Connectionists: [jobs] Postdoc position in Robot Learning for Dexterous Manipulation at IIT

[Leonel Rozo]

Dear colleagues,

The*Learning and Interaction Group Lab* at IIT (Istituto Italiano di 
Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy) is looking for an outstanding, highly 
motivated postdoctoral researcher to work in the field of/robot learning 
for dexterous manipulation/.

The position is offered within the PHOLUS project, which is aimed at 
designing, building and controlling a high performance, high efficiency 
electric platform that will combine a quadruped-legged base with a twin- 
armed high dexterity upper body in a configuration that is inspired by 
the Centaurs of mythology. This combination will amalgamate the talents 
and capabilities of highly dynamic quadrupedal locomotion over rough and 
unstructured terrain with a humanoid-inspired upper body/arms/dexterous 
hands covered with tactile sensors to provide a high dexterity bi-manual 
manipulative structure. This will allow the PHOLUS robot to navigate, 
observe, interact and respond effectively in highly unstructured outdoor 
environments and human engineered locations (e.g. disaster recovery in 
buildings, access complex power/process/chemical/oil installations) 
addressing key issues in robot robustness and reliability; autonomous 
operation; semi-autonomous operation; tele-operation; tactile sensing; 
active perception; affordances learning; agile loco-manipulation, 
grasping and dexterity; locomotion; whole-body interactions; whole-body 
motion planning and control; visualisation; and navigation, localisation 
and mapping.

Desired qualifications include:
- PhD degree in computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering 
(clearly related to machine learning and/or robotics).
- Experience in reinforcement learning, learning from demonstration, 
and/or optimal control.
- Experience in machine learning for robotic (uni- and bi-manual) 
manipulation.
- Experience in tactile sensing for robotic manipulation is desirable 
but not required.
- Excellent publication record.
- Creativity and proactive attitude.
- Fluency in both spoken and written English.
- Strong team player.

More details about the position and the application process can be found 
athttps://www.iit.it/careers/openings/opening/177-Post-doc%20position%20in%20Robot%20Learning%20for%20Dexterous%20Manipulation

For questions/info please contact me.

-- 
Leonel Rozo,
Senior postdoctoral researcher
Advanced Robotics Department
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
http://leonelrozo.weebly.com/

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