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Postdoc Openings in Vision for Modeling/Tracking Deformable Objects @ PRISMA Lab in Naples


*Openings in Vision for Modelling/Tracking Deformable Objects
*PRISMA Lab ? Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie
dell?Informazione
Universit? degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Naples, Italy

The PRISMA Lab at the University of Naples Federico II is seeking to
recruit junior/senior postdoctoral research fellows that will have a key
research role in the area of Vision/RGB-D camera, especially for what
concerns the modelling and tracking of deformable objects.

The successful candidates will conduct their research at the PRISMA Lab
on the new European Research Council Advanced Grant project on the theme
of ?RObotic DYnamic MANipulation?. This is the only robotics proposal
among the 302 selected in Physical Sciences and Engineering in the 2012
call out of the total of 2304 proposals. The ERC AdGs are the most
prestigious grants awarded at the European level.
The goal of RoDyMan project (www.rodyman.eu <http://www.rodyman.eu>) is
the derivation of a unified framework for non-prehensile manipulation,
where the mobile nature of the robotic system and the manipulation of
non rigid or deformable objects will be explicitly taken into account.

We are looking for highly-motivated young scientists with a background
and PhD in Vision/RGB-D camera and a well-established publication record
in the area of tracking non rigid and/or deformable objects and in one
or more of the following areas:
- Point clouds and RGB-D cameras
- Real-time object reconstruction
- Computer science (parallel computation and CUDA programming)
- Robotics
Strong competencies in C/C++ programming and MATLAB are essential.

Qualified potential applicants holding a PhD degree should provide the
following material:
1) Cover letter briefly describing their background and career plans
2) CV
3) Link to their research web-site
4) A list of the top 5 publications in Robotics/Image Processing or
related areas
5) Date of availability
6) Names and contact information of at least two references

All documents should be submitted via email as a single compressed/pdf
file to Prof. Bruno Siciliano <siciliano@unina.it>
<mailto:siciliano@unina.it>with the subject: POSTDOC CANDIDATE
(DEFORMABLE OBJECT TRACKING)./
/
*About PRISMA Lab
*University of Naples Federico II is the third oldest university in
Italy. The School of Engineering, with a population of 11,000 students,
is the oldest in Europe and has recently celebrated its second
centennial since the foundation by King Gioacchino Murat in 1811. The
PRISMA team operates in the Department of Electrical Engineering and
Information Technology, where since almost 30 years is conducting
research in robotics. Current interests include force control, visual
servoing, dual-arm/hand manipulation, human-robot interaction, service
robotics, and aerial robotics. The team has gained world-wide
recognition and is currently engaged in four projects and two
forthcoming ones supported by the European Community. See
www.prisma.unina.it <http://www.prisma.unina.it/>for further information.

*About Naples
*Naples (Italian: Napoli) is the third largest city in Italy, and is the
capital of the Campania region. World-known for its rich history, art,
culture, architecture, music, and gastronomy, Naples is a lively,
exciting and bustling city situated on the southwest coast in a gorgeous
gulf, and is surrounded by attractive tourist and archaeological sites
such as Capri, Ischia, Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Ercolano, Mount Vesuvius.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naplesfor further information.

*Salary and Duration
*The position is full time and will be paid according to the current
Italian scheme. Depending on the experience and seniority of the
candidate, the salary will range between 1500 and 2500 Euro per month.
The initial contract will be limited to one year with the possibility to
extend up to three years. Positions will remain open until a suitable
number of qualified candidates are selected.

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Postdoc Openings in Robotic Dynamic Manipulation @ PRISMA Lab in Naples

Openings in Robotic Dynamic Manipulation
*PRISMA Lab ? Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e Tecnologie
dell?Informazione
Universit? degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Naples, Italy

The PRISMA Lab at the University of Naples Federico II is seeking to
recruit junior/senior postdoctoral research fellows that will have a key
research role in the area of robotic dynamic manipulation, specially
focused on non-prehensile manipulation of rigid and non rigid, or
deformable, objects.

The successful candidates will conduct their research at the PRISMA Lab
on the new European Research Council Advanced Grant project on the theme
of ?RObotic DYnamic MAnipulation?. This is the only robotics proposal
among the 302 selected in Physical Sciences and Engineering in the 2012
call out of the total of 2304 proposals. The ERC AdGs are the most
prestigious grants awarded at the European level.
The goal of RoDyMan project (www.rodyman.eu <http://www.rodyman.eu/>) is
the derivation of a unified framework for non-prehensile manipulation,
where the mobile nature of the robotic system and the manipulation of
non rigid or deformable objects will be explicitly taken into account.

