Research Assistant

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 29 Aug 2021

Posting Details


Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Job Title Research Assistant
Department Name Computer Science - 318400
Vacancy ID S018349
Position Posting Category Research Professionals
Hiring Range $26.44/per hour
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary
If part-time, how many hours per week? 40
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm
Proposed Start Date 09/07/2021
Estimated Duration of Appointment 3 months or less
Posting Open Date 08/26/2021
Posting Close Date 08/29/2021
Description of Work
The Computer Science department is one of 16 science departments and curriculas in the College of Arts and Sciences. It is a major teaching department with 29 tenured/tenure track faculty, 9 research faculty, 28 adjunct faculty and 5 visiting scholar and postdoc positions. Faculty members are engaged in a broad range of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as cutting edge research and intensive public service activities. The research and teaching labs in Sitterson Hall and the Brooks Computer Science Building support many hundreds of undergraduate students (computer science majors, computer science minors and students from various other disciplines taking computer science courses), graduate students (MS and PhD.), and postdoctoral fellows. Teaching and research activities are currently assisted by ~180 graduate students and six EPA non-faculty. Twenty four SPA positions including technical and administrative personnel support the infrastructure of the department. Computer science has increasingly become an interdisciplinary field. Active campus collaborations exist with faculty, research staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral students from the Departments of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Statistics and Operations Research, Biostatistics, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Psychiatry, Surgery, Neurology, Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and the Curriculum in Applied and Materials Sciences, as well as the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Social Work, Information and Library Science, and the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI). Numerous computer science faculty members have adjunct or joint appointments in other departments and some lead large inter-disciplinary research groups as directors or principal investigators. Collaboration with UNC research programs and centers include the Program in Molecular and Cellular Biophysics, the Center for Literacy and Disability, the Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), and RENCI. The Director of RENCI is an active member of the computer science faculty. Outside UNC, ongoing collaborations continue with colleagues from multiple universities across the United States, the Research Triangle Park, numerous federal funding agencies and industry research centers such as Google, Microsoft Research, Intel, and the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. All of this is simply to say that the department and its staff work in an exciting and increasingly complicated collaborative environment. 
We are offering one short-term, funded Research Assistant position to a qualified candidate with interest in Robotics and Autonomous Systems in general, and Human-Robot Interaction and Multi-Agent Systems in particular. The position is with the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill’s Department of Computer Science, under supervision of Assistant Prof. Daniel Szafir. Job duties include leading a research project focused on collaborative human-robot teams, designing and conducting human-subjects experiments, performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and disseminating results as part of relevant publications. We are looking for researchers with enthusiasm for building on theoretical principles in HRI to develop practical systems that help lead the way towards the next generation of robots that have the ability to learn and work with humans.
Education and Experience
Minimum Education and Experience: Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work. 
Preferred Education and Experience: 
* Completed (i.e., defended) their PhD * Strong analytical, mathematical, implementation, written, and verbal skills * Knowledge of (preferred) or willingness to learn C++, Python, Linux, and ROS * Background in one or more of the following: Human-Robot Interaction, Machine Learning, AI, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Natural Language Processing, or Computer Vision * Strong interest in working on the above-mentioned topics * The ability to work both independently and in small teams.
Special Physical and Mental Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Stimulus/ARRA Funded No
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