Autonomous Laboratories, Robotics & Artificial Intelligence – Postdoctoral Researcher
Core
Design, develop, and deploy autonomous laboratories integrating AI, robotics, and automation to accelerate scientific discovery in materials science, chemistry, and biology.
Role type
Postdoctoral Researcher (IC)
Builds
Autonomous experimental workflows, robotic platforms, and data infrastructure for scientific campaigns.
Domain
Materials Science / Chemistry / Robotics / AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research
Required skills
Design autonomous experimental workflows, integrate robotics and sensors, develop software for instrument control and data acquisition, apply AI/ML methods (Bayesian optimization, active learning), troubleshoot automated systems, publish peer-reviewed research
Preferred skills
Experience with self-driving labs, high-throughput experimentation, agentic AI, vision-language-action models, closed-loop experimental systems
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, vendor APIs/SDKs, laboratory information systems
Responsibilities
Design and validate autonomous workflows, integrate instruments and robotics, develop software for experiment orchestration, apply AI/ML to experimental discovery, publish research findings, collaborate in multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Postdoctoral (early-career IC)