We are looking for highly-motivated young scientists with a background
and PhD in robotic dynamic manipulation and a well-established
publication record in the area of non-prehensile manipulation and in one
or more of the following areas:
- Non-prehensile robotic manipulation
- Modelling of mechanical systems
- Robot control

- Impedance and force control
- Autonomous robots

Strong competencies in C/C++ programming and MATLAB are essential.

Qualified potential applicants holding a PhD degree should provide the
following material:
1) Cover letter briefly describing their background and career plans
2) CV
3) Link to their research web-site
4) A list of the top 5 publications in Aerial Robotics or related areas
5) Date of availability
6) Names and contact information of at least two references

All documents should be submitted via email as a single compressed/pdf
file to Prof. Bruno Siciliano <siciliano@unina.it>
<mailto:siciliano@unina.it>with the subject: POSTDOC CANDIDATE (DYNAMIC
MANIPULATION)./
/
*About PRISMA Lab
*University of Naples Federico II is the third oldest university in
Italy. The School of Engineering, with a population of 11,000 students,
is the oldest in Europe and has recently celebrated its second
centennial since the foundation by King Gioacchino Murat in 1811. The
PRISMA team operates in the Department of Electrical Engineering and
Information Technology, where since almost 30 years is conducting
research in robotics. Current interests include force control, visual
servoing, dual-arm/hand manipulation, human-robot interaction, service
robotics, and aerial robotics. The team has gained world-wide
recognition and is currently engaged in four projects and two
forthcoming ones supported by the European Community. See
www.prisma.unina.it <http://www.prisma.unina.it/>for further information.

*About Naples
*Naples (Italian: Napoli) is the third largest city in Italy, and is the
capital of the Campania region. World-known for its rich history, art,
culture, architecture, music, and gastronomy, Naples is a lively,
exciting and bustling city situated on the southwest coast in a gorgeous
gulf, and is surrounded by attractive tourist and archaeological sites
such as Capri, Ischia, Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Ercolano, Mount Vesuvius.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naplesfor further information.

*Salary and Duration
*The position is full time and will be paid according to the current
Italian scheme. Depending on the experience and seniority of the
candidate, the salary will range between 1500 and 2500 Euro per month.
The initial contract will be limited to one year with the possibility to
extend up to three years. Positions will remain open until a suitable
number of qualified candidates are selected.

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POST-DOCTORAL on ROBOT VISION

We offer 2 post-doctoral positions (one year with scholarship) at the
CINVESTAV (Centre of Research and Advances Studies), campus Guadalajara
for an exciting project visual guidance of an agent /robot using stereo,
RGB-D, IMU, GPSand maps.

Requirements: knowledge on: n-view geometry, SLAM, Kalman filtering,
navigation and obstacle avoidanceGood programming skills in Linux, C++
and Mathlab.

http://www.gdl.cinvestav.mx/edb/

CINVESTAV is an English-language working environment based in
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico with state-of-the-art laboratories and
worldwide collaboration in the fields of image processing, computer
vision, machine learning, neurocomputing, cognitive systems, robotics,
robot control and medical robotics.

Full details of the call and the application procedure contact:

Prof. Eduardo Bayro-Corrochano, e-mail: edb@gdl.cinvestav.mx
<mailto:edb@gdl.cinvestav.mx>

PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION

- Applications Position started from 1 June 2013 until the posts
are given.

- Position starts: immediately


<http://www.gdl.cinvestav.mx/edb>

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PhD Programme in Perceptual Robotics at Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna

The Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna in Pisa-Italy opens a call for
applications for several PhD positions in the area of Perceptual
Robotics at the Institute for Telecommunication, Information and
Perception Technologies (TeCIP Institute).
*
PhD Positions in Perceptual Robotics *
6 positions are available in the PhD Perceptual Robotics curriculum, of
which 3 with full scholarship.
The Perceptual Robotics curriculum offers the opportunity for students
to undertake in-depth research on the themes of presence and advanced
robotic technologies for the interaction in Virtual Environments and in
Robotics. The program will allow students to work in a multidisciplinary
and collaborative environment, with the opportunity of implementing and
testing new ideas and concepts through the experimental facilities of
the Scuola.

