<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Dear Colleagues,</span><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Apologies for cross posting.</span><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">SoftBank Robotics Europe (</span><a href="https://www.ald.softbankrobotics.com/en" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">https://www.ald.softbankrobot<wbr>ics.com/en</a><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">) has two exciting and exceptional opportunities for talented early stage researchers (ESR) to work as PhD candidates with us at Paris Headquarter and play prominent role in one of the greatest robotics revolutions of the 21st century.</span><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">The two industrial PhD/ESR openings are fully funded within ANIMATAS project (</span><a href="http://www.animatas.eu/" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">http://www.animatas.eu</a><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">) (MSCA – ITN – 2017 - 765955 2), the prestigious H2020 Marie Sklodowska Curie European Training Network, funded by Horizon 2020 (the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation), coordinated by Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France).</span><br style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><div><br>Opening 1<br>--------------<br><i><b>Synthesis of Multi-Modal Socially Intelligent Human-Robot Interaction</b></i> (ESR ID 4)<br>More details: <a href="http://www.animatas.eu/index.php?perma=ESR4" target="_blank">http://www.animatas.e<wbr>u/index.php?perma=ESR4</a><br><br>Opening 2<br>--------------<br><i><b>Automatic synthesis and instantiation of proactive behaviour by robot during human robot interaction: going beyond just being active or reactive</b></i> (ESR ID 13)<br>More details: <a href="http://www.animatas.eu/index.php?perma=ESR13" target="_blank">http://www.animatas.e<wbr>u/index.php?perma=ESR13</a><br><br><br>The researcher/PhD candidate will be recruited and hosted at SoftBank Robotics Europe, Paris, France and will be working in the dynamic and vibrant innovation department of the company.<br><br>Eligibility criteria: <a href="http://www.animatas.eu/index.php?perma=Positions" target="_blank">http://www.animatas.<wbr>eu/index.php?perma=Positions<br></a><br>Please send your CV and a letter of motivation (max. one page), preferably by <i><b>25th December 2017</b></i>, to <a href="mailto:akpandey@softbankrobotics.com" target="_blank">akpandey@softbankrobotics.c<wbr>om</a> with cc to <a href="mailto:contact-animatas@listes.upmc.fr" target="_blank">contact-animatas@listes.upm<wbr>c.fr</a><br><br>Use <b>[ANIMATAS PhD Application]</b> as the part of the subject line of your application email.</div><div><br><br>About the company<br>===============</div><div>SoftBank Robotics is driving technology forward by becoming a worldwide leader brand in robotics. The SoftBank Robotics brand name regroups more than 500 employees working in Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, Boston and Shanghai. Guided by the SoftBank Group corporate philosophy, “Information revolution - happiness for everyone,” companies under the SoftBank Robotics Holdings umbrella develop humanoid robots and are dedicated to continued research in the field of robotics and related products and services. SoftBank Robotics Europe (SBRE) (<a href="https://www.ald.softbankrobotics.com/en" target="_blank">https://www.ald.softbankrobot<wbr>ics.com/en</a>) is headquartered in Paris and regroups 400 employees.<br><br>For more than a decade we has been driving technology into a new world by designing a range of humanoid robots (NAO, Pepper, and Romeo) and their intelligence. As pioneer, SoftBank Robotics is leading the way towards bringing intelligent and social humanoid robots in different walks of life, for a smarter, healthier and happier living. With more than 20000 robots being used in more than 70 countries, real users feedback is the central driver for our R&D and Innovation. We are now taking the humanoid robotics revolution and business to the next level with no existing precedent, targeting B2B, B2A, B2D and B2C markets in various sectors including research, education, retail, healthcare, tourism, and entertainment.<br><br>----<br><br>Thanks and Regards,<br>Amit Kumar Pandey</div><div><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><div><br>----</div>=========================<br>Amit Kumar Pandey (Ph.D.)<br>Head Principal Scientist (Chief Scientist) (</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">R&D)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Scientific Coordinator- Collaborative Projects</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial;border-collapse:separate"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">(Human Robot Interaction, </span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Socially Intelligent Robots, AI</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">)</span></span><br></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">SoftBank Robotics (formerly Aldebaran Robotics)</span></div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Paris, France</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Founding coordinator of euRobotics Topic Group on-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Socially Intelligent Robots and Societal Applications (SIRo-SA)<br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br><a href="http://fr.linkedin.com/in/amitkrpandey" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://fr.linkedin.com/in/amitkrpandey</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><a href="http://amitkpandey.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://amitkpandey.com</a><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span><br><font color="#666666"><a href="https://www.ald.softbankrobotics.com/en" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.ald.softbankrobotics.com/en</a></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><a href="https://www.eu-robotics.net/sparc/topic-groups/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.eu-robotics.net/sparc/topic-groups/index.html</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">==========================</span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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