[Hcitaly] PhD positions at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano - co-funded by BMW Group and Tratter Engineering

Dear students, We are very excited that at the Media Interaction Lab (www.mediainteractionlab.eu<http://www.mediainteractionlab.eu/>) and at the Electronic Materials Devices & Systems Group (https://physics.groups.unibz.it/) of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, we are looking for two PhD candidates with a focus on Sensing, Human Computer Interaction, Unobtrusive Electronics, and the Design and Development of Next-Generation Interfaces. Both positions are supported by amazing partners, namely by the BMW Group and by Tratter Engineering. The topics are as follows: 1) Smart Surfaces for the Automotive (in collaboration with Tratter Engineering, supervisor Prof. Michael Haller) 2) Unobtrusive physiological sensors for a car seat (in collaboration with BMW Group, supervisors Prof. Michael Haller/Prof. Niko Münzenrieder) More information about the PhD programme can be found at: https://www.unibz.it/en/faculties/engineering/phd-advanced-systems-engineer… Details about the call and application can be extracted from: https://www.unibz.it/assets/Documents/PhD/Phd-2-call/scheda-descrittva_117-… and https://www.unibz.it/assets/Documents/PhD/Phd-2-call/2023-24_General-part-2… The application needs to be submitted online via: https://aws.unibz.it/exup/ Application deadline: July 18, 2023, 12pm (Rome time) Our university has a strong international outlook, as testified by its multilingual courses (English, Italian, German) and a high number of students and teaching staff from abroad. The PhD programme will be in English. The candidate must fulfil the following conditions to be eligible for employment: - a Master's (MSc) degree in Electronics, (Textile-) Design, Computer Science, HCI, Physics, or a related area, - fluency in written/spoken English, The positions are available for 3 years starting in fall 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter). If you are interested, please contact us in advance to get additional infos michael.haller(a)unibz.it <mailto:michael.haller@unibz.it> & niko.muenzenrieder@unibz.it<mailto:niko.muenzenrieder@unibz.it> ------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Michael Haller Free University of Bozen-Bolzano NOI Techpark Via Volta 13 39100 Bolzano | ITALY www.unibz.it | www.mediainteractionlab.eu