Applications for PhD are solicited in and not only in the following areas:
- Wearable robotics, new cutaneous and wearable haptic devices, new
sensors and actuators, novel applications of robotic applications to
rehabilitation, (contact a.frisoli@sssup.it)
- Human perception, haptic interaction in virtual environments,
(contact bergamasco@sssup.it )
- Machine learning and intelligent controllers for human perception,
teleoperation for autonomous robots, (contact c.avizzano@sssup.it)
- Immersive Virtual Environments, Advanced Interactive Computer
Graphics, Mobile Augmented Reality, Applications of Virtual and
Augmented Technologies, (contact f.tecchia@sssup.it )
- Energy efficiency for robotics, mechatronic systems for energy
harvesting, (contact m.fontana@sssup.it )

In addition to the above 3 further full scholarships will be financed
respectively by the Sequoia Automation on the theme of ?High altitude
wind generation?, by Telecom Joint Open Lab on the theme of ?Sport and
Well-being: zero-power wearable motion tracking? and by Ansaldo Energia
on the theme of ?Real-time Immersive Visualization of Industrial Virtual
Environments?

The PhD program deals with several application domains, such as cultural
heritage, technological aids for disabled persons, entertainment,
medicine, simulators, rehabilitation, industrial design, training,
interaction design. The candidates will carry out their activities on
research themes of relevant interest at the European and international
level, working in strict cooperation with leading actors in the above
domains, including research institutions and industrial enterprises.
Details on PhD students allowance and benefits are available on the PhD
Call for Application available at http://www.sssup.it/phdtecip .

*The Doctoral Programme in Emerging Digital Technologies*
The International Doctoral Programme in Emerging Digital Technologies is
a three-year residential program with highly interdisciplinary
connotation, involving structured courses and supervised research
yielding an original dissertation to be discussed in a public
examination. Teaching and working language is English.
The Ph.D. program provides lecture attendance and passing of the related
exams, research activities, attendance of seminars and summer schools
and periods abroad. At the end of the Ph.D. program, students will
possess solid scientific and engineering skills, the ability to conceive
and carry out original research projects, and an autonomous
entrepreneurship spirit.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree or equivalent
title without any restriction on the nationality of origin. Applicants
should not be older than 35 years on July 5, 2013. Older than 35 may be
exceptionally admitted by the Selection Committee considering their
Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum.
Non-EU applicants should have already earned the Master of Science
(M.Sc.) Degree at the closing date of this call, and must enclose the
relevant diploma or temporary certification among the enclosures
submitted online. Current undergraduate students with EU citizenship, or
non-EU undergraduate students attending a Master Degree Programme in EU,
who will obtain a M.Sc. degree before October 31, 2013, may also apply.
In this case, a successful application will be conditional to the
subsequent completion of the degree and the transmission to the School
of the adequate documentation, no later than November 4, 2013.
*
Important dates*
*? Submission of application ? by July 4, 2013*
? Titles assessment ? by July 17, 2013
? Interviews ? July 25th and 26, 2013
? Final ranking list - by July 31, 2013
The Ph.D. Programme will start on November 4, 2013.
*
How to apply*
For further information please contact for scientific information Prof.
Antonio Frisoli at a.frisoli@sssup.it and Prof. Carlo A. Avizzano at
c.avizzano@sssup.it, and for all administrative issues feel free to
contact phdtecip@sssup.it
Applications can be submitted on-line directly at
http://www.sssup.it/domandeSssup/login.jsp

*The TeCIP Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant?Anna in Pisa
*The Institute of Communication, lnformation and Perception Technologies
(TeCIP), was established in 2001 as a Center of Excellence by the
Italian University Education Ministry. It provides research and training
related to information, communication, and perception technologies,
focusing on computer applications and computer systems for embedded
real-time systems; sensor networks; the study, design and construction
of communication networks with partial or total use of photonic
technologies; the use of photonic technologies in sensors and in
biophotonics; and virtual environments and robotic systems as interfaces
for the study of human-computer interactions and human perception.
The main aims of the institute are:
- promote research, including interdisciplinary, scientific and
technological research of the highest quality, by attracting new
resources and by increasingly asserting their role and identity both
within Italy and internationally;
- offer innovative educational programs for postgraduates, PhD and
Master students, and those attending first and second level standard
courses in fields related to the activity of the institute and in
accordance with organizational guidelines and regulations of the School.


