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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-left:35.4pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Two Post-Doc Positions at IIT working on Perception and HRI<br>Italian Institute of Technology – Genoa<br>Deadline: 14 January 2019<br>Project: ERC Starting Grant “wHiSPER”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p><span lang=EN-US>*******************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>Perception is a complex process, where prior knowledge is incorporated into the current percept to help the brain cope with sensory uncertainty. This implies that <strong>two individuals could perceive differently the very same physical stimulus</strong>, e.g. the duration of an interval of time could look longer to one than to the other. Yet, humans are very good at <strong>achieving a tight coordination</strong> in space and time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>The project aims at <strong>understanding how such a shared perception is achieved</strong>, by modelling how visual perception of time and space changes during interaction and <strong>enabling a robot to adapt its perception</strong><em> </em>to the individual needs of the partner. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>These aims require a <strong>multidisciplinary team </strong>of motivated researchers, coming from different backgrounds and eager to address the challenges of <strong>understanding humans</strong> and of <strong>making better robots</strong>! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>If you want to be part of the team, here you find the official calls: <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:IT'>Postodctoral position in "Enabling shared perception with robots"</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/903-postdoctoral-position-in-enabling-shared-perception-with-robots" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/903-postdoctoral-position-in-enabling-shared-perception-with-robots</span></a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:IT'>… oriented to researchers with a background in <i>computer science</i>, <i>robotics</i>, <i>engineering</i> or related fields;</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:IT'>Postoctoral position in “Investigating perception during interaction with humans and robots"</span></strong><strong><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/902-postdoctoral-position-in-investigating-perception-during-interaction-with-humans-and-robots" target="_blank"><span lang=EN-US>https://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/902-postdoctoral-position-in-investigating-perception-during-interaction-with-humans-and-robots</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:IT'>… oriented to researchers with a background in <i>psychology</i>, <i>neuroscience</i>, <i>biomedical engineering</i> or related fields;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p><span lang=EN-US>The successful applicants will join an interdisciplinary team based at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Erzelli, Genoa, Italy, and conduct research in the context of the <strong>ERC Starting Grant “wHiSPER – investigating Human Shared PErception with Robots”</strong> funded by the <em>European Research Council</em> with Grant Agreement n. 804388 (Principal Investigator: </span><a href="https://www.iit.it/people/alessandra-sciutti" target="_blank"><em><span lang=EN-US>Alessandra Sciutti</span></em></a><span lang=EN-US>). Research will happen in a fully equipped laboratory, supplied with a iCub humanoid robot, motion capture and eye-tracking devices, in a group with a variety of competences ranging from robotics to psychology and bioengineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US>The deadline for applications is: 14 January 2019</span></strong><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US>The project will start in <strong>March 2019</strong>. Additionally positions are available at the PhD level and projects for Bachelor and Master preparation can be discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span lang=EN-US>Please contact: </span></strong><a href="http://mailto:alessandra.sciutti@iit.it" target="_blank"><strong><span lang=EN-US style='text-decoration:none'>alessandra.sciutti@iit.it</span></strong></a><span lang=EN-US> for any further question or information and share this communication with anybody could be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>