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1 Year Human-Robot Interaction Post-doc, Mobile Life Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
When: Available immediately, 1 year. start date March 1st.
Where: The researcher will be employed at SICS, Swedish Institute of
Computer Science and will work within the Mobile Life Centre
(MobileLifeCentre.org)
We are pleased to announce the availability of a one-year post-doc
position in the area of human-robot interaction at SICS and the Mobile
Life Centre. We are looking for recent Ph.D. graduates from all over
the world with a strong interest in robotic artefacts and interaction
design, who want to work in a dynamic research environment in Sweden.
You will work within the LIREC project at the Mobile Life Centre’s
Future Applications Lab. The project’s work at Mobile Life/SICS has
focused on understanding robot technology in everyday environments,
and understanding existing social practices, routines and experiences
that a robot designer should consider. Previous project activities
have included long-term usage studies of robots by letting families
adopt a Pleo robotic toy on a ’always-on’ basis; studies of a robotic
eating aid and a hospital robot, to learn about robots in both private
and work settings. Other studies range from ethical and sociological
considerations in robot design, to the combination of robotic
artefacts and social media. We have worked with other researchers,
industrial designers and artists as well as industry partners.
You can contribute in many different ways: creating novel concepts for
robotic interactions; by investigating the ethical and sociological
ramifications of robots and robotic artefacts in everyday life; by
performing user tests and ethnographic studies; and much more. Your
goal within LIREC is to create practical guidelines that can be used
in the design and evaluation of long-term robot ’companions’.
A PhD in a related area (e.g. human-robot interaction, human-computer
interaction, robotics, interaction design, technology sociology) as
well as a good publication record are required. Working language is
English, Swedish is not required.
Funding project:
LIREC is a European funded (FP7) research project exploring how we
live with digital and interactive companions. It is a collaboration
between six universities, two research institutes and two companies
spread across seven European countries. This project investigates how
to support long-term relationships between humans and companion
technology, in real social settings. More info: lirec.eu
Mobile Life @ SICS:
Mobile Life and SICS are located in Kista, Sweden, about 20 minutes by
subway from the centre of Stockholm. The Mobile Life Centre conducts
research on consumer-oriented mobile and ubiquitous services spanning
all areas from entertainment and socialization to work and society.
The centre includes researchers employed at Stockholm University,
Interactive Insitute and SICS and a wide variety of international
visiting researchers and students. The centre has several industrial
partners, such as Ericsson Research, TeliaSonera, Nokia and Microsoft
Research. It also has partnerships in the public sector, including
City of Stockholm, Kista Science City, and Stockholm Innovation and
Growth. More info: mobilelifecentre.org
You will be part of the Future Applications Lab, led by Professor Lars
Erik Holmquist. The lab uses an approach called grounded innovation to
invent and test new technologies that could become products in 5-10
years time, incl. mobile services and social robots. More info:
futureapplicationslab.blogspot.com
Interested?
To apply, send your motivation letter and CV (incl. publication list
and at least two references) in PDF format to [log in to unmask] at the
latest February 10, 2011. Questions can be directed to Sara Ljungblad
([log in to unmask], +46 73-733 48 93) or Henriette Cramer
([log in to unmask], +46 (0)7 0262 9388).
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