--


Antonio Frisoli, PhD Eng.

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Head of Human-Robot Interaction Area
PERCRO Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Via Alamanni, 13b
56017, Ghezzano (San Giuliano Terme), Italy
tel.: +39 050 882549
fax. +39 050 882564
E-mail:a.frisoli@sssup.it
URL:www.percro.org, percro.sssup.it/~antony

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Post-Doctoral Fellow Position in Robotics

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock seeks applicants to fill the
position of Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Graduate Institute of Technology
(P98176). This full-time 12-month appointment is available immediately and
will carry a competitive salary and excellent benefits. Continued employment
is contingent upon funding and successful performance.

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be involved in a research project to develop
3D computer vision methods for robot navigation on Mars. The project team,
consisting of faculty, post-doc, graduate students and undergraduate
students, will work on a wide range of research problems on robot vision,
including 6-DOF pose estimation by computer vision, terrain mapping, 3D data
segmentation, autonomous navigation, and GPU/FPGA acceleration of the
methods. The post-doc's research will focus on robot pose estimation (6-DOF
SLAM) based on a 3D Flash LIDAR Camera. Specific duties may include
development and validation of the pose estimation method, integration of the
method with the navigation system, and performance of field tests.

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. (ABD may be considered if all degree
requirements are completed before employment commences) in Electrical
Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. The candidate should
have at least 4 years research experience in simultaneous localization and
mapping of autonomous robots.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in Linux programming and/or open
robotic operating system is preferred. Desirable skills include programming
in Matlab and C/C++, knowledge of visual/graph SLAM, robot navigation, and
image processing.

Additional information about this position and application requirements are
available on the Jobs link on the Human Resources' website at
http://ualr.edu/humanresources/.

To apply for this position please visit http://ualr.edu/humanresources/

Direct all technical inquiries to: Dr. Cang Ye (cxye@ualr.edu). Direct all
other inquires to the Graduate Institute of Technology at (501) 569-8210.

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Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Systems Engineering
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave, EIT 536
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 683-7284 Fax: (501) 569-8698
Google Voice: (501) 237-1818
Email: cxye@ualr.edu
http://www.ualr.edu/cxye

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Post-doc opening in Machine Learning for Robotics


The?Department of Advanced Robotics?at the Italian Institute of Technology (an?English-language?research institute) is seeking to appoint a well-motivated full-time postdoctoral researcher in the area of machine learning applied to robotics in general, and in particular to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV).

The successful candidate will join an ongoing research project funded by the European Commission under FP7 in the category Cognitive Systems and Robotics called "PANDORA"?(Persistent Autonomy through learNing, aDaptation, Observation and ReplAnning) which started in January 2012. The project is a collaboration of five leading universities and institutes in Europe: Heriot Watt University (UK), Italian Institute of Technology (Italy), University of Girona (Spain), King's College London (UK), and National Technical University of Athens (Greece). Details about the project can be found at:?http://persistentautonomy.com/

The accepted candidate will contribute to the development and experimental validation of novel reinforcement learning and imitation learning algorithms for robot control, as well as their specific application to autonomous underwater vehicles. The research will be conducted at the Department of Advanced Robotics within the?"Learning and Interaction Group"?with project leader?Dr. Petar Kormushev.

The research work will include conducting experiments with two different AUVs (Girona 500 and Nessie V) in water tanks in Spain and UK in collaboration with the other project partners. The developed machine learning algorithms can also be applied to other robots available at IIT, such as the compliant humanoid robot COMAN, the hydraulic quadruped robot HyQ, the humanoid robot iCub, two Barrett WAM manipulator arms, and a KUKA LWR arm robot.

Application Requirements:
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* PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering
* Excellent publication record
* Strong competencies in: machine learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning
* Good programming skills, preferably in MATLAB and C/C++
* Experience in robot control and ROS is a plus

International applications are encouraged.? The successful candidate will be offered a fixed-term project collaboration contract for the remaining duration of the project due to end in December 2014 with a highly-competitive salary which will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Expected starting date is as soon as possible, preferably before September 1st, 2013.

Application Procedure:
--------------------------------
To apply please send a detailed CV, a list of publications, a statement of research interests and plans, degree certificates, grade of transcripts, the names of at least two referees, and other supporting materials such as reference letters to: Dr. Petar Kormushev (petar.kormushev@iit.it),
quoting [PANDORA-PostDoc] in the email subject. For consideration, please apply by?*** June 21th, 2013 ***.

