Postdoctoral position in Eye Tracking and Its Applications
- Texas State University
- Location: San Marcos,
- Job Number: 7303179
- Posting Date: Newly posted
- Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities: help in advancing the ecosystem of eye tracking and its applications on eXtended Reality (AR, VR, MR) devices by creating more advanced gaze estimation pipelines and advancing such applications as authentication and user understanding with underlying meaningful privacy mechanisms.
Other responsibilities might include mentoring Ph.D. students and assisting in writing external funding proposals.
Qualifications: The candidates are expected to have a doctoral degree either in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related area and a track record in scientific research. Good English proficiency is a prerequisite. Good programing skills in such languages as MATLAB, C/C++, C# are expected. Previous experience with eye movement/virtual reality/mathematics/machine learning/signal processing research is a plus.
An important understanding here is that those positions are very interdisciplinary and thus people who are interested in oculomotor plant modeling, motor control, and modeling brain function and applying this knowledge to such practical domains as person recognition and health assessment are welcome to apply.
Application
Documents Required (pdf):
- Letter of interest (1 page). Explain what aspect of the vision provided above you are interested in advancing and why.
- Research statement (1 page). Explain how your qualifications can benefit what you want to do.
- Curriculum vitae
- List of 3 professional references w/contact information.
Send materials directly to ok at txstate.edu with the subject line "Postdoctoral Position".
Dr. Komogortsev’s short bio:
Dr. Oleg Komogortsev is currently a Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professor of Computer Science at Texas State University. He conducts research in eye tracking with a focus on health assessment, cyber security (biometrics), bioengineering, human–computer interaction, and usability. This work has thus far yielded a multitude of publications and patents. In addition, his research was supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Standards, and various industrial sources.
His current grand vision is to push forward eye movement-driven user understanding with a very strong privacy backbone in the future virtual and augmented reality platforms. His research has been covered by national media, including NBC News, Discovery, Yahoo, Livescience, and others. He was a recipient of four Google and seven Facebook/Meta Research Awards. He has also received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Barack Obama on the topic of cybersecurity with the emphasis on eye movement-driven biometrics and health assessment. In the past Dr. Komogortsev worked as a Scientist at Meta Reality Labs where he worked on such platforms as Meta Quest Pro, Aria 1/2, Orion glasses and future products. He was inducted as senior member of National Academy of Inventors in 2025.
Other responsibilities might include mentoring Ph.D. students and assisting in writing external funding proposals.
Qualifications: The candidates are expected to have a doctoral degree either in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a closely related area and a track record in scientific research. Good English proficiency is a prerequisite. Good programing skills in such languages as MATLAB, C/C++, C# are expected. Previous experience with eye movement/virtual reality/mathematics/machine learning/signal processing research is a plus.
An important understanding here is that those positions are very interdisciplinary and thus people who are interested in oculomotor plant modeling, motor control, and modeling brain function and applying this knowledge to such practical domains as person recognition and health assessment are welcome to apply.
Application
Documents Required (pdf):
- Letter of interest (1 page). Explain what aspect of the vision provided above you are interested in advancing and why.
- Research statement (1 page). Explain how your qualifications can benefit what you want to do.
- Curriculum vitae
- List of 3 professional references w/contact information.
Send materials directly to ok at txstate.edu with the subject line "Postdoctoral Position".
Dr. Komogortsev’s short bio:
Dr. Oleg Komogortsev is currently a Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professor of Computer Science at Texas State University. He conducts research in eye tracking with a focus on health assessment, cyber security (biometrics), bioengineering, human–computer interaction, and usability. This work has thus far yielded a multitude of publications and patents. In addition, his research was supported by the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Health, National Institute of Standards, and various industrial sources.
His current grand vision is to push forward eye movement-driven user understanding with a very strong privacy backbone in the future virtual and augmented reality platforms. His research has been covered by national media, including NBC News, Discovery, Yahoo, Livescience, and others. He was a recipient of four Google and seven Facebook/Meta Research Awards. He has also received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Barack Obama on the topic of cybersecurity with the emphasis on eye movement-driven biometrics and health assessment. In the past Dr. Komogortsev worked as a Scientist at Meta Reality Labs where he worked on such platforms as Meta Quest Pro, Aria 1/2, Orion glasses and future products. He was inducted as senior member of National Academy of Inventors in 2025.
