The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems will take place 14 - 18 October 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our Chair will be represented with the contribution “Designing Workplace Robots: A Social Impact Assessment Tool for Automation and Augmentation in Construction” to the Late Breaking Results session by Sihui Wu, Kim Norgaard Helmersen, and Gudela Grote.
The thirteenth edition of the Swiss HR Barometer focusses on the topic of ‘Sense and nonsense at work’. The majority of the 2032 respondents in Switzerland feel that their work is important and meaningful, with this becoming increasingly im- portant from the age of 55. However, almost half feel alienated to some extent, and the perceived boredom has increased slightly compared to 10 years ago.
In the Ö1 Morgenjournal of September 21, 2024, Gudela Grote talkes about changes in the working environment and how to handle consequential uncertainties among employees. Listen to it here (in German only):
This track will explore how AI is shaping the future of work across industries like healthcare, construction, and railways. We’ll dive into the intersection of technology and work psychology, discussing both the opportunities and challenges AI brings to job design.
In today's fast-paced world of work, uncertainty is a constant companion. From technological advancements to changing market dynamics, it is something we all face daily. Rather than fearing uncertainty, what if we could harness its potential?
The chair received funding by the Mobility Initiative for the research project “Designing explainable ML-based systems for collaborative work in the railways” in collaboration with Siemens Mobility and the Swiss National Railways, and doctoral student Lena Schneider working on it. It started in Sepember 2022 and runs for 36 months. For this project we are hiriing a Postdoctoral Researcher. See add here:
The chair of Work and Organizational Psychology invites to a summer school on uncertainty at work in Ascona, Switzerland, from June 18 to 23, 2023. Deadline for a delaration of interest is November 1st, 2022, and should be sent to uncertaintysummerschool@ethz.ch. Link to conference page:
The chair has received a new SNF grant for the project "When more uncertainty is better: Interventions for promoting effective uncertainty regulation at work" starting April 1, 2022 and running for 48 months. For this project we are hiring a doctoral student - please follow the link to get to the add and application form.
Key results on our longitudinal study on remote working and virtual collaboration during the COVID-19 related lockdown in Spring 2020 are featured in the ETH Zurich Annual Report 2020 (pages 46-47). For further information and upcoming scientific publications on the topic, please contact Prof. Dr. Gudela Grote (ggrote@ethz.ch) or Dr. Sc. Nadine Bienefeld (nbienefeld@ethz.ch)
