- Develop AI systems that infer human goals, intentions, beliefs, confidence, proficiency, trust, preferences, strategies, workload, adaptation patterns, and sense of agency from multimodal observations and interaction history
- Develop computational models that enable AI systems to reason about human cognitive and behavioral states and predict user needs during collaborative tasks
- Design adaptive interaction, communication, and coaching strategies that align AI behavior with human goals, intentions, beliefs, confidence, proficiency, and evolving task performance
- Develop machine learning methods for adaptive human-AI collaboration using reinforcement learning, probabilistic reasoning, Bayesian inference, causal modeling, multimodal learning, and foundation models
- Develop personalized coaching and assistance strategies that improve skill acquisition, enhance user confidence, and preserve and strengthen the user's sense of agency
- Build research prototypes, simulation environments, and experimental platforms for adaptive Human-AI Alignment
- Design and conduct human-subject studies to evaluate AI understanding, adaptive interaction, user experience, collaboration effectiveness, and learning outcomes
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary researchers in AI, robotics, machine learning, computer vision, and human-AI interaction
- Publish research in leading AI, robotics, and human-AI interaction conferences and contribute to patents, technical reports, and internal research milestones
Minimum Qualifications
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- Ph.D. or M.S. with substantial equivalent research experience in Robotics, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Human Factors, Learning Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field
- Strong research background in one or more areas related to computational human behavior modeling, human–AI interaction, human–robot interaction, human learning, expertise development, trust calibration, multi-agent coordination, or adaptive decision-making
- Experience developing AI or computational models that infer or predict human intentions, beliefs, preferences, trust, proficiency, confidence, or other latent human states from multimodal or behavioral data
- Experience designing, training, and evaluating AI/ML models for human behavior understanding, adaptive support, multi-agent coordination, or human–AI collaboration
- Experience designing and conducting research studies, including human-subject experiments, simulation-based evaluations, or behavioral data analyses
- Strong programming and prototyping skills, preferably in Python, with experience using machine learning or scientific computing frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to formulate research questions, design and execute experiments, analyze results, and communicate findings clearly
- 1 - 3 years of relevant work experience.
Bonus Qualifications
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Human learning, expertise development, skill acquisition, behavior change, or adaptive support
- Computational modeling of human intent, proficiency, trust, preferences, strategies, workload, decision-making, or adaptation
- Human–AI collaboration, human–robot interaction, multi-agent systems, or adaptive autonomous agents
- Bayesian inference and adaptation, reinforcement learning, probabilistic modeling, causal modeling, or computational cognitive modeling
- Experience developing research prototypes, interactive systems, online study platforms, simulation environments, or AI-based coaching and decision-support systems
- Experience with modern AI/ML methods, including deep reinforcement learning, graph neural networks, diffusion models, transformers, vision-language models, or foundation models
- Proficiency with relevant development tools and frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, CUDA, Docker, ROS, AWS, Git, Python, or C++
- Strong publication record in leading venues such as HRI, THRI, ICRA, IROS, RSS, CoRL, AAMAS, AAAI, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CHI, CogSci, or related conferences and journals
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| Desired Start Date |
8/10/2026 |
| Position Keywords |
Human-AI Alignment, Goal, intention & belief modeling, Machine Learning |
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