Project Scientist - School of Computer Science - HCII

Carnegie Mellon University•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) is seeking a Project Scientist to join their team. The HCII is a research hub focused on understanding and improving the relationship between technology, human activity, and society through interdisciplinary work in design, computer science, and behavioral/social sciences. This specific project aims to develop new tools that augment designer and engineer creativity using analogical reasoning. The project will explore the use of contemporary AI systems, such as large language models and text-to-image generators, to create interactive systems that assist users in idea generation through sketching, brainstorming, and spatial navigation. The team is currently designing and testing these new systems using realistic design tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
5-8 years of demonstrated research experience required
Excellent communication, project management and analytical skills
Successful completion of a pre-employment background check

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred
A combination of education and proven experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered

Responsibilities

Developing new analogical reasoning systems using contemporary AI (i.e. LLMs/VLMs/Diffusion models)
Designing and developing new interfaces for interacting with the creativity support tools
Designing and running experiments with realistic design tasks
Analyzing quantitative data on people’s interaction with the creativity support tools
Analyzing qualitative data from people’s opinions and thoughts on working with creativity support tools
Conceptualizing and drafting research papers for submission to high-quality HCI conferences and journals
Project documentation and effective communication with the team
Oral presentation of research findings