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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>A one-year Research Assistant position on “<b>Action-contingent mixed-reality environments</b>” is available at the University of Genoa, Bioengineering Group, starting October 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2023.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Annual gross salary € 23.250,00. The position may be renewed for a second year. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>The research project on *Augmented Sensing for Inclusive Interaction* aims to develop: (1) a suite of perceptual assessment tests, as well as, (2) assistive technologies for people with sensing and/or cognitive disorders.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>The ideal applicant should have a MSc degree in Computer Science, Information and Communication Technology, Robotics, or Bioengineering. They would have a solid background in computer programming and perceptual rendering techniques: Excellent knowledge of Unity, including experience with scripting, shaders, textures, animation, GUI styles, and user session management; C# programming skills to write scripts; VR/AR/XR experience; A knack for writing clean, readable, and easily maintainable code.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Although not mandatory, a PhD degree would be an add-on.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Applicants should demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in English both orally and in writing.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>The selected candidate will work in a stimulating research environment, </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>with excellent opportunities for interactions and training, within </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>several National and International multi-year projects</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>, also in collaboration with local companies and the Italian Institute of Technology. <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'> <br>Perceptual and Interaction labs of the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics, and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS) of the University of Genova (</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://dibris.unige.it/en" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>https://dibris.unige.it/en</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>) are equipped by cutting-edge technology for 3D rendering and behavioral experiments: 3D monitors, a 3D VPixx video projector, a 3D PluraView beam-splitter display, eye trackers (both wearable and bench-mounted), HMDs (HTC Vive, Meta Oculus Quest Pro).</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>The labs also rely on a mechanical and electronic departmental workshop facility for the design and the implementation of electronic and mechatronic systems, 3D printing, and fast prototyping.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>Do not hesitate to contact me at the address </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:andrea.canessa@unige.it" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1155CC'>andrea.canessa@unige.it</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> and/or </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:silvio.sabatini@unige.it" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1155CC'>silvio.sabatini@unige.it</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> for additional information and instructions for applying.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>------------------------------------- <br>NOTES <br>------------------------------------- </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>The position involves no formal teaching (unless the candidate wants to). It does involve, however, lab mentoring. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'>The salary – is rather competitive, considering the lower cost of living in Italy compared to other Countries. Also note tax incentives for researchers residing abroad who move to Italy to conduct their research. Check at <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/web/english/nse/individuals/tax-incentives-for-attracting-human-capital-in-italy" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'>https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/web/english/nse/individuals/tax-incentives-for-attracting-human-capital-in-italy</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black'> if you are eligible. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0cm;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size: initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin: initial;background-clip: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#222222'>Best regards, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andrea Canessa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>