DC6: Doctoral Candidate PhD Position in MSCA Doctoral Network MAESTRI "Magnetic Soft Matter for Robotics"

• The applicant should have completed at least four- or five years education with a Master´s degree or its equivalent in in Robotics Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics, or a related field from a recognized university and should be eligible as a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Denmark (https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/phd/phd_skoler/phdtek).
• The applicant should show interest in conducting a research project independently and at the same time enjoy the work in an international, interdisciplinary environment.
• At the time of recruitment, the applicant must not have resided (or carried out her/his main activity, e.g., work, studies, etc.) in Denmark, for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately prior to the reference recruitment date.
• The applicant should have a solid foundation in robotics, mechatronics, bio-inspired or soft robotics, artificial intelligence, and hardware implementation. Good programming skills (e.g., ROS, C++, python) and material science background are welcome.
• The applicant should have an excellent command of the English language at a proficient level (spoken and written).

Application procedure:

To apply for this position, kindly provide: i) a letter of motivation including a 1-page statement of your research interests, relevant skills and experience; (ii) a CV (Europass model mandatory) including publication list (if publications are available); (iii) copies of relevant certificates and (iv) names and contact details of at least two referees willing to write confidential letters of recommendation. Attach all application documents to an email message as a single PDF file (maximum size 5 MB).

To be considered for this position, please send your complete application with the tag DC6 in the subject line to our recruitment email address application.maestri.physik@univie.ac.at .

(Please do not use any additional text in the subject line of your email except DC6)

We offer a gross salary for three years, salary consisting of living allowance (EUR 3400* per month), plus a mobility allowance in the sum of 600 € per month and, in case the recruited researcher has a family (‘Family’ means “persons linked to the researcher by marriage (or a relationship with equivalent status to a marriage recognised by the legislation of the country where this relationship was formalised) or dependent children who are actually being maintained by the researcher.”) we offer a family allowance in the sum of 495 € per month.

*A country correction coefficient applies to the living allowance in order to ensure equal treatment and purchasing power parity for all researchers. Salary rules apply to the doctoral candidates hosted in the European Union. The Salary is Gross Salary sum before social contributions of the employer and taxes.

*https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021-2022/wp-2-msca-actions_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf

The University of Southern Denmark honors and respects the diversity of our staff and provides equal opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants regardless of sex and/or gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, health condition, disability, religion or faith, age, social status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, family status or any other personal circumstance.

The Doctoral Network MAESTRI aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We nurture an open culture, where everyone is supported to fulfill their potential. We see inclusivity of talent as the basis of our successes, and the diversity of perspectives and people as a highly valued outcome.  We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

The University of Southern Denmark is a rich environment for research and innovation in the field of robotics and automation. SDU Biorobotics encompasses a diverse array of expertise and research interests, spanning areas such as soft robotics, embodied AI and neurobotics, wearable robotics, and bio-inspired control. The Embodied AI and Neurorobotics Laboratory (https://ens-lab.sdu.dk/), a research group within SDU Biorobotics, focuses on developing advanced bio-inspired autonomous systems using the embodied neurorobotics approach. The approach not only considers an integration of neural systems, body, and often the environment too, but also focuses on the detailed dynamical interactions of the neural computation (i.e., activity, plasticity, and memory at different time scales) with the environment to realize and generalize complex autonomous behaviors.

• Supported researchers must be doctoral candidates, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.

• The applicant should have completed at least four- or five years education with a Master‘s degree or its equivalent in in Robotics Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics, or a related field from a recognized university and should be eligible as a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern Denmark.

• At the time of recruitment, the applicant must not have resided (or carried out her/his main activity, e.g. work, studies, etc.) in Denmark, for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately prior to the reference recruitment date.

• Additional information provided by the European Commission on terms and conditions related to MSCA doctoral networks can be found in the MSCA document library: https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/document-library?facets__field_eac_audience=274.

• 1^st stage: Review of application documents to verify the applicant's eligibility and if the work and/or educational experiences would fit the position requirements
• 2^nd stage: Panel interview
• 3^rd stage: Internal deliberation and ranking of candidates. This will be based on the conducted interview, work/educational experiences, and letter of recommendation from your referees.

Enquiries:

For further general information about MAESTRI and the Doctoral Candidate positions, you may visit the MAESTRI webpage at https://maestri-project.eu/ .

For further specialist information regarding this position, you may contact Prof. Dr. Poramate Manoonpong at University of Southern Denmark, poma@mmmi.sdu.dk

Deadline:

The closing date for all applications is 12 May 2024 – 23:59 (Europe/Copenhagen)