Subject: [AUDITORY] Job Opportunity at the Air Force Research Lab From: Eric Thompson <000000ec7a93915d-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:53:21 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>------=_Part_18504813_240138645.1579794801636 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please see the job posting below for a research associate at the Air Force = Research Lab. I will be available for initial discussions next week at the = ARO meeting in San Jose, CA (25-29 Jan, 2020). Please contact me at et_27@xxxxxxxx= ahoo.com or eric.thompson.28@xxxxxxxx if you are interested in hearing mor= e about the opportunity. Best regards-Eric---Eric R. Thompson, Ph.D.Research EngineerAir Force Resea= rch Lab711th Human Performance WingSensory Systems Branch, RHCSR2610 Sevent= h Street, Area B, Building 441 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH=C2=A0 45433phone: 9= 37-255-4381cell: 857-939-2733fax:=C2=A0=C2=A0 937-656-7680email:=C2=A0eric.= thompson.28@xxxxxxxx =C2=A0 Job Description / Summary of Duties Title:=C2=A0=C2=A0Research Psychologist The ideal candidate will have a background in cognitive science, linguistic= s, speech perception, and/or a related field, and will draw from this knowl= edge to contribute to, and expand upon, a program of research focused on hu= man communication.=C2=A0=C2=A0The candidate will help to identify the gaps = in our understanding of human communication, particularly as it occurs with= in the context of the natural stressors inherent in complex operational env= ironments (e.g., noise, time constraints, high workload, and degraded commu= nication signals). The candidate will develop behavioral research projects = to address these knowledge gaps, informed by a strong knowledge of the rele= vant literature and an acquired understanding of real-world, U.S. Air Force= relevant, communication task environments. Of particular interest will be = research focusing on the characteristics of effective communication, the id= entification of processes employed for overcoming the barriers to effective= communication, and the identification of indices of communication breakdow= n. Further research will focus on how humans can manage multiple streams of= communication simultaneously. The candidate will be expected to design cri= tical experiments, as well as collect, analyze, and report results to the s= cientific community in general, and to relevant DoD communities, in particu= lar. Importantly, the candidate will use results from these research effort= s to inform the design of displays, and communication management systems, a= nd to develop interfaces supporting natural human-machine communication. Security Clearance:=C2=A0=C2=A0Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance Citizenship requirement: Must be U.S. citizen =C2=A0 Specific Job Qualifications Experiences in the following preferred: -=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0The developmen= t of spoken language technologies for dialog system development supporting = multi-modal communication. -=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Experimental d= esign and s/w development for data collection, analysis, speech interface a= nd persistent auditory display development =C2=A0 Salary Range DR-II =C2=A0 Educational Requirement PhD in any of the following:=C2=A0=C2=A0cognitive science, linguistics (soc= iolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, = historical-comparative linguistics, or applied linguistics), speech percept= ion, or a related field with an emphasis on human-human and/or human-machin= e communication. =C2=A0 Skills (both required and desirable) Desirable:=C2=A0=C2=A0programming experience with speech science software, = such as, PRAAT ------=_Part_18504813_240138645.1579794801636 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><div c= lass=3D"ydp80f119adyahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-fam= ily: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span = style=3D"color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Please see the job posting below for a re= search associate at the Air Force Research Lab. I will be available for ini= tial discussions next week at the ARO meeting in San Jose, CA (25-29 Jan, 2= 020). Please contact me at et_27@xxxxxxxx or eric.thompson.28@xxxxxxxx if= you are interested in hearing more about the opportunity.</span><br></div>= <div id=3D"ydp8eff0db7yahoo_quoted_0441557786" class=3D"ydp8eff0db7yahoo_qu= oted" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica,= Arial, sans-serif;"><div style=3D"color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div dir=3D"ltr= " data-setdir=3D"false">Best regards</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f= alse">-Eric</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">---</div><div dir= =3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div>Eric R. Thompson, Ph.D.</div><div>Resea= rch Engineer</div><div>Air Force Research Lab</div><div>711th Human Perform= ance Wing</div><div>Sensory Systems Branch, RHCSR</div><div>2610 Seventh St= reet, Area B, Building 441 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433</div><div>p= hone: 937-255-4381</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">cell: 857-93= 9-2733</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">fax: 937-656= -7680</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">email: <a href=3D"ma= ilto:eric.thompson.28@xxxxxxxx" style=3D"color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-de= coration-line: underline;" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">eric.thompson= .28@xxxxxxxx</a></div><div>---</div><p class=3D"ydp9d73126dMsoPlainText" d= ir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"> </p><div><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoN= ormal"><b>Job Description / Summary of Duties</b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca0415= 7MsoNormal">Title: Research Psychologist</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04= 157MsoNormal">The ideal candidate will have a background in cognitive scien= ce, linguistics, speech perception, and/or a related field, and will draw f= rom this knowledge to contribute to, and expand upon, a program of research= focused on human communication. The candidate will help to iden= tify the gaps in our understanding of human communication, particularly as = it occurs within the context of the natural stressors inherent in complex o= perational environments (e.g., noise, time constraints, high workload, and = degraded communication signals). The candidate will develop behavioral rese= arch projects to address these knowledge gaps, informed by a strong knowled= ge of the relevant literature and an acquired understanding of real-world, = U.S. Air Force relevant, communication task environments. Of particular int= erest will be research focusing on the characteristics of effective communi= cation, the identification of processes employed for overcoming the barrier= s to effective communication, and the identification of indices of communic= ation breakdown. Further research will focus on how humans can manage multi= ple streams of communication simultaneously. The candidate will be expected= to design critical experiments, as well as collect, analyze, and report re= sults to the scientific community in general, and to relevant DoD communiti= es, in particular. Importantly, the candidate will use results from these r= esearch efforts to inform the design of displays, and communication managem= ent systems, and to develop interfaces supporting natural human-machine com= munication.</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal">Security Clearance: &= nbsp;Must be able to obtain a Secret clearance</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157Ms= oNormal">Citizenship requirement: Must be U.S. citizen<b></b></p><p class= =3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal= "><b>Specific Job Qualifications</b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal">E= xperiences in the following preferred:</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoListPar= agraphCxSpFirst">-<span style=3D"font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line= -height: normal; font-family: Times New Roman;"> &nb= sp; </span>The development of spoken language = technologies for dialog system development supporting multi-modal communica= tion.</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">-<span style=3D"f= ont-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Time= s New Roman;"> <= /span>Experimental design and s/w development for data collection, analysis= , speech interface and persistent auditory display development</p><p class= =3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal= "><b>Salary Range</b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal">DR-II</p><p clas= s=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal"><b>E= ducational Requirement</b></p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal">PhD in any = of the following: cognitive science, linguistics (sociolinguisti= cs, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-= comparative linguistics, or applied linguistics), speech perception, or a r= elated field with an emphasis on human-human and/or human-machine communica= tion.</p><p class=3D"ydpcca04157MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class=3D"ydp= cca04157MsoNormal"><b>Skills (both required and desirable)</b></p><div>Desi= rable: programming experience with speech science software, such= as, PRAAT</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></body></html> ------=_Part_18504813_240138645.1579794801636--