The Prototyping and Design Lab in the Department of Information Systems at UMBC is offering a postdoctoral scholar position in the areas of assistive technology and accessibility for the 2013-2014 academic year. This postdoctoral position will be advised by Amy Hurst and Shaun Kane.
The Prototyping and Design Lab focuses on building next-generation user interfaces for accessible technology. Our research is conducted in collaboration with our community partners, including the National Federation of the Blind, Kennedy Krieger Institute, and SCALE Baltimore.
We are particularly interested in recruiting participants to develop hardware and software prototypes of new assistive technologies. Experience with programming for mobile devices (e.g., iOS, Android) or embedded systems (e.g., Arduino) is highly recommended. Experience with computer vision and other hardware hacking is also recommended.
For more information about this position, or to apply, please contact Amy Hurst or Shaun Kane. We are seeking candidates to begin in September 2013 or January 2014. Funding for this position will be one year long, with the possibility of an extension into a second year.
UMBC is located just outside of Baltimore, MD, USA, and was recognized as the #1 Up and Coming School by US News and World Report.