Postdoc(s) in the project Factories of the future - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job description

The Department of Robotics, Perception, and Learning (RPL) and Speech, Music, and Hearing (TMH) has a joint 5-year project called Factories of the Future (FACT). Within this, robots are developed that can assist people working in the manufacturing industry. We are now looking for one or several postdocs to conduct research and development work within the project in one of the following areas

- Development of modules for controlling two-armed robots, such as YuMi.

- Human-robot interaction studies with YuMi and the social robot Furhat

An important part of the work is to publish scientific articles at highly rated international conferences and journals in robotics and HRI. 

Qualifications

We are looking for people who have experience in robot programming and have documented experience of conducting advanced human-robot interaction studies. Applicants must hold or be about to receive a doctoral degree in a subject relevant to the research, such as automatic control, computer science, speech technology or cognitive science. The doctoral degree must have been obtained within the last three years from the application deadline (some exceptions for special grounds, for instance, sick leave and parental leave). Applicants should have a strong background in at least one of the following areas of robotics, speech technology or computer science. The position requires good knowledge of programming, machine learning, and statistical analysis.

The successful applicant should have an outstanding research and publication record. Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills are a requirement. We are looking for a strongly motivated person, who is able to work independently. Good command of English orally and in writing is required to present and publish research results. 

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Application

The application should contain the following:

1. CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
2. Copies of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations to English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.
3. A brief explanation of why you want to conduct research, about your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals; max 2 pages long.
4. Representative publications or technical reports: Document no more than 10 pages each. For longer documents (eg dissertations), attach a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.
5. 1 of recommendation letters
6. Contact information for two reference persons. We reserve the right to contact references only for selected candidates.

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