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Early Stage Researcher (ESR) PhD position in Developing more acceptable, pleasant and transparent AV

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Closing date
Aug 22, 2019

Job Details

Are you interested in understanding the human factors challenges of Automated Vehicles?

Do you want to further your career and attain a PhD in one of the UK's leading research intensive Universities?

The successful applicant for this Early-stage researcher (ESR) post will be employed for a period of 36 months at the Institute for Transport Studies, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. The position will be funded by SHAPE-IT , a European Commission Horizon 2020 program for Research and Innovation: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN). The main objective of SHAPE-IT is to facilitate the safe, acceptable and, ideally, desirable integration of user-centred and transparent automated vehicles (AVs) into tomorrow's mixed urban traffic environments, using both existing and new research methods, designing advanced interfaces and control strategies.

We are looking for a candidate interested in studying Developing more acceptable, pleasant and transparent AV-kinematic cues for drivers. The objectives are to understand whether human-like control models of driving are more acceptable and desirable for users of AVs. You will use, e.g.physiological and subjective measures to assess driver acceptance of different kinematic cues from the vehicle, considering how different driver characteristics may affect comfort, pleasure and acceptance, assessing how different road environments affect user preferences for different AV kinematic characteristics. You will also investigate how kinematic cues can be used to provide transparent communication of AV capabilities and limitations. This PhD will be linked to the currently funded HumanDrive project.

You should have an MSc degree in psychology/behavioural sciences or an engineering discipline, with knowledge in one or more of the following fields: human factors, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, ergonomics, human machine interfaces, cognitive modelling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistics, automotive technology, driver assistance systems, software engineering, computer science, control theory, transport modelling, and safety analysis.

Employment is expected to start between October 2019 and March 2020. The ESRs will be hired for three years. All ESRs will work towards the PhD degree at their host institution, which will be assessed following successful publication of their research in international journals, relevant to their field.

Important eligibility rules for this position

There are no restrictions on the nationality, but:

Applicants must, at the time of recruitment, not already hold a doctorate degree and must be in the first 4 years (full-time equivalent) of their research careers (measured from the date of obtaining the degree which would entitle you to embark on a PhD).

At the time of recruitment, applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the UK for more than 12 months in the three years immediately prior to their recruitment to the SHAPE-IT project. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Salary

The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher salary is €54,858 per annum plus allowances in accordance with Marie Curie European regulations. The salary figure is before employer's and employee's deductions for national insurance and taxes, and will be paid in Sterling on a monthly basis using an appropriate conversion rate.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Natasha Merat , email: n.merat@its.leeds.ac.uk

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