Our top-ranked Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is looking for candidates in Human-Robot Communication with a background in media psychology or related discipline and affinity with social robotics. Is that you? Then we are curious to get to know you! Job descriptionThe Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam currently searches for an Assistant Professor in Media Psychology with a focus on communicating with social robots. We particularly seek candidates with expertise in social robotics from a social, communicative and psychological perspective. Candidates with a general background in human-robot interaction, or human-computer interaction that both demonstrate a clear affinity with social robotics and feel comfortable applying media psychological or communication-scientific theory and methods are also encouraged to apply. Our envisioned candidate…
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What are we offering?A challenging position in a socially engaged organization. On full-time basis the remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of €3.821 (scale 11.0)
About Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavor – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences. We are an inclusive university community. Diversity is one of our most important values. We believe that engaging in international activities and welcoming students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds enhances the quality of our education and research. We are always looking for people who can enrich our world with their own unique perspectives and experiences. The Faculty of Social Sciences examines the major social problems of our time from multiple perspectives. From bullying at school to dealing with transnational immigration, from the rise of populist politicians to creating a self-reliant society. Only at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you will find all the academic disciplines needed to understand these 'wicked problems': alongside the traditional disciplines such as sociology, anthropology and politics, we also research and teach the new social sciences such as communication science and management & organization science. We do not settle for easy answers in our teaching and research. Our researchers and students are critical thinkers and doers who work together to devise surprising solutions to the problems of today. About the department Over the past decade, the scientific field of Communication Science has changed profoundly due to the continuous emergence of new media technologies and the rise of a media-saturated digital society, new empirical research methods, and new dynamic communication routes. The department of Communication Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam responds to these major trends with an educational program (BA/MA) that teaches Communication Science within a “digital society” framework, and that trains related skills (e.g., on data and computational methods) and knowledge (e.g., on digital marketing) using timely and innovative teaching methods. The department also responds to these major trends by maintaining a pointed and forward-looking research program that is strategically focusing on an examination of Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC). The department is in a strong position in the field because it has clearly focused on newly emerging communication technologies and solid empirical methods ever since its start in 2003. The department maintains particular expertise in adapting psychology and computer sciences to the study of media. Researchers within the CCCC program are currently organized into three evolving research areas crucial to the discipline of Communication Science: Media Monitoring (focusing on computational methods, mostly in a political communication domain), Media Psychology (including work on experience and effects of Social Robotics and Virtual Reality), and Social Media (focusing on social media, mostly in a marketing, PR, and organizational communication context). The department has been ranked at a strong #10 of all departments/universities worldwide in the prestigious 2020 Shanghai ranking, the CCCC research program received excellent review scores in the last assessment, and the teaching program was positively evaluated and accredited in the last assessment (2018/2019). ApplicationAre you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter until 31 mei 2022. The first round of job interviews will be executed through Zoom and is planned for the beginning of June. Final candidates will be invited to a second round to meet department members (on campus) and provide a short presentation in front of the department (June 27). Afterwards, the hiring committee will take a final decision; contract negotiation should be concluded early July.
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