[agents] [jobs] 15 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ESR/PhD positions as part of the ITN PERSEO

Wed Feb 17 09:56:09 EST 2021

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Call for Applications

15 Early Stage Researcher/ PhD Positions

Marie Skłodowska-Curie – ITN

PERSEO Project

www.perseo.eu

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Applications are invited for 15 Early-Stage Researcher (ESR) positions to
be funded by the Marie-Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network on
"PErsonalized Robotics as SErvice Oriented applications” (PERSEO) within
the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission.

The network will train 15 early-stage researchers in the context of
research and development for "PErsonalized Robotics as SErvice Oriented
applications”. The consortium is formed by 8 prestigious European
Universities and 2 leading robotics businesses plus 9
partner organisations to cover a full training programme on scientific,
technical, and personal development skills. Placements will include
secondments in current world-leading organisations in Spain, Germany,
Austria, UK, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, etc. to gather the necessary
knowledge and implement it in Europe.   Thus, collaboration within the
network is strongly encouraged.

The 15 ESR positions to be filled are:

   - ESR1, Ortelio Ltd, United Kingdom: Cloud Enabled Robot Autonomy
   - ESR2, Università di Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy: Object and People
   Recognition for Personalized Interaction
   - ESR3, TU München, Germany: Interactive Kinaesthetic Teaching for
   Conditional Tasks
   - ESR4, PAL Robotics, Spain: Human Action Learning and Physical
   Capabilities Modelling
   - ESR5, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Italy: Adaptive
   Robot Movements for Transparent Interaction
   - ESR6, TU München, Germany: Human intention recognition and prediction
   for human robot collaborative behaviours
   - ESR7, Università di Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy: Integration of
   vision and language for human-robot interaction
   - ESR8, University of Manchester, United Kingdom: Theory of Mind for
   Personalized Interaction
   - ESR9, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom: Modelling User
   Cognition for Adaptive HRI
   - ESR10, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom: Robot as
   Schoolmate for Enhanced Adaptive Learning
   - ESR11, University of Manchester, United Kingdom: Deep Learning for
   Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction
   - ESR12, Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II, Italy:
   Personalized Social Cues for Robots as Information Providing Interfaces
   - ESR13, Universität Bielefeld, Germany: Personalization and trust
   toward robots
   - ESR14, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy: Deception
   - ESR15, Universität Wien, Austria: Ethical aspects of personalization
   in companion and care robots

Details about the 15 PhD/ESR positions and the specific requirements for
applicants are available at the following link: http://www.perseo.eu.
Please make sure to consult the ESR-specific requirements on the
website.

We are looking for talented and highly motivated early career researchers
with a degree giving access to PhD studies in a domain relevant to the ESR
position(s) of interest (such as Computer Science, Psychology, Robotics,
Law, Engineering, Philosophy and Ethics etc). We expect dedication and
enthusiasm for experimental research, combined with scientific curiosity
and the capacity to teamwork in an interdisciplinary environment. Preferred
qualifications include excellent grades, research talent and personal
ambition. Applicants should have excellent command of English, together
with good academic writing and presentation skills.

Fulltime employments as PhD students are offered for 3 years. The starting
date of the contract is negotiable, but ideally it would be August 2021.

Benefits

PERSEO fellows will beneﬁt from:

   - Outstanding training aimed at fostering scientiﬁc, technical and
   transferable skills
   - Short-term secondments in the PERSEO network
   - Scientiﬁc advice from internationally recognized experts
   - A solid mentoring strategy followed up through a personalised career
   development plan.

The position will permit to carry out research in a stimulating group with
the chance to join high-level training events. You will get a very
attractive salary plus an allowances package in accordance with the Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) rules
<https://www.bioremia.eu/fileadmin/bioremia/h2020-wp1820-msca_en.pdf%22%20/t%20%22_blank%22%20/o%20%22Read%20more%20about%20the%20rules>
and
the personal circumstances of the applicant. The ESR salary is subject to
local tax, social benefit and other deductions following national
regulations. The exact salary will be confirmed upon appointment and is
dependent on the country correction factor (to allow for the difference in
cost of living in different EU Member States). The PhD students will be
employed with full social security coverage and all benefits in accordance
with the Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN fellowship regulations of the European
Union.

For further information please visit the MSCA website
<https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/%22%20/t%20%22_blank%22%20/o%20%22Visit%20website>
.

Eligibility criteria

European and non-European students are invited to apply to any of the 15
fellowships. The applicant can select different positions providing a
preference ranking.

To be eligible, the candidate:

   - must be in the first four years of her/his research career. Candidates
   should ideally possess a master’s degree in a relevant academic field or a
   comparable degree that allows them to embark in a PhD (applications from
   candidates who already possess a doctoral degree cannot be considered).
   - must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work,
   studies, etc.) in the country of the institution that recruits the student
   for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment
   date. Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are
   not taken into account.
   - must be willing to spend a prolonged time in another institute/country
   of the network during the PhD thesis period.
   - For further details on eligibility criteria please check in the
   Information Note for ITN Fellows
   <https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/sites/mariecurie2/files/msca-itn-fellows-note_en_v2.pdf>
   .

Application

DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT

1. Application form (see Website)

2. a copy of the passport

3. a full CV

4. a 2-page motivation letter including a description of previous research
experience (1 page) and current research interest, outlining the fit to the
desired ESR (1 page)

5. one or more reference letters and names of 2 referees including contact
details

6. Transcripts of grades obtained for B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees, expected
final grade

7. Certificates

8. List of Publications (if any)

Only documents in English language will be accepted.

Applicants should submit the documentation exclusively via e-mail in ONE
PDF document to applications at perseo.eu (max file size 5 MB) by 1 April,
2021 at 23 pm (GMT). Your application will be jointly processed by the
members of the PERSEO consortium and treated according to the GDPR.

Applications failing to include the requested documentation which do not
indicate the preferred projects or do not meet the eligibility criteria,
WILL NOT be considered in this competition.

SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

Selection of candidates will be performed via online interview. In case the
number of candidates for a position exceeds the number of open positions,
shortlisted candidates will selected on the basis of the fit of their CV
and research interests with the chosen research project(s). These
candidates will be invited for interview and positions will be offered
after approval by the PERSEO Committee.

Applicants who apply for more than one individual research project should
indicate the order of preference (e.g. 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice).

To ensure equality of opportunities, we strongly encourage women with the
appropriate qualifications to apply. If equally qualified, participants
with a handicap will be preferred.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Note that some projects may have specific requirements concerning the
documentation to submit and the application procedure for the specific
project. The candidate must verify that the application includes all
required documents and must follow the exact procedure for the ESR of
interest.

Details about the 15 PhD positions and the specific requirements for
applicants are available at the following link: http://www.perseo.eu.
Please make sure to consult the ESR-specific requirements on the
website.

Moreover, it is strongly recommended to contact potential supervisors via
E-mail before submitting an application.

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Silvia Rossi, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - DIETI

University of Naples Federico II
Via Claudio, 21, 80125 - Naples, Italy
phone:  +39 081 679963
skypeid: silvross
w-page: http://wpage.unina.it/silrossi/
e-mail: silvia.rossi at unina.it
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