For latest updates please check here:
http://kormushev.com/news/postdoc-op...robotics-2013/
http://www.iit.it/en/openings/resear...-robotics.html

Best regards,

Petar Kormushev, PhD
http://kormushev.com

Learning and Interaction Group
Department of Advanced Robotics (ADVR)
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
http://www.iit.it/en/advr-labs/learn...teraction.html

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Postdoc position in robot-assisted needle insertion

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellow position between
the University of Alberta and the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. The research project aims to develop robotics
technologies that allow brachytherapists to place implants with high
accuracy, repeatability and reliability during prostate brachytherapy.
The postdoctoral fellow will play a leading role and help with the
supervision of 5 graduate students working on the same project.
Therefore, past experience of the postdoctoral fellow in
robot-assisted percutaneous therapy will be a great asset. The
research will require a strong theoretical background as well as
hands-on experience in as many of the following areas as possible:
robotics especially dynamics and motion planning, electromechanical
systems, system modeling and control, medical image processing, C/C++
programming, statistical data analysis, human-machine interaction, and
mechanical design especially medical device design/construction.

All research will be carried out in a collaboration setting between
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Telerobotic and
Biorobotic Systems Group; http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~tbs), the
Department of Oncology, and the Alberta Health Services? Cross Cancer
Institute. You will work in a multidisciplinary environment involving
engineers, clinicians, scientists, hospitals, and healthcare
companies.

If you are interested in being considered, please email the following
documents as soon as possible to
<mahdi.tavakoli@ualberta.ca>: (1) a CV, (2) a 1-page statement on your
current position, your PhD research, and how your expertise will help
our project, (3) representative publications in electronic format, and
(4) the contact information of three individuals who can serve as
references. The successful candidate will have a degree in
electrical/computer/mechanical engineering, computer science, or a
closely-related field. The candidate will have very good English and
time management skills and the ability to work effectively with other
researchers. A competitive salary will be offered. The initial
contract will be for 1 year but can be prolonged on agreement. The
start date is as soon as possible, but is also negotiable.

Regards,
Mahdi Tavakoli

--
Mahdi Tavakoli, PhD, PEng | Office: W2-004 ECERF Building
Assistant Professor | Phone: 780-492-8935
Electrical & Computer Engineering | Fax: 780-492-1811
University of Alberta | Email: mahdi.tavakoli@ualberta.ca
Edmonton, Alberta | http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~mtavakol
Canada T6G 2V4 | http://www.ece.ualberta.ca/~TBS (lab)

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Ph.D. Student Openings in Robot Vision - University of Arkansas

The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab (http://ualr.edu/cxye/laboratory.htm)
of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has two Ph.D. student openings
for Fall 2013. The successful candidate will develop 3D robot vision methods
based on a 3D Flash LIDAR Camera. The research team will work on a wide
range of research problems on robot vision, including 6-DOF pose estimation
by computer vision, terrain mapping, 3D data segmentation, and autonomous
navigation. General guideline of admission to graduate study is referred to
http://ualr.edu/enss/. The lab currently hosts research funded by the
National Science Foundation and NASA and supports 4 Ph.D. students.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a dynamic metropolitan
university locating at the state's capital city, Little Rock
(http://www.littlerock.com). Applicants should hold a degree in electrical
engineering, computer science, or related fields. Desired skills include
programming in C/C++ and Matlab, image processing, 3D computer vision. To
apply, contact Dr. Cang Ye (cxye@ualr.edu) with detailed CV and copies of
transcript(s), TOEFL and GRE.

-------------------------------------------
Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Systems Engineering
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave, EIT 536
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 683-7284 Fax: (501) 569-8698 Google Voice: (501) 237-1818
Email: cxye@ualr.edu
http://www.ualr.edu/cxye

هنوز به دو نفر دیگر احتیاج است

Two Ph.D. Openings in Robotics at University of Arkansas Little Rock

The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Lab (http://ualr.edu/cxye/laboratory.htm)
of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has two immediate openings for
Ph.D. students. The successful candidates will be involved in a NASA funded
project and develop 3D computer vision methods for robot navigation. The
students will work together with a postdoc funded by the same grant. The
research team will work on a wide range of research problems on robot
vision, including 