Connectionists: Open engineer position: Bio-inspired toy robot with reinforcement learning

[Thomas Deneux]

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*Engineer position: Bio-inspired toy robot with reinforcement learning
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We are looking for an engineer with skills in reinforcement learning, 
programming, and/or robotics to contribute to the development of an 
educational toy robot embedded with learning capabilities.

The Computing and Data Science team at CNRS laboratory UNIC (Unit of 
Neuroscience, Information and Complexity) develops a bio-inspired robot 
for future neuroscience research, which will also be commercialized as 
an educative toy to teach children about artificial intelligence. The 
current prototype is the object of regular school classes’ demonstrations.

The engineer will contribute principally to the artificial intelligence 
of the robot, using modern RL algorithms to improve its learning 
capabilities and handle a wider range of sensors (e.g. camera) and 
reward modes. In addition, and depending on its qualification, he will 
also contribute to hardware prototyping and hardware/software integration.

Applicants should hold a PhD or a Master degree in computer science or 
related fields, display advanced programming skills and be trained in 
machine learning (ideally in the RL field).

Salary: CNRS Research Engineer, gross salary 2,471€ to 2,664€ per month 
according to experience.

The position is for one year. If the project is successful, the engineer 
will have an opportunity to participate to the creation of the “Naivia” 
startup by becoming an early employee or  co-founder if appropriate.

Web page: https://www.unic.cnrs-gif.fr/teams/Computing and Data Science 
<https://www.unic.cnrs-gif.fr/teams/Computing%20and%20Data%20Science>.
Contact: thomas.deneux at unic.cnrs-gif.fr 
<mailto:thomas.deneux at unic.cnrs-gif.fr>.

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Dr. Thomas Deneux
Research Engineer, Data Analysis and Software & Head of IT service
CNRS, Neuroscience, Information & Complexity Unit (UNIC)
https://www.unic.cnrs-gif.fr/people/Thomas_Deneux
1 av. de la Terrasse
91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
+33 1 69823403

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