Postdoc - Measuring Cognitive Load in Human-Robot Collaborative Tasks at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Genova, Liguria, Italy -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

12 Sep, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Jun, 25

Experience

6 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

International Environment, Cognitive Neuroscience, Spss, Statistics, Time Frequency Analysis, Priority Management, Research, Experimental Psychology, Reasoning Skills, Human Robot Interaction, Statistical Analysis Tools, Communication Skills, Creativity

Industry

Information Technology/IT

Description

Italy
Commitment & contract: Postdoctoral Researcher – 2 years contract
Location: Genoa, Italy, via Enrico Melen 83

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

A PhD in cognitive neuroscience, neuro-engineering, experimental psychology or other similar disciplines,
Extensive experience with the EEG methodology (ERPs, time-frequency analysis, functional connectivity),
Proficiency in statistics and statistical analysis tools (e.g., R, MATLAB, SPSS),
Proficiency in programming experiments (e.g., PsychoPy, Psychtoolbox),
Strong publication record,
Ability to properly report, organize and publish research reports,
Excellent spoken and outstanding written English skills,
Ability to conduct research independently.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Experience with studies in human-robot interaction
Experience of working in a lab abroad,
Excellent time and priority management,
Good communication skills,
Strong problem-solving attitude,
High motivation to learn,
Spirit of innovation and creativity,
Team-work attitude.
Ability to work in a challenging and international environment
Capacity to work autonomously and collaboratively in a highly interdisciplinary environment
Possess Analytical Reasoning skills and a growth mindset

Responsibilities

You will be working in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary group, where junior and senior scientists collaborate, each with their expertise, to carry out a scientific activity with a shared research goal.
The Social cognition in human-robot interaction Research unit is coordinated by Prof. Agnieszka Wykowska, the Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction Research unit is coordinated by Prof. Arash Ajoudani
The project is related to studying cognitive load in human-robot collaboration. Your team would be multicultural and multi-disciplinary, where cognitive neuroscientists, experimental psychologists, and roboticists collaborate, each with their own expertise, to carry out common research vision.

Within the research team, your main responsibilities will be:

Designing experiments which use behavioral measures (performance, eye tracking, kinematics), EEG, and physiological markers to study cognitive load
Data collection and data analyses
Writing up results for scientific publications