AYJNIHH Job : Human Computer Interaction (HCI) consultant

About AYJNIHH

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Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH) was established on 9th August 1983.  It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi

Position

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AYJNIHH is looking for a Result Oriented Human Computer Interaction based consultant on occasional consultancy basis for 1 year starting March 2015.

Nature of Functions

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The Human Computer Interaction (HCI) consultant is expected to contribute towards the development of the Mobile Phone Assisted Remote Speech Therapy in the capacity of an ASLP professional.

Expected Job Activities

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HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION (HCI) CONSULTANT

1. Understanding of fundamentals of human speech generation and accordingly helping in interfacing of the same with computers, tablet and mobile phones.

2. Ability to analyze speech using spectrograms and the implementation of their analysis for a digital database.

3. Good working knowledge of speech analysis software (Praat, Goldwave etc.)

4. Working knowledge of the execution of speech assessment and therapy techniques with respect to digital interfaces.

5. Inputs in designing the data collection interface from the viewpoint of a speech professional.

6. Inputs in the design of a suitable mobile device interface to give an intuitive and superlative experience for a patient who is practicing therapy.

7. Inputs in terms of Type (implicit/explicit) and nature (visual/haptic) of feedback to be given to the patient.

8. Inputs in terms of Visual and graphical displays with regards to a Therapist console.

Note

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The best candidate for the position shall be an individual who is interested in visualizing and helping in implementation of the interaction of speech sciences with digital mediums.

Remuneration

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Consolidated amount of INR 20,833/- per month.

Place of Work

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Work location will be flexible. The individual may require coming to AYJNIHH (Mumbai) or TCS (Thane) on occasional basis when necessary during the project. Communication through Skype or Google hangouts will also be involved.

Duration of Appointment

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The engagement shall be for an initial period of 1 year and renewable later for the second year.

Qualifications and Experience (Post qualification)

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Minimum MASLP required with understanding and experience in working with fundamentals of acoustics of speech.

PhD in the same desirable.

Other Conditions of Engagement/

Assignments

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• Persons engaged on fixed term contract at consolidated remuneration shall not be deemed as employed against any regular vacancy in hand at Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped.

• Persons engaged shall not normally continue beyond the term of assignment unless extended for specific duration and explicitly in writing.

How to Apply

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Interested persons are requested to send their resumes to the following email ids speech1path@yahoo.com and ayjnihhmum@nic-in and a virtual technical interview through Skype will be conducted on 5^th April’ 2015 (tentatively).