Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Job description
The PhD candidate is expected to do research leading to a PhD thesis in the multidisciplinary area combining behavioural and social psychology, data mining, and intelligent algorithms within a framework of Mars-500 confinement study, ESA space flights to ISS.
During ultra long space missions, the isolated space environment affects a number of physiological, psychosocial and mental processes critically involved in human performance, and it is vital to missions success to understand the psychological limits. Past experiences in space have shown that the mental health of a crew can have a great effect on the success or failure of a mission. The project uses game environment to analyze the behavior of the astronauts by analyzing gaming and behavioral data.
The successful candidate needs to be skilful programmer, to be trained in data mining or intelligent algorithms and to have sound knowledge or keen interest in behavioural and social psychology. His/her work will consist of conducting experiments with human subjects, analysing the data from games and behavioural observations. In addition he/she has to communicate successfully with researchers and astronauts, travel to the space training facilities and reliably install experimental settings.
Requirements
1.Masters degree in psychology, computing science, computational intelligence, or related
2.Programming skills
3.Knowledge or affinity to behavioural and social psychology
4.Knowledge on intelligent algorithms and data mining
5.Language skills: English is due, Russian is very desirable
6.Ability to work in multidisciplinary team
7.Skills to negotiate and manage his/her work
Conditions of employmentContract type
Temporary
3 years
Organisation
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Department
Department of Industrial Design
The department of Industrial Design of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing department with over 550 students, both Bachelor and Master, and around 200 staff members. With a strong emphasis on research the ID department focuses on the design of intelligent products, systems, services and networks. These innovative products enable people to interact with their environment in an optimal and flexible way. The TU/e ID engineer, who has developed a wide range of competencies during his/her education, is capable of integrating technology, user aspects, design and business/marketing insights. This MSc-program is practice oriented, capable to deal with and aware of relevant issues as formulated by industry and society at large. Ambient Intelligence and Ambient (health) Care draw special attention within the TU/e and ID particular, and is an important research and application field. ID encompasses four areas: Technology covered by the Designed Intelligence (DI) group, User aspects, covered by User-Centred Engineering (UCE) group, Design, covered by the Designing Quality in Interaction (DQI) group, and Business, covered by the Business Process Design (BPD) group.
Additional informationProf.dr. G.W.M. Rauterberg
+31(0)402472394
Dr.ir. E.I. Barakova
+31(0)402473563
e.i.barakovaattue.nl
Post
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Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Ms. Julma Braat
HG 3.93
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Eindhoven
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