Connectionists: [JOB] PhD position at IQS - URL in Barcelona

Thu Sep 19 07:18:59 EDT 2024

Dear all,

The “Enric Julià Danés Predoctoral Researcher Funding Contract” sponsors a three-year contract to pursue a PhD at the IQS School of Management (Universitat Ramon Llull) in Barcelona, Spain under the “Business and Territorial Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability” doctoral programme. It includes an employment contract (annual stipend around 22.000 € – full time), starting in January 2025 to work on the project focused on Comprehensive AI for Relational and Life Assistance. It covers all tuition fees for the Doctoral Programme, during the three years, as well as some costs and stipends for relocation. It provides a unique opportunity to work with the IQS Applied Data Analytics and Modeling IQS (ADAMIQS) Research Group. The thesis will be supervised by Dr. Albert Fornells Herrera from the Math and Data Analytics Department and by Dr. Horacio Rostro, from the Industrial Engineering Department.

What is the general project?

ALL-TARGET is a European project developed in collaboration with different hospitals and research centers such as Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute in Spain. The aim of the project is focused on developing precision medicine randomized trial for patients with relapsed or refractory Tcell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

This PhD Schoolarship is aligned within this project by developing a mobile application to enhance the quality of life for patients called CARLA (Comprehensive AI for Relational and Life Assistance). The system is designed to facilitate patient interactions and proactively detect emotional needs that may require specialized intervention by a psycho-oncologist. The research includes studying the capabilities of artificial intelligence for content generation, characterizing emotional states through interactions, and implementing systems for emotional identification and interaction facilitation. Thus, the system will function as a 24/7 assistant, allowing specialists to focus on supervision and intervention, with potential extrapolation to other diseases.

Key Responsibilities

The doctoral researcher will be working at the IQS School of Management. He or she is expected to carry out the concrete work for his PhD and to contribute to the development of CARLA. He or she should also assume assisting teaching responsibilities of one to three hours per week. He or she is
also expected to participate in different training courses and research activities and to assume responsibilities directly related to the research group.

We invite applications from students with a strong academic record from a wide range of fields related to social sciences.

Candidates should possess the following capabilities:

  *   Quantitative data analysis skills (database management and basic inferential statistics with excel, SPSS, R or Stata).
  *   Academic background (MSc.) in computer sciences or disciplines related to human behavior with a strong focus on programming and data analytics.

Not mandatory, but valued skills:

  *   Experience in programming and data analysis using tools such as Stata, R, MATLAB, and/or Python.
  *   Experience in mobile applications development.
  *   Experience in biosignals analysis.
  *   Interpersonal and communication skills and basic command of Spanish language

Prospective candidates are asked to submit a proposal and work plan with concrete and innovative suggestions about how to explore consumers’ rejection of sustainable products according to their own fields of expertise.
Those interested in applying should submit the following documentations before the deadline of October 14th 2024:

1. Proposal and work plan (max. 2000 words)
2. Transcripts for all university degrees and courses (copies are accepted at the application stage)
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Letter of motivation
5. Two letters of recommendation (at least one from an academic source)
6. English proficiency (demonstrated by TOEFL, IELTS scores or equivalent competencies)

If you have any questions about this position, you can contact Dr. Fornells (albert.fornells at iqs.url.edu<mailto:albert.fornells at iqs.url.edu>) or Dr. Rostro (horacio.rostro at iqs.url.edu<mailto:horacio.rostro at iqs.url.edu>).

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed online. The decision will be notified within a month from the closure of the application period around November 18th 2024. The chosen candidate should confirm acceptance of the grant offer within a maximum period of one month. The candidate must formalize his/her enrolment in the IQS doctoral programme within an estimated time of three months from the date that the notification of the decision is received. We expect the successful candidate to start by January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The candidate will be employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations, receiving the benefits of the Spanish Social Security System, covering sickness, maternity/paternity leaves and injuries at work.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We promote equality and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly welcome applications from female candidates as they are currently under-represented at this level in this field of knowledge in our Center.

We also promote scientific and technological knowledge, business transformation and societal progress. At IQS we look for professionals committed to both these values.

Best wishes,

[Image] Dr. Horacio Rostro-González
Associate Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering

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Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
Tel.: +34 932 672 000<tel:+34932672020> (Ext: 0000)
horacio.rostro at iqs.url.edu<mailto:horacio.rostro at iqs.url.edu>  www.iqs.edu<http://www.iqs.edu/>

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