Postdoctoral Position at the University of Hong Kong: Hidden Markov modeling of eye movements

Applicants are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in Cognitive Science to commence as soon as possible but not later than February 28, 2017 for a period of 1 year, with the possibility of renewal up to 3 years.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, or related fields, good programming skills, experience in Matlab and knowledge of machine learning methods. Preference will be given to those with experience in hidden Markov modelling or eye tracking experiments and analysis. The appointee will work with Dr. Janet Hsiao (Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong) and Dr. Antoni Chan (Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong), on projects related to hidden Markov modelling of eye movements in cognitive tasks and the application of this method to the understanding of cognitive deficits in the clinical population. The projects involve developing hidden Markov model based approaches for analyzing eye movement data, in collaboration with Dr. Sherry Chan (Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong) and Professor Tatia Lee (Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong). Information about the research can be obtained at http://visal.cs.cityu.edu.hk/ and http://abc.psy.hku.hk/ and. For more information about the position, please contact Dr. Janet Hsiao at jhsiao-AT-hku.hk or Dr. Antoni Chan at abchan-AT-cityu.edu.hk.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits.
Applicants should send a completed application form together with a letter of application, an up-to-date C.V. including academic qualifications, research experience, publications, and at least two letters of reference to Dr. Janet Hsiao at jhsiao-AT-hku.hk, with the subject line “Post-doctoral position”. Application forms (341/1111) can be downloaded at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only candidates shortlisted for interviews will be notified of the application result.