Phd on Gender and vocal alignment for social robot
Furhat Robotics AB / Högskolejobb / Stockholm
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hela Sverige Visa alla jobb hos Furhat Robotics AB i Stockholm In addition to playing a crucial role in speaker's joint understanding of what they are talking about, vocal alignment may also have an important social dimension. Thus, previous work reveals that vocal alignment tends to occur to a greater extent in women than in men. Recent studies on human-robot interactions, however, suggest that there is a tendency for both women and men to disalign with respect to the robot's voice, regardless of the robot's voice gender. This may be attributable to the fact that humans do not treat robots' voices as human voices or, alternatively, because of the robots' current limited capacities to align themselves with human voices. The goal of the project will be to provide a fuller characterization of acoustic-prosodic in humans and robots with a focus on gender and the communicative situation.
Applicants should have a Master's degree in a subject relevant for the research, such as computer science, language technology, or cognitive science. Applicants are expected to have good skills in programming and experience in machine learning. Some experience in linguistics is considered an advantage.
This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden at Furhat Robotics AB.
It's a full-time three-year contract.
PhD enrolment at: Aix-Marseille University, France
Eligibility criteria
Early-stage researchers (ESR) are those who are, in the first four years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers. This is measured from the date when they obtained the degree which formally entitles them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate was envisaged. Eligible applicants must not hold a Doctoral Degree yet.
Applications must contain the following:
An up-to-date CV, without gaps, in order for the selection committee to easily check the mobility and experience requirements. CVs that either do not clearly show the applicant's past experience, or have gaps, will be considered ineligible;
A letter exposing her/his motivation for the position;
At least 1 reference letter (in English) from one former supervisor and/or professor;
The scan of the degree (usually the master's degree) which would formally entitles her/him to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained, or in the country in which the researcher will be recruited. If the degree has not been obtained yet, the applicant will have to provide a declaration of her/his university stating that the degree will be obtained before the expected starting date;
Transcripts of records (document indicating the applicant's ranking and marks within her/his master's degree as well as the courses/modules she/he has followed).
Publiceringsdatum2020-10-08Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2020-10-19
AdressFurhat Robotics AB
Magnus Ladulåsgatan 3
11865 STOCKHOLM
Arbetsgivarens referens Arbetsgivarens referens för detta jobb är "PhD Gender and vocal alignment".
Omfattning Detta är ett heltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Furhat Robotics AB (org.nr 556964-0369)
Magnus Ladulåsgatan 3 (
visa karta)
118 65 STOCKHOLM
Ansökan E-post:
info@furhatrobotics.com Jobbnummer 5392056
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