Doctoral student in Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Computer Science: Robotics, Perception, and Learning

The Candidate will work at the division for Robotics, Perception, and Learning, an internationally recognized research environment with several prominent researchers, good access to advanced laboratory environments, and well-established contacts with both other research institutions and advanced industry.

We are looking for a Ph.D. student to research adaptive physical human-robot interaction. Within traditional industrial robot applications, tasks to be performed by robots or humans are typically well separated, but in new and coming applications, there is an increasing need for robots and humans to work on the same tasks, in close collaboration. To achieve this, there is a need for new technologies and knowledge, to enable efficient use of the robot to enhance the human's work, at the same time ensuring the safety and comfort of the human.

The applicant is expected to work within the project "Advanced Adaptive Intelligent Systems", which is an interdisciplinary research project aiming to develop technical systems to aid people in their daily lives. The project includes collaboration with researchers from other fields, such as human-computer interaction, health care technology, and dialogue systems. The goal is to develop systems that can adapt to the individual needs and preferences of different users, in order to provide good help as possible.

A suitable background for the candidate is having knowledge in and experience from robotics, automatic control, machine learning, AI, or similar, and to have good programming skills and experience working with different software and hardware systems.

Supervision: The doctoral student will be supervised by Christian Smith

What we offer

• The possibility to study in a dynamic and international research environment in collaboration with industries and prominent universities from all over the world.Read more
• A workplace with many employee benefits and monthly salary according to KTH’s Doctoral student salary agreement.
• A postgraduate education at an institution that is active and supportive in matters pertaining to working conditions, gender equality and diversity as well as study environment.
• Work and study in Stockholm, close to nature and the water.
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH.

Eligibility

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

• passed a degree at advanced level,
• completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which at least 60 higher education credits at advanced level, or
• in any other way acquired within or outside the country acquired essentially equivalent knowledge.
• Requirements for English equivalent to English B/6, read more here.

Selection

In order to succeed as a doctoral student at KTH you need to be goal oriented and persevering in your work. During the selection process, candidates will be assessed upon their ability to:

• independently pursue his or her work
• collaborate with others,
• have a professional approach and
• analyse and work with complex issues.

After the qualification requirements, great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

Target degree: Doctoral degree

Information regarding admission and employment

Only those admitted to postgraduate education may be employed as a doctoral student. The total length of employment may not be longer than what corresponds to full-time doctoral education in four years ' time. An employed doctoral student can, to a limited extent (maximum 20%), perform certain tasks within their role, e.g. training and administration. A new position as a doctoral student is for a maximum of one year, and then the employment may be renewed for a maximum of two years at a time.

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Application

Apply for the position and admission through KTH's recruitment system. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application is complete in accordance with the instructions in the advertisement.

Applications must be received at the last closing date at midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/entral European Summer Time).

Applications must include the following elements:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Application letter with a brief description of why you want to pursue research studies, about what your academic interests are and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. (Maximum 2 pages long)
• Copies of diplomas and grades from previous university studies and certificates of fulfilled language requirements (see above). Translations into English or Swedish if the original document is not issued in one of these languages.
• Representative publications or technical reports. For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text.

Other information

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