Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Robotics Perception

Lincoln

Wage:  

From £37,099
every year

Please notice, this submit is mounted time period for 12 months, and full time at 1.0 FTE.

Closing Date:  

Monday 08 April 2024

Interview Date:  

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Reference:  

CHS011

We’re looking for a Put up-Doctoral Analysis Affiliate with a analysis profile in Robotic Notion to hitch the Lincoln Centre for Autonomous Techniques (L-CAS) on the College of Lincoln.

The College of Lincoln’s robotics group is working alongside European educational establishments, such because the College of Bonn, TU Delft, and ETH Zurich, to design new robotic mapping requirements in out of doors situations. The submit shall be concerned in creating a brand new collaborative semantic-based mapping resolution for autonomous robots within the fields. This new framework goals to enhance total robotic efficiency and to supply farmers with a 360-degree perspective on their orchards. The precept shall be demonstrated by creating robotic methods for vineyards and apple orchard monitoring.

For that goal, we need to recruit a Put up-Doctoral Analysis Affiliate with curiosity and expertise in not less than one of many following analysis areas: robotic notion (ideally with a give attention to occasion stage segmentation); vision-based navigation for cell and/or aerial automobile; and/or simultaneous localization and mapping.

You must also have, or be near finishing, a PhD in laptop science or robotics, with a track-record of analysis publications in related journals and/or conferences. Glorious mathematical and coding expertise (C++/Python) are important, as is expertise in programming robots and sensor integration utilizing middleware equivalent to ROS or ROS2.

This chance permits you to interact in worldwide collaboration, work with state-of-the-art robotic {hardware} and software program, and profit from wonderful analysis assist. You should have entry to state-of-the-art analysis farms geared up with industrial normal manufacturing services and agricultural robots with superior sensors and instruments.

You may be anticipated to conduct unique analysis in addition to contribute to the broader actions of the Agri-robotics group. Proof of authorship of analysis outputs of worldwide standing is crucial, as is the flexibility to work collaboratively as a part of a group, together with wonderful written and spoken communication expertise. Alternatives to mentor and co-supervise PhD college students working within the challenge group may additionally be accessible.

Casual enquiries concerning the posts could be made to Dr Riccardo Polvara, Senior Lecturer in Robotics and Autonomous Techniques, at [email protected] .

The College of Lincoln is dedicated to equality, variety, and inclusion, as mirrored in our mission to be open to individuals, locations, strategies and concepts. We’re dedicated to advancing gender equality in STEM, and feminine candidates are strongly inspired to use.

Additional particulars:

You will discover out extra about working at Lincoln, and the whole lot that we have now to supply, at: 

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/jobopportunities/

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