2020 Positions for PhD Students and Postdocs

UPDATE: We have received more than 30 applications from students interested in joining the research of Professor Michael Nebeling and his team. We’re very excited by that. Thank you! We will internally review applications and start contacting shortlisted candidates after January 9th, 2020. It is our hope that final decisions are made and can be communicated by the end of January.

The Michigan Information Interaction Lab will have several open positions in 2020 at different levels. People joining in these positions will work directly with me (Michael Nebeling):

• 1-2 PhD student positions: If you’re thinking about doing a PhD and applying to UMSI or CSE at Michigan (I can supervise in both, and am happy to co-supervise with other professors in either department, in fact, I consider many close colleagues and friends!), with broadly defined interests in mixed reality (any angle really, UX/interaction design, arts, computer graphics, ML, robotics are all fascinating to me!), definitely get in touch! Don’t just apply, and don’t just consider UMSI or CSE (they are both great, but also quite different, so you may increase your chances of finding the right spot for you at U-M by applying to both). I’m happy to chat with you before your application and share my experience.
• 1 postdoc position: I originally posted about this here. I did my postdoc at CMU and it was one of the best parts of my academic career. U-M has great resources and UMSI (my home department) is so inter-disciplinary, it’s really eye-opening. If you want to push yourself after your PhD to work on your next career steps, be it in academia or industry, I would really like to meet you!
• 1 visiting PhD researcher position: The next step after the PhD can be a critical career decision, and I have personally experienced this and know too well how difficult it is to make that decision. I would like to offer a 6-12 months funded research stay in my lab, with possibility of conversion into a postdoc, if it works for both you and me. U-M is great, you should definitely consider it!
• Presidential Postdocs: We also have the presidential postdoc fellowship program, which means you could end up in a position that will be converted to a tenure-track assistant professor after 1-2 years. Applications are now open (until October 15, 2019).

For any of the positions above, don’t just apply. Reach out to me and express your interest first, so I can guide you through the process. Please include a short statement of interest and a CV, if you can.

I look forward to hearing from you!