Research Scientist, Fauna

Amazon Science; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science in New York seeks a Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Research Scientist to develop expressive, socially intelligent interactions between robots and people. You will explore verbal and non-verbal conversational systems, social dynamics, memory, and long-term relationship formation to advance robotics and customer experiences.

Experience with quantitative field research, data analysis, and translating research into business impact is essential.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 4+ years of quantitative field research experience.
• Experience applying scientific principles to business problems and products.
• Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets.

Responsibilities

• Develop cutting-edge HRI that enables expressive, socially intelligent interactions between robots and humans.
• Focus on verbal and non-verbal conversational systems, social dynamics, memory and long-term relationships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research into practical business impact.

Skills

R/MATLAB/Python

Agile development

Web dashboards

Education

PhD or Masters + 4+ years quantitative field research

Job description

Description

We are seeking a Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Research Scientist to develop cutting-edge interactions that make robots feel alive, personal, and fun. In this role, you will focus on verbal and non-verbal conversational systems, social dynamics, memory, and long-term relationship formation between robots, their environments, and the people they interact with. Your contributions will be essential in advancing robotics by enabling expressive, socially intelligent, and trustworthy interactions between robots and humans.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
• Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
• Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
• Experience with agile development
• Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

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USA, NY, New York - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually