Postdoctoral Fellow - Robotics Institute
Core
Conduct advanced independent and directed research in aerial robot autonomy and learning-based perception/control, bridging algorithmic innovation with real-system deployment.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Builds
Research projects, algorithms, and systems for aerial and ground robots, for academic and government/industrial sponsors
Domain
Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning
Deliverable
research
Required skills
aerial robot autonomy, multi-robot decision-making and planning, perception-aware navigation, multi-modal mapping, semantic perception, action policy learning, embodied intelligence, foundation models for robotics, latent-space representations, system integration
Preferred skills
leadership skills, grant writing, co-supervision of students
Technologies
monocular vision, GPS-denied navigation, MapAnything-style models
Responsibilities
lead research projects in specified focus areas, publish in leading venues, contribute to proposal development and sponsor reporting, co-supervise graduate and undergraduate students, participate in system integration and real-world field evaluations, collect and analyze data
Seniority
Postdoctoral, independent research lead