Senior Research Associate in Robot Futures – Centre for Sociodigital Futures

Job title:

Senior Analysis Affiliate in Robotic Futures – Centre for Sociodigital Futures

Firm

College of Bristol

Job description

The function

That is an thrilling alternative for a Senior Analysis Affiliate (SRA) to affix the for Sociodigital Futures . The Centre is a £10m funding in cutting-edge interdisciplinary analysis throughout Social Sciences, Engineering and the Arts. We’re in search of 4 technical specialists to affix us (as Senior Analysis Associates) in addressing vital questions on futures which are presently ‘within the making’ throughout a spread of utility areas and the way these could be tipped in direction of truthful and sustainable methods of life.

The function of this Senior Analysis Affiliate will likely be to discover the way forward for Robotics by a collection of experimental and future-scoping tasks to grasp how Robotics may impression our future inside a few of our utility areas. The Senior Analysis Affiliate will likely be creating these tasks collaboratively inside an built-in and interdisciplinary analysis staff.

What is going to you be doing?

• Enjoying a number one function (with assist) within the design, improvement and implementation of the experimental tasks utilizing robotics;
• Collaborating with researchers from throughout the Centre to design, co-ordinate and ship analysis and different related actions;
• Collaborating with the Centre’s

to develop a programme of analysis that explores a few of their considerations and challenges; * Enjoying a number one function (with assist) within the preparation of publications, different outputs (together with blogs, social media, and so on.), and wider impression and engagement.

It’s best to apply if

You’ve gotten:

• A PhD in Robotics, or a intently associated know-how self-discipline, or intensive related industrial/business expertise in robotics, with a powerful analysis monitor file in robotics and a capability to innovate.
• Consciousness of newest developments within the discipline of robotics, and intensive information, technical abilities, and expertise in creating robotics options, together with the power to work with, or increase, present robotics simulators and {hardware}.
• Expertise of exploring social and political questions round innovation in robotics. This ought to be underpinned by expertise of or curiosity in researching collaboratively with social researchers and an consciousness of the challenges concerned.
• Sturdy written and oral communication abilities throughout a spread of codecs (together with tutorial outputs, blogposts, workshops and different occasions) working with cross-sectoral companions (e.g. in business, authorities, group organizations).

For additional particulars please see Job Description and Additional Particulars.

Further data

Contract kind: Open ended with mounted funding for twenty-four months.

For casual queries please contact Professor Sabine Hauert (line supervisor)

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Interviews are anticipated to be held on w/c 15 April 2024.

Our technique and mission

We not too long ago launched our to 2030 tying collectively our mission, imaginative and prescient and values.

The College of Bristol goals to be a spot the place everybody feels capable of be themselves and do their finest in an inclusive working surroundings the place all colleagues can thrive and attain their full potential. We need to appeal to, develop, and retain people with totally different experiences, backgrounds and views – significantly individuals of color, LGBT+ and disabled individuals – as a result of variety of individuals and concepts stays integral to our excellence as a world civic establishment.

£41,732 to £46,974 each year

Anticipated wage

£41732 – 46974 per 12 months

Location

Bristol Space

Job date

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 02:00:08 GMT

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