Connectionists: Two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early-Stage Researchers (PhD studentships) in neuroscience and cognitive robotics - SECURE project

[Angelo Cangelosi]

Plymouth University (UK) is seeking applicants for two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early-Stage Researchers (PhD studentships) as part of the new European doctoral training network SECURE.


Position 1: Neurocognitive Embodiment in Human-Robot Interaction
This ESR position will be for a PhD student working in the field of cognitive neuroscience of motor knowledge in human-robot interaction. The PhD project will focus on an examination of the processes and representations of object-based action affordances to inform interactive models of human-robot object manipulation. This will be under the supervision of Jeremy Goslin (School of Psychology)
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALX534/marie-skodowska-curie-early-stage-researcher/

Position 2: Cognitive Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
This ESR position will be for a PhD student working in the field of cognitive robotics and human-robot interaction. The PhD project will investigate the dynamic alignment between robots and humans, specifically for the role of non-verbal behaviours in supporting safe interaction and linguistic communication. The PhD student will be supervised by Angelo Cangelosi (School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics).

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ALX539/studentship-phd-opportunities-marie-skodowska-curie-early-stage-researcher-cognitive-robotics-and-human-robot-interaction/


Deadline for application is 1 October 2015. The start date for the PhD is 1 January 2016. Salary in the range of ?29,000 to ?32,500 GBP per annum.
To apply, follow the above links to individual adverts, or go directly to: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/jobs


Additional Info:

SECURE is a new Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network (ETN) with the primary aim to train a new generation of researchers on safe cognitive robot concepts for human work and living spaces on the most advanced humanoid robot platforms available in Europe. The Early-Stage Research (ESR) fellows will be trained for a PhD through an innovative concept of project-based learning and constructivist learning in supervised peer networks where they will gain experience from an intersectoral programme involving universities, research institutes, large and SME companies from public and private sectors. The training domain will integrate multidisciplinary concepts from the fields of cognitive human-robot interaction, computer science and intelligent robotics where a new approach of integrating principles of embodiment, situation and interaction will be pursued to address future challenges for safe human-robot environments.

The following mobility conditions apply:

Early-stage researchers shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree.

Mobility Rule: at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation (UK) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account. As far as international European interest organisations or international organisations are concerned, this rule does not apply to the hosting of eligible researchers. However, the appointed researcher must not have spent more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to their recruitment at the host organisation.


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