Post Doctoral Fellow - AR/VR/XR

Department
INFO SCI TECHNOLOGY

Salary
Commensurate with experience & education.

Position Overview
The postdoctoral position is a 1-year role, renewable for multiple years. The CougAR Lab offers a competitive salary and fringe benefits, and supports a successful career in academic research. The lab invites postdoctoral researchers to contribute to several existing research projects and to submit their work to scientific conferences, with travel funding available.

Responsibilities
Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.

Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.

May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.

May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.

May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.

Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.

May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.

Performs other job‑related duties as required.

Research Areas

Developing AR/VR/XR Applications/Systems/Environments

Data Visualization in AR/VR/XR

Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Collaboration in AR/VR/XR

Education/Training/Medical Applications and AR/VR/XR

AI Virtual Agents and AR/VR/XR

Qualifications
Prospective candidates are required to have a doctoral degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Science, Communication, or a closely related field to augmented/virtual/mixed reality technologies.

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job‑related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in proposal writing

Strong programming or data analysis skills

Excellent academic writing and presentation skills

Benefits
The CougAR Lab offers competitive salary and fringe benefits. Funding for travel to scientific conferences is available.

EEO Statement
All positions at the University of Houston‑System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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