Postdoctoral Researcher in Affective Computing and Multimodal Machine Learning Vanderbilt University in United States

Vanderbilt University’s newly established College of Connected Computing is advertising a Postdoctoral Researcher opening in the Affective Computing Group in Nashville, Tennessee. The project focuses on affective computing, multimodal machine learning, and social signal processing to study complex social dynamics, with a particular emphasis on multicultural dyadic conflict.

The research agenda includes modeling conflict dynamics and outcomes, inferring psychological constructs such as emotion, rapport, and synchrony, and conducting computational analysis of social and cultural processes. This is a strong fit for candidates with backgrounds in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computational Social Science, Psychology, or related areas, especially those with experience working with face, voice, and text modalities.

The position is in-person in Nashville, has a 2-year duration, and is expected to start in Fall 2026 with some flexibility. The post does not mention a deadline, stipend, or tuition support, but it does state that applications are being reviewed immediately.

To apply, send a CV, cover letter, and research statement to [email protected] and include "postdoc" in the subject line.