<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: top;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to make a leading contribution to the project <em class="">Gesture: Modelling Virtual Humans.</em></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class="">Specifically, the post holder will research the design and realisation of virtual humans as well as evaluate the designs in human subject studies. Virtual humans are graphics based artificially intelligent characters that look and act like a person and can interact with a human using the same verbal and nonverbal behaviour that humans use. The work will specifically explore the relation in human face-to-face interaction between participants’ mental states and their nonverbal behaviour, use data-driven techniques to computationally model that relation, work with programmers to realise that model in a virtual human and experimentally evaluate its impact in interactions between humans and virtual humans.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" class="">Candidates should be qualified to SCQF level 12 (PhD) or alternatively possess the equivalent in professional qualifications and experience, with experience of personal development in a similar or related role(s) and have an up-to-date knowledge of data driven machine learning techniques.</span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 3pt 0in 7.5pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">This post is full time with funding up to 30 September 2023.<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></span></p></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 3pt 0in 7.5pt;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class=""><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Apply online at</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">: </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=067467" class="">https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=067467</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Closing date: 11 October 2021</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;" class="">It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures </span><span style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; background-color: white;" class="">equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class="">We </span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">strongly endorse the principles of </span><a href="http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/" style="text-align: justify;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Athena SWAN</span></a><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;" class="">The University of Glasgow, charity number SC004401.</span></p></body></html>