PhD in Design Fields With A Profile Within Social Robots, Socially Assistive Robots, Robotics And/Or Ai

Position as PhD Research Fellow in Human-Robot Interaction is available at the Department of Informatics, Robotics and Intelligent Systems Research Group (ROBIN), University of Oslo./nStarting date no later than 10.08.2026 or as soon as possible. The fellowship period is three years./nDepending on the candidate and the teaching needs of the department, the fellowship period can be extended for either for compulsory work consisting of e.g., teaching and supervision duties and research assistance up top four years./nPlace of work is Department of Informatics, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, at Gaustad/Blindern, Oslo./nThe PhD project is part of the ROBOWELL project funded by NordForsk and Novo Nordic Foundation (grant agreement 226198) aiming to develop a Nordic Model for integrating social and assistive robots as welfare technologies and actors in elderly care. The position involves conducting user studies, publishing results in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, contributing to the overall Nordic project and exchanging knowledge with project partners. Travels within the Nordic countries and to other countries as part of the PhD are expected.