If you want to take on this challenge and be part of an exciting team working at the forefront of communicating with social robots, please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. FTE: 0.8 - 1 Job descriptionTesting communication skills of social robots interacting with humans in establishing a social-affective bond through experiments and field studies. This in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team (media psychology, computational linguistics, AI), building and investigating computational robot models that dynamically personalize communication to make it more efficient and to establish affective bonding of people with robots. Requirements
What are we offering?A challenging position in a socially involved and highly interdisciplinary organization. The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel and amounts to €2,325 (PhD) per month during the first year and increases to €2,972 (PhD) per month during the fourth year, based on a full-time employment. The job profile is based on the university job ranking system and is vacant for at least 0.8 FTE.
About Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavour – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences. About the project ApplicationAre you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter until April 10, 2021. The job interviews will take place online from April 13, 2021 - April 15, 2021, when possible please take them into account when applying for the position. Preferred starting date is May 1, 2021.
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