Connectionists: funded PhD position in computational modeling of infant sensorimotor development - CTU, Prague

[Matej Hoffmann]

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*Dear colleagues,*

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We invite applications for a PhD position in the Humanoid and cognitive 
robotics group 
(https://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/research/groups-teams/humanoids/ 
<https://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/research/groups-teams/humanoids/>) led by 
Assoc. Prof. Matej Hoffmann (https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/ 
<https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/>) at the Department of 
Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical 
University in Prague.


Project context

The position is part of the project “Understanding infant body know-how 
development through baby humanoid robots (ROBOTBABY)”. The PhD student 
will focus on *embodied computational models and/or the AI tools for 
developmental science*.

A compilation of our past work in this area is available at 
https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/research/body-schema 
<https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/research/body-schema>.


Requirements

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    Master’s (or equivalent) degree in computer science,
    mechanical/electrical engineering, robotics, applied mathematics, or
    a related discipline.

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    Background in the specific research topics of the project and thesis
    or prior publications in the area are an advantage.


What we offer

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    A PhD from a top-ranked European university (According to Computer
    Science rankings https://csrankings.org/ <https://csrankings.org/>,
    CTU ranks 6th in Europe in computer vision, and 7th in robotics).

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    Salary: approx. 1,600 EUR / month net (2,050 EUR gross), with
    performance- and publication-based bonuses.

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    A highly international and interdisciplinary group.

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    Access to baby humanoid robots (iCub, Pepper, Nao, and several robot
    arms with sensitive skin and robot hands) and simulators, motion
    capture facilities, and high-performance computing clusters.


Starting date:

January 1st, 2026 (flexible).

The standard PhD duration is 4 years.

How to apply:

Please send the following documents  to matej.hoffmann at fel.cvut.czwith 
“PhD application” in the subject line.

-Motivation letter (max. 1 page)

- CV (including contact details of two references)

Deadline: October 5, 2025.


Best regards,

Matej Hoffmann

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Matej Hoffmann, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cybernetics
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Czech Technical University in Prague
Karlovo namesti 13
121 35 Praha 2, Czech Republic
https://sites.google.com/site/matejhof/home
https://cyber.felk.cvut.cz/research/groups-teams/humanoids/
+420 224 357 387
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