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Furhat Robotics

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Sweden, Stockholm

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Research and Development

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At Furhat Robotics we believe robots, done right, can have an incredible impact on our quality of life, and make the world more social, interactive, and inclusive. While we develop all the technical breakthroughts to get there, we are also building the world's largest and most active scientific community in social robotics. They use our robots, collaborate with us, and advance the field using our tools. Furhat today is used by universities, research institutes, and innovation labs across the globe to explore human-AI interaction, social robotics, and embodied AI. Our robots are deployed in over 40 countries and used in hundreds of scientific publications across many disciplines. We’re now looking for a Research Program Manager to lead and grow our research and academic collaboration ecosystem. This is a hybrid, multi-discplinary, role that is best filled by a scientist with a passion for community building.

Job Responsibility:

Manage active EU-funded projects (e.g. Horizon Europe, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, etc)
Coordinate reporting, deliverables, and partner communication
Oversee project budgets, timelines, and compliance with funding rules
Represent Furhat in consortium meetings and reviews
Prepare and submit project reports, financial summaries, and audits
Supervise or co-supervise staff (PhD and Masters students)
Develop and maintain relationships with academic labs and scientific institutions using Furhat
Track and report research publications, thesis projects, and new use cases involving Furhat robots
Identify and support promising research groups with technical and community assistance
Supervise and coordinate MSc thesis students and research interns hosted at Furhat
Translate research insights into feedback for product and marketing teams
Identify new funding opportunities aligned with Furhat’s roadmap
Coordinate with academic partners to co-author proposals
Draft technical, impact, and budget sections for new applications
Build and maintain a funding calendar and knowledge base
Act as “Customer Success Manager” for Furhat’s academic users — helping them succeed and share their work
Organize and host Furhat-led research events: Furhat Conference (FurCon)
Workshops and special sessions at major conferences (HRI, IVA, RO-MAN, Interspeech, etc.)
Represent Furhat at academic and innovation events globally
Maintain a research community newsletter and engagement channels
Create quarterly insights reports on global trends in social robotics and human-AI research
Maintain an internal research impact dashboard (labs, publications, geography, topics)
Contribute to blog posts, press releases, and internal communications highlighting Furhat’s academic footprint

Requirements:

PhD in robotics, AI, cognitive science, computer science, or related fields
3+ years of experience in research project coordination, preferably within EU-funded programs (can be during doing your PhD)
Prior experience in academia or at a research-intensive company/startup
Experience with grant proposal preparation and academic consortium management
Experience setting up and supervising successful Master's student theses
Strong organizational and communication skills
Excellent English (written and spoken)
Interest in human-robot interaction, AI, and social technologies

Nice to have:

Swedish or other EU languages are a plus
Prior experience at a research-intensive company/startup
Understanding of social robotics or conversational AI systems
Experience managing student projects or internships

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Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Work Type:

On-site work

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