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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:76.55pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">10 PhD positions in the Doctoral College “Trust in Robots – Trusting Robots”</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://trustrobots.eu/">http://trustrobots.eu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt">TU Wien is currently establishing an interdisciplinary Doctoral College (DC) on
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">“</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Trust in Robots
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">–</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Trusting Robots</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> to foster cutting-edge
research in robotics and AI at the TU Wien. <span style="color:black">The main objective of the DC is, to comprehensively
<b>analyse </b></span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">trust</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">”</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
in the context of robot technology from various perspectives</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> including but not limited to social sciences and economics, computer science and mathematics, electrical and mechanical engineering, and architecture.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">We offer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:76.55pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Topics in the DC comprise the following areas, all with a joint focus on trust building:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">●<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Understanding
<b>social agency</b> and <b>anthropomorphism</b> in social robotics</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.6pt;margin-right:76.55pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">●<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Creating trust through
<b>body language, joint attention, and scene understanding</b> in human-robot interaction</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.65pt;margin-right:76.55pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">●<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Advanced
<b>control, vision and cognition concepts</b> for <b>safe human robot cooperation</b> in uncertain
<br>
and dynamic environments </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.65pt;margin-right:76.55pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-21.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">●<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Skepticism, confidence, and overconfidence in decisions</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt"> and actions of robots</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.65pt;margin-right:76.55pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-21.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">●<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Division of labor
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">and trust in hybrid manufacturing settings</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:.5pt;margin-right:76.55pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:7.1pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:76.55pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">More details on the</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:1.05pt">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">10<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">PhD positions and</span><span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt">
</span>topics<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">,</span><span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt">
</span>the structure of the DC, the course program and the application process can be found<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt">
</span>at </span><a href="http://www.trustrobots.eu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://www.trustrobots.eu/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:76.55pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Come and join us! The TU Wien is a great place to work and has approx. 4.700 employees and 30.000 students. It is located in the very centre of the city and has a
<b>longstanding, internationally recognized reputation</b> for research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the heart of Europe. Vienna has been awarded nine times in a row the title
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">“</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">best city to live in worldwide</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">”</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">,
for humans and robots </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, by the Mercer Quality of Living Ranking.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.7pt;margin-right:5.65pt;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">The DC will fund 10 PhD positions, <b>each 25h/week, for the duration of 3 years</b>. Additionally, we will offer funding for the attendance of
<b>international conferences and summer schools</b>. <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
The yearly salary for the PhD position is regulated in the collective agreement for Austrian Universities and is, depending on previous relevant work experience, at least
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05pt">€
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">24.452,40 for 25h/week.
<b>Additionally,</b> TU Wien offers, upon availability, <b>opportunities to join other funded research projects</b> (up to 40h/week in total) and/or
<b>involve candidates in teaching</b>.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.45pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Duration of DC<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">:
</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">September<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1<sup>st</sup> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
2018 to August 31<sup>st</sup> 2021 </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Application period:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">April 19<sup>th</sup> 2018 to Mai 31<sup>st</sup> 2018</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:11.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Planned hearing:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">between June 18<sup>th</sup> 2018 and June 29<sup>th</sup> 2018 in Vienna</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The applicants will be selected through a hearing. To apply, please send (1)
<b>a full CV</b>, (2) <b>a conceptual proposal</b>, and (3) <b>relevant own work</b>, e.g., selected papers, Master thesis, portfolio, etc. The
<b>conceptual proposal should focus on at least one of the proposed 10 topics </b>
offered in the DC (</span><a href="http://www.trustrobots.eu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://www.trustrobots.eu/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">). We expect
<b>a short (2-4 pages) formulation of the research question</b>, how you would <b>
approach a solution</b>, and your <b>personal motivation</b> including <b>prior qualifications</b>. We explicitly encourage interdisciplinary applications and applications from female candidates. Conforming to the gender equality policy of TU Wien, female candidates
will be given priority in case of equivalent qualifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Electronic applications have to be sent to:
</span></b><a href="mailto:rene.fuchs@tuwien.ac.at"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">rene.fuchs@tuwien.ac.at</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> only!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.65pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">For further details or inquiries, you can contact Markus Vincze<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span></span><a href="mailto:vincze@acin.tuwien.ac.at"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">vincze@acin.tuwien.ac.at</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">or Sabine Köszegi </span><a href="mailto:sabine.koeszegi@tuwien.ac.at"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">sabine.koeszegi@tuwien.ac.at</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:110.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:110.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:110.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:110.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:110.7pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sabine Köszegi & Markus Vincze<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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