Postdoc: Meaningful Human Control in HRI

Delft; Delft; Remote; EUR 47,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension

Individual employment package

Health insurer discount

Leave hours (232/year)

Education and training opportunities

Parental leave (partial)

Vitality program

Job summary

TU Delft invites applications for a 30-month full-time postdoctoral position focused on AI-enabled robotic systems for responsible human-robot collaboration. The role emphasizes uncertainty estimation, explainability, and safe decision-making in real-world settings.

You will work across AI, robotics and social sciences to develop governance-friendly control frameworks, with opportunities to apply for grant extensions and flexible part-time arrangements.

Qualifications

• PhD before joining the project.
• Applicants from diverse technical backgrounds are welcome.
• Open to part-time arrangements and grant-extension support.

Responsibilities

• Investigate how robots can interact with humans to make transparent, trustworthy decisions.
• Develop methods for transparent, safe, and reliable human-robot collaboration.
• Evaluate approaches in real-world multi-stakeholder scenarios.

Skills

AI methods for robotics

Human-robot interaction

Interdisciplinary research

Education

PhD degree

Job description

TU Delft invites applications for a 30-month full-time postdoctoral position focused on AI-enabled robotic systems for responsible human-robot collaboration. The role emphasizes uncertainty estimation, explainability, and safe decision-making in real-world settings.

You will work across AI, robotics and social sciences to develop governance-friendly control frameworks, with opportunities to apply for grant extensions and flexible part-time arrangements.