<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium">Dear All,</span><br><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium">We are seeking a motivated and creative postdoctoral researcher to join us on an exciting project with the Department of Engineering, King’s College London, UK. Please find the details below ***.</span> <br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium">With many thanks,</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:medium">Oya</span><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">***<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">About the Role</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">========================</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available in the Centre for Robotics Research, Department of Engineering, King’s College London to work with Dr Oya Celiktutan and her collaborators on the project titled “LISI - Learning to Imitate Nonverbal Communication Dynamics for Human-Robot Social Interaction”. The main objective of the LISI project is to set the basis for the next generation of robots that will be able to learn how to interact with humans from videos only. The candidate will perform research in the areas of machine learning and human-robot interaction. For more information about the project, please see </span><a href="https://sairlab.github.io/projects/grants/lisi/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">https://sairlab.github.io/projects/grants/lisi/index.html</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">.</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">How to apply: </span><a href="https://jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/008504/Research-Associate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">https://jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/008504/Research-Associate</a><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Start date: 1 March 2021, or soon after </span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Project duration: 2 years </span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Location: Strand Campus, London, UK</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Contact: Oya Celiktutan; oya.celiktutan (at) </span><a href="http://kcl.ac.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">kcl.ac.uk</a>;<span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><a href="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/oya.celiktutan/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">nms.kcl.ac.uk/oya.celiktutan/</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> </span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-se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rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">) and will contribute to ongoing research activities in the areas of computer vision, machine learning and human-robot interaction, while benefiting from a strong network of researchers working in allied areas at CORE. For information about the department, please see </span><a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/engineering" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(26,115,232);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">https://www.kcl.ac.uk/engineering</a><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">. </span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">In addition to completing the online application, candidates should attach: </span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">- Curriculum vitae with a full list of publications;</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">- Contact details of two referees;</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">- Two-page summary of research background, interests, and how they aim to contribute to the LISI project;</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">- Two papers (either published, accepted for publication, or in-preparation) demonstrating expertise in one or more of the areas mentioned above;</span><br style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">- The expected date of graduation (if currently pursuing a Ph.D).</span><p></p><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>