Title:
Postdoctoral Researcher

Department:
Informatics

Reports To:
Distinguished Professor

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
The Informatics Department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher who is interested in research and development related to areas that combine technology and human-interaction such as mixed reality, multi-modal interaction, simulation and training, especially with applications in the healthcare domain. The candidate must have a strong computing background. The appointment is for one year, renewable, and expected to start no later than September 2022.

Essential Functions:
You will be part of a diverse, supportive and dynamic team and may have to learn new skills needed for ongoing and emerging projects. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage multiple research projects while working with faculty and students.
- Develop new software, and/or integrate existing software, and/or support existing projects.
- Interact with subject matter experts from different domains.
- Design and run user studies (qualitative and quantitative).
- Write research papers and present at scholarly venues.
- Write and/or contribute to the writing of proposals, and project reports.
- Mentor undergraduate students in research.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Modeling and Simulation or related fields in technology (alternatively, evidence that all requirements for a PhD have been fulfilled and that the applicant is pending graduation).
- Strong publishing record in computing and/or areas related to human-computer interaction.
- Proficient in programming skills, preferably object oriented programming (e.g., Java, C#, C++).
- Solid knowledge of 3D computer graphics and/or 3D game engines (e.g. unity, unreal).
- Other related areas include multimodal interaction and tracking are desired.
- Strong verbal and writing skills
- Experience in multidisciplinary scientific collaborations.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
AFT-UCAN

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Application Material
Candidates will need to submit the following:
1) Curriculum Vitae.
2) Research Statement.
3) A writing sample of 10 pages or more is required. Primary-authored, non-professionally edited pieces are preferred. Applicants are encouraged to use articles that have been published in academic journals or conferences.
4)Contact information for three peer references.
5)Links and/or videos to sample projects are encouraged.