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PhD Position F/M Studying Factors Involved in the Perceived Safety of Soft Robots using Speculative Design and Virtual Reality

📍 Location
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
⏰ Job Type
CDD
📅 Posted
July 05, 2026
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Job Description

Contexte et atouts du poste

The PhD candidate will join the Inria centre of the University of Lille and be part of both the LOOP and DEFROST research groups, respectively specialized in Human-Computer Interaction and Soft Robotics. Both teams are affiliated with the CRIStAL laboratory (UMR 9189) and includes professors and assistant professors of the University of Lille, as well as Inria researchers. Lille is at the northern tip of France and its metropolitan area, situated at the crossroads of northern continental Europe, is the 5th biggest in France. Loki is a dynamic and multicultural team with members coming from different countries (Germany, Canada, China, Iran, France, etc.) and communicating daily in English.

Mission confiée

This research focuses on three primary factors: how the perceived and actual risks of singularities impacts perceived safety during HRI tasks, how the predictability and legibility of <...

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