Position PhD-student
Irène Curie Fellowship No
Department(s) Industrial Design
FTE 1,0
Date off 15/06/2024
Reference number V51.7442
We invite applications for a fully-funded 4-year doctoral position on exploring moral emotions through conversational interaction. This transdisciplinary project will take place at the department of Industrial Design and aims to advance our understanding of how humans develop moral emotions over time and how technology can facilitate this developmental process.
The project aims to expand our understanding of how conversations with and through technology can influence our moral emotions by examining the interplay between different emotional states over time. Examining intra-personal, conversational, and temporal dimensions of people’s emotional experience has implications for well-being and how technology should (and should not) be designed. First, the focus is on designing and validating a conversational user interface to engage people in personal reflections on moral emotions, e.g., compassion, gratitude, and awe. Second, the designed interface is utilized to explore everyday experiences of moral emotions to capture the nuances of human emotional dynamics. Third, the project looks the longitudinal development of moral emotions through interactions with a conversational agent. This is done via collecting conversational data in real-life contexts to gain insights into how these emotions manifest in people's daily lives.
This work is at the intersection of between moral philosophy, human-computer interaction and industrial design. Candidates should have a master’s degree in a related area and demonstrable expertise. Ideally, you have the following qualifications:
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
About us
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is an internationally top-ranked university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.
TU/e is located in a highly tech-driven region in the Netherlands, known as the ‘Brainport’. This region is internationally recognized as a top technology area with a special focus on the integration of design and technology. The department of Industrial Design at TU/e is internationally recognized for its scientific research on the design of systems with emerging technologies in a societal context. We excel at the acquisition and execution of projects where “integration of emerging technology into everyday life” and “application of technology in a societal context” play a major role.
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