Connectionists: Ph.D. Positions in ML for Robotics and/or CV at U. Innsbruck, Austria

[Justus-prof at Piater.name]

The Intelligent and Interactive Systems lab headed by Justus Piater and
Antonio Rodríguez Sánchez uses machine learning to enhance the
flexibility, robustness, generalization and explainability of robots and
vision systems. Of particular interest are methods for learning about
structure, function, and other concepts that describe the world in
actionable ways.

*Three University-Assistant Positions*

These positions involve minor teaching duties. The specific research
topics can be negotiated within the scope of the lab as summarized
above.

If interested, e-mail the required documents to Justus Piater
<Justus.Piater at uibk.ac.at> as soon as possible and no later than
2024-04-24.

*One Project Position*

The research activity comprises the integration of robotic perception
and execution mechanisms for task-oriented object manipulation in
everyday environments. The (negotiable) focus is on affordance-driven
object part segmentation and object manipulation using reinforcement
learning.

The position is already available. The starting date is as soon as
possible and will be defined with the selected candidate.

For further information and applications, please send an email to
Alejandro Agostini <Alejandro.Agostini at uibk.ac.at>.

*Characteristics of All Positions*

The monthly gross salary is based on the FWF salary scale for doctoral
candidates. Note that the gross monthly salary is paid 14 times per
year. Furthermore, the university has numerous attractive offers for
employees.

*Your Profile*

Applicants must have

- earned, or be about to earn, an M.Sc. degree or equivalent in computer
  science or other relevant area,
- an excellent academic record,
- a strong background in machine learning and in robotics or computer
  vision,
- excellent mathematical and coding skills (C/C++, ROS, Python),
- excellent written and oral communication skills in English, and
- enthusiasm for leading-edge research, a team spirit and independent
  problem-solving skills.

Required documents:

- CV.
- Motivation letter including previous research experience and research
  interests.
- Transcripts of grades obtained for B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees.
- Certificates for academic degrees.
- Names and contact details of 2 referees.

Working Environment:

The University of Innsbruck offers a complete set of academic curricula
and currently counts 28000 students. The Department of Computer Science
is highly productive in diverse research domains and is currently
expanding its capacity in Artificial Intelligence.

Innsbruck is home to 35000 students who imprint a distinctive,
international student atmosphere upon this lively city of 130000.
Beautifully located in the Tyrolean Alps, on the Inn river and
surrounded by summits of up to 2718m, Innsbruck offers outstanding
opportunities and quality of life all around the year.

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