
We are looking for a highly motivated, energetic researcher who wants to leave a mark on the field by developing the next generation of robots capable of unprecedented natural language interactions. The position is for two years, renewable for another three years with full benefits (including health and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, and voluntary retirement plan). Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate is a team player with demonstrated research and system building experience in natural language understanding and robotics (although the robotic background is much less critical) who will lead algorithm and software development in situated natural language understanding and disseminate research results in top-rate venues, and also help with the supervision of graduate students.
For questions about this position, please contact Professor Matthias Scheutz at matthias.scheutz-AT-tufts.edu .