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Are you looking for a career path that enables you to achieve all you are capable of doing while working with a team that values innovation, science and audacious progress? At the School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training (SMST), we are an inclusive team of thinkers, doers, creators, educators, students, innovators and leaders striving to shape the future and solve the world’s most challenging problems through technology and human learning. It’s a lofty goal, maybe, but that is why we hire the best. Consider unleashing your potential at SMST.
You’ll be joining a University ranked Top 20 Most Innovative in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Location: Orlando, FL (Main Campus)
Posted On: 10/05/2023
Job Close Date: 11/10/2023
Job Type: Full time
Expected Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
The University of Central Florida (UCF) School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training (SMST) is seeking qualified candidates for a Manager, Marketing Communications to develop creative, strategic, informative, and engaging communications plans, content, and campaigns, including but not limited to, email, website, social media, and print content to communicate the School’s mission and activities. This position will establish, maintain, and organize talking point resources, draft media alerts and press releases, prepare content and materials for external meetings and speaking engagements (i.e., research briefings, speeches, PowerPoint presentations, talking points, etc.), manage the School’s event planning including coordinating tours of SMST labs and facilities, as well as participation at Inter-service/Industry Trainings, the Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), and other relevant conferences and events. The Manager, Marketing Communications oversees graphic design and print services for School faculty, staff, and students, supervises and mentors Marketing and Communications staff, and contributes to the collection and reporting of School data.
Location: Orlando, FL (Main Campus)
Posted On: 09/29/2023
Job Close Date: Open until filled
Job Type: Full time
Expected Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
University of Central Florida invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Scholar position in the School of Modeling Simulation and Training. The postdoctoral fellow will work on a funded project, focused on the design, development, and testing of human (meta)-digital twins (HDTs) to tackle basic core research and applied research in healthcare, defense, and K-12. The aim of the project is to build an ecosystem by which new DT may be introduced to interact with existing DTs and thereby developing a digital replicable of the real world.
This endeavor will require the collection, analysis, and use of physical assets (e.g., multimodal human data such as gaze behaviors, physiological responses, facial expressions of emotions, verbalizations, behaviors) by an interdisciplinary team of scholars and industry partners within fields of Psychology, Computer Science, Data Science, Modeling and Simulation, Cybersecurity, and Engineering. The candidate will be involved in the conceptualization of laboratory and real-world research studies involving adult participants (e.g., healthcare professionals, defense contractors, first responders, tradesmen, etc.), collection of multimodal multichannel data (e.g., log files, eye-tracking, physiological sensors, facial expressions of emotions, etc.), using various technological platforms and equipment for research purposes (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, computer-based simulations), analysis and interpretation of multimodal multichannel data, submission and dissemination of research findings for conferences and peer-reviewed publications, and active participation in the iterative design of the HDT ecosystem.
The candidate will work with Drs. Azevedo and Bochenek and their team to coordinate project milestones, coordinate and attend team meetings, contribute to annual reports, train and facilitate the management of team members, lead and contribute to scholarly collaborative writing, and conduct research with members of the interdisciplinary team, including fellow researchers, industry partners, and government officials. The candidate must have excellent interpersonal, writing, and research skills, strong time management and organizational skills, the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines and work both independently and as an active team member.
Location: Orlando, FL (Main Campus)
Posted On: 07/28/2023
Job Close Date: Open until filled
Job Type: Full time
Expected Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) within the School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training (SMST) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) seeks a research faculty member at the rank of research associate to conduct cutting-edge simulation and training technologies research. This is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure earning position supported by contracts and grants.
This position requires an experienced Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher who will work both independently and as member of a team to design, development, modify, test, document, and maintain simulation software products. Additional job functions will include providing data and progress reports as required by Government contracts. Some travel to customer’s sites will be required for data collection as well as presenting results of contracted work performed.
Location: Orlando, FL (Main Campus)
Posted On: 07/14/2023
Job Close Date: Open until filled
Job Type: Full time
Expected Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) at the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training invites applications for the position of assistant in Research Software Development. This is a contracts and grants (C&G) funded position with the U.S. Army as the current primary sponsor. IST is a leader in providing cutting-edge training technologies that span the Mixed Reality Paradigm. The qualified candidate will have opportunities to work with advanced head-mounted displays, develop dynamic training applications on a variety of platforms, and participate in a rapid-paced, production-oriented team environment.
Location: Orlando, FL (Main Campus)
Posted On: 05/19/2023
Job Close Date: Open until filled
Job Type: Full time
Expected Salary: Negotiable
The Opportunity
The Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) within the School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training (SMST) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) seeks a research faculty member at the rank of associate in simulation to conduct simulation and training technologies research. This is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure earning position supported by contracts and grants.
This position requires an experienced researcher who will work both independently and as member of a team to design, development, modify, test, document, and maintain simulation software products. Additional job functions will include providing weekly status reports and monthly progress reports; some travel to customer’s site for data collection, as well as presenting results on data analysis performed.
It is critical that the candidate be fully versed in the creation, importing, optimizing, and rigging of fully articulated human-like 3D models into the Unity game engine.
