PhD Position in Healthcare and Wellness of Persons – Context Awareness for Interaction with Social Robots at University of Napoli Federico II
The University of Napoli Federico II is offering a PhD position in Healthcare and Wellness of Persons – Context Awareness for Interaction with Social Robots, starting in November 2024. The position is part of the Italian National Doctoral School in Robotics and Intelligent Machines (DRIM) initiative, a consortium of 27 highly qualified international-level Italian Universities and Research Institutions. The PhD has a duration of 36 months and the researcher will focus on investigating how a robotic system can engage a user in context-aware interactions by leveraging dialogue and multimodality. The application deadline is July 9, 2024 (12 noon, CET time).
Requirements for the position include a Master’s degree or equivalent in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science or Engineering with a focus on Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Robotics, Machine Learning and Human-Robot Interaction, excellent programming skills, and excellent English communication skills. The post provides access to courses by top researchers in any of the participating institutions and the chance to spend visiting periods in other highly specialized centres in Europe and worldwide. Applicants who already have a doctoral degree are not eligible.
For further information, please contact silvia.rossi at unina.it. Instructions to apply are available here.