Context
Behaviors.ai (an Engine enHancing verbAl and nonVerbal InteractiOns of RobotS, based on Artificial Intelligence) is an ANR Labcom funded project, which is a joint laboratory between the LIRIS-CNRS research laboratory and Hoomano company, on the period 2017-2020 and which aim is to conduct research and development, on making Human-Robot Interaction more empathic, intuitive and natural (http://behaviors.ai). This project gathers expertise from LIRIS researchers (SMA Group) in Artificial Intelligence, constructivist approaches for learning and from Hoomano, a specialized firm in software development for social robots. Behaviors.ai targets to transfer fundamental research results, especially in developmental learning, to mass-market applications in robots.
The project also benefits from two other collaborative transdisciplinary projects AMPLIFIER (Active Multisensory Perception and LearnIng For InteractivE Robots) and ETHICS.ai (Artificial constructivist agents that learn ETHICS in humAn-Involved co-construction) developed by the research team and the perspective of building a European H2020 project on a related topic.
Position Description
In the context of this project we are looking for a motivated Postdoctoral research candidate with an expertise in Human-Robot Interaction, and good skills in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The successful candidate for this position would be able to work on the project objectives, both autonomously and in cooperation with the project team which involves researchers, engineers and practitioners in the field of AI and Social Robotics. It is also expected that the recruited post doc contributes to the daily work in the project (interaction with the Software Development Team, scientific publication writing, State of the art study, etc.)
Targeted Mission
The targeted mission for this Postdoctoral research position is the achievement of research and the supervision of the associated development, to endow the behaviors.ai engine with new developmental learning algorithms that improve Human-Robot Interactions and to set a benchmarking framework for the evaluation of the impact of learning algorithms on the smartness of Human-Robot Interactions.
Job duration: 9 months
Deadline: open until filled (note that 2 to 3 months will be taken by the administration for the hiring because of the ZRR procedure)
Working environment: The postdoctoral researcher will be employed by: Université Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, at LIRIS-CNRS Laboratory, located at Nautibus (with regular missions to Hoomano offices in Lyon)
Salary: Gross Salary per month according to the profile and the experience in the domain: from 2320€ to 2914€ / month (corresponding to 1864-2341€ net salary / month).
Application: Please send your CV and a motivation letter to Salima Hassas <salima.hassas@univ-lyon1.fr> and Amélie Cordier <amelie.cordier@hoomano.com>