POST DOCTORAL (RESEARCH) RECRUITMENT Department of Computer Science, University of Memphis

[Andrew]

Wireless Sensors and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (WiSe MANet) Lab at the
University of Memphis invites applications for a two year postdoctoral
research position. The successful applicant will be involved in
research and development for the NSF sponsored FieldStream project and
NIH sponsored AutoSense project. In the AutoSense project, a modern
personal wireless sensor network has been developed that human
subjects will wear for several weeks at a time in their natural
environment to collect continuous physiological measurements across a
variety of sensors (e.g., ECG, respiration, skin conductance, PPG,
alcohol, skin & ambient temperatures, accelerometers, among others).
These measurements are processed in real‐time on a smart phone to
infer rich contexts such as intensity of stress, incidences of
smoking, drug usage, craving, alcohol, and energy expenditure, to
highlight some. The AutoSense sensor suite is planned to be used in
half a dozen behavioral studies across the nation in collaboration
with various behavioral scientists. The FieldStream project addresses
the theoretical foundation for field deployable personal sensor
networks such as AutoSense so that personalized models can be
developed and used to automatically validate data collected in the
field, to enable timely detection of behavioral events (such as
stress, craving, smoking, etc.), and to optimize sampling and wireless
communication to maximize system lifetime.

The selected candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Santosh
Kumar and will have an opportunity to collaborate with world class
scientists from multiple universities and multiple disciplines (CS/ECE
from CMU, Georgia Tech, UMass, UCLA, Ohio State, and behavioral
scientists from Johns Hopkins, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Memphis, NIDA,
and NIAAA). The selected candidate will also have an opportunity to
collaborate with scientists and program officers from NIH. The
selected candidate will coordinate the work of students and postdocs
from the above named institutions on both projects. In addition, the
selected candidate will be expected to design new user studies,
prepare IRB applications, lead the development/adaptation of mobile
phone software used for running the new studies, and prepare
manuscripts for publishing the results of these studies.

This position is for 12 months and is renewable for the second year.

Qualifications:

1. The successful candidate will be expected to earn a PhD degree in
Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a
related discipline from a research university by December 2010;

2. Proven record of outstanding performance in a highly‐competitive
international research environment demonstrated by consistent
publications in top‐tier conferences and/or journals as primary
author;

3. Experience in human computer interaction study designs, machine
learning, and pattern recognition;

4. Experience with wearable sensors and software development on mobile
phones is a plus;

To apply, please visit https://workforum.memphis.edu. Completed
applications should include a complete CV, two representative
published manuscripts, and the names and contact coordinates of 3
references. Additionally, you may drop a line to Dr. Santosh Kumar via
email (santos...@memphis.edu) after having submitted your
application to Work Forum.

See the project webpages (http://sites.google.com/site/
autosenseproject/ & http://www.fieldstream.org/) for details on the
projects. Screening begins July 19, 2010. The position may begin as
early as August 2010.

The University of Memphis is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
Employer. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.