The University of Florida seeks an assistant research scientist to work closely with project investigators to advance new and ongoing research enterprises within the vision of the Early Childhood Studies Advanced Technology Lab, incorporating sensing technology in the early childhood education space.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, OR a Ph.D. in or related to Education with equivalent experience with sensing technology
- Experience in sensing technology dataset building and merging data from multiple sensing tools
- Experience developing and evaluating innovative technologies for behavioral assessment and/or intervention
- Knowledge of on-the-ground sensing technology data collection
- Experience with Python, Java, and other types of programming languages
- Evidence of research funded (e.g., fellowships, government agencies, industry sponsors, and/or non-profit organizations)
- Interest, ability, and experience in the design and execution of collaborative multi-disciplinary research
Responsibilities
- establishing and advancing their own portfolio of extramurally-funded research in collaboration with Center faculty, staff, and students
- supporting existing sensing technology grants and dissemination efforts
- conducting speech processing on recordings from natural language environments (home, school, community), with a focus on young children and caregivers
- building and merging data from multiple sensing tools
- authoring scientific journal publications and/or technical reports
- contributing to the writing of research proposals
- designing and executing collaborative multi-disciplinary research
Other
- Ability to be calm, creative, flexible, and prudent in ambiguous, challenging circumstances, and work independently
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Highest degree possible in field or equivalent professional experience
- Evidence of pertinent experience for the position and qualities for the academic unit
