Master of Science position opening at Cognitive Science Lab, KCIS, IIIT-hyderabad, for 360-degree Virtual Environment and Virtual Reality Project
Master of Science application is invited under the INMAS, DRDO and DST-CSRI funded project on “evaluation of 360-degree User Interface Design for making sense of space” at the Cognitive Science Lab, IIIT - Hyderabad.
Candidates interested in integrated approach of applied cognition and HCI, specifically cognitive psychology; virtual reality with and without eye-tracking; virtual environment; head mounted display; human computer interaction; and human factors, are highly encouraged to apply for the position.
The project aims to evaluate the impact of 360-degree visual display on spatial perception by employing virtual environment or virtual reality mode of interaction.
Minimum Qualification: BTech (preferably CS in IT)
Desirable experience: Candidate should have programming skills. Working experience with game engines, such as Unity, would be preferable. Further, experience with conducting and designing experiments on platforms like Eprime and/or MATLAB will be appreciable. Also, readiness to learn data analysis using SPSS, STATS, or R will be desirable.
Duration of Appointment: 1 Year with a performance based renewal up to the completion of project (i.e. total two years).
Vacancies: Three
Application Due Date: Extended to 15th October 2017
Call for Interview: Tentatively, 20th October 2017
Selected candidates will be informed about the date of the interview by 25th October 2017
Application with cover letter, statement of purpose (SOP), full details of qualification and experience with copies of relevant certificates and contact details of a reference must be sent to
Priyanka Srivastava, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Cognitive Science Lab, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.
Telangana, 500 032
or
email to - priyanka.srivastava@iiit.ac.in
https://faculty.iiit.ac.in/~priyanka.srivastava/index.html
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