About the School of Creativity and Arts at ShanghaiTech

ShanghaiTech is a young world-class research university for training future generations of scientists, entrepreneurs, and technical leaders. Our new campus is located in the modern Pudong district of Shanghai, a modern area that attracts thousands of high-tech ventures, from young startups to well recognized tech giants.

The School of Creativity and Art at ShanghaiTech is an institute of higher education engaged internationally in research and education that integrate creative arts with advanced science and technology. The Lab for Experiential and Affective Design (LEAD) is one of a few advanced labs within the school.

About the Lab for Experiential and Affective Design (LEAD)

LEAD was established in 2020 with the vision of applying scientific knowledge to the product design discipline. We envision a society where humans and products interact seamlessly at the social and emotional levels to achieve enhanced functions, performance, and experiences.

Research is conducted with a range of tools, from established methods commonly used by social cognition scientists to AR/VR integrated with biometrics, as well as tools we develop specifically for research in the wild.

We collaborate with academic and corporate research labs in the areas of social cognition, artificial intelligence, adaptive systems, human-computer interactions, affective computing, and in industries such as medical devices, consumer electronics, mobile communications, transportation, robotics, and more.

岗位名称： Researcher

岗位人数:1

Researcher Position

We are seeking a researcher with entrepreneurial, hands-on, and bold mindset who will lead and collaborate in interdisciplinary research. This is an opportunity to join a young lab and to significantly influence its research direction.

Our research will involve creative design of interactive products, embedded technologies, and fusion of sensors and research tools such as fMRI, EEG, VR/AR, eye tracking, mouse tracking, and other quantitative methods. Our aim is to create design heuristics and patterns, and measurement tools, that can be used by practitioners as well as integrate algorithms and sensors into automated tools.

Position Responsibilities

•     Research design and investigation of methods for analyzing biometric signals and statistical experiment results.

•     Design and implementation of advanced algorithms that may involve DSP and ML for real-time adaptation of stimuli based on affect sensing and other contextual signals.

•     Integration of robust systems for demonstration and proof of concept purposes.

Position Requirements

•     Entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset, and appreciation of how product design can impact human lives.

•    A conferred doctorate degree (or shortly satisfy requirements) in related areas such as CS, EE, AI, neurosciences, cognitive sciences, social psychology, etc.

•     Solid fundamental and applied knowledge in research methods and statistics.

•     Foundations in machine learning and signal processing.

•     Experience with software design and development in Python and libraries, or proven ability to come up to speed fast.

•     High level written and oral communication skills. Ability to represent the lab team, including publishing in top-tier journals, authoring reports, and presenting at conferences.

Advantages

•     Experience with research methods for cognitive psychology.

•     Experience with analysis of biometric signals and/or fMRI.

•     Experience working with interfacing with hardware devices via USB or Bluetooth.

•     Experience with AR/VR for research purposes.

工作条件与工资待遇

Competitive salary and benefits will be provided for this position.

应聘方式

1、Please apply for the position through the talent recruitment system (http://jobs.shanghaitech.edu.cn/), please fill in the complete application materials.

2、On-site application will not be received

报名地址：

https://jobs.shanghaitech.edu.cn/_s57/_t119/00/00/c4206a0/page.psp?_p=YXM9NTcmcD0xJm09TiY_&keyword=Researcher%20Position%20in%20the%20Lab%20for%20Experiential%20and%20Affective%20Design%20(LEAD)%20in%20the%20School%20of%20Creativity%20and%20Arts