Join the INTERACT Animal Lab at Northeastern University
(Boston, MA, USA) Fall 2025.
Fully funded PhD position in Animal-Computer Interaction / Voice technology / Assistive Technology
Deadline December 1st
About Us
We leverage technology to improve animals' experiences, creating novel ethical enrichment systems to increase animals' control over their environments and enhance interspecies connectedness. Our lab’s recent projects include sonic enrichment for zoo animals🎼📢🐒, video-calling for parrots 🦜📺🦜, and ergonomic game design for pets 📱👈🐈.
Impact
Our work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and over 1000 media outlets. We collaborate with various institutions, our local zoo and aquarium, husbandry professionals, and industry leaders to enhance animal life quality in zoos, homes, farms, and beyond.
About you
The ideal candidate should be a creative technologist, well-versed in prototyping and with graduate level expertise in at least one area including engineering, software development, and/or animal studies.
Funding and contact
The program offers up to five years of funding, which includes a stipend, full tuition coverage for approved courses and a student health insurance plan.
Interested? Send your CV, portfolio, projects and any other relevant information to applications@interactanimallab.com
For questions or additional details, feel free to reach out! r.kleinberger@northeastern.edu