PhD in Human–Machine Interaction for Wearable Robotics

Aalborg Universitet; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalborg University’s Department of Health Science and Technology invites applications for PhD stipends in Human-Machine Interaction starting 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible.

PhD fellows join the Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience PhD programme and will work on a wearable co-pilot system for monitoring states, fatigue, and cognitive strain, with supervision from senior researchers and collaboration with hospitals and industry within a Horizon Europe project.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in biomedical engineering, robotics engineering, or related field.
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written.
• Interpersonal skills and collaborative competency.
• Willingness to design, plan and conduct experiments in able bodied participants.

Responsibilities

• Develop wearable co-pilot system for assisting Human-Robot Interaction in industrial settings.
• Monitor psychophysiological states, predict fatigue and posture risks, detect cognitive strain.
• Apply machine learning, multimodal biosignal processing and human-state inference.

Skills

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in biomedical engineering, robotics engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

C++

C#

Job description

Aalborg University’s Department of Health Science and Technology invites applications for PhD stipends in Human-Machine Interaction starting 1 October 2026 or as soon as possible.

PhD fellows join the Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience PhD programme and will work on a wearable co-pilot system for monitoring states, fatigue, and cognitive strain, with supervision from senior researchers and collaboration with hospitals and industry within a Horizon Europe project.