[Note: This research position may be of interest to graduating cognitive science or psychology majors. Dr. Daniel Levin is also very interested in admitting graduate students to Vanderbilt next fall.]
We are seeking a full time Research Assistant (RA) for two to three years to coordinate research exploring the cognitive basis of interactions between humans and artificial computerized agents. This project is an interdisciplinary collaboration between investigators in the department of Psychology and Human Development (Dan Levin and Megan Saylor) and in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Julie Adams and Gautam Biswas) exploring how people think about the internal processes inherent to a range of living and mechanical agents, and how these cognitions affect interactions with agents in two specific settings: a system for on-line tracking of multiple unmanned robots, and a teachable agent system designed to help grade school students learn biology. Main duties include running human subjects, analyzing data, creating stimuli, setting up experiments, supervising undergraduates and some computer programming (if possible). There are also possibilities for publications and conference presentations. Coursework in psychology and computer science, and behavioral science research experience are highly desirable. Helpful computer skills include strong working knowledge of SPSS, Excel, PowerPoint, Matlab, Psychology lab software (Superlab, Psychophysics toolbox), Photoshop, programming (any language).
To learn more about the project, its overarching goal, intellectual merit, and broader impacts, contact the Principal Investigator:
Daniel Levin
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Vanderbilt University
Office: 321 Hobbs
Phone: (615) 322-1518
Fax: (615) 343-9494
E-mail: daniel.t.levin@vanderbilt.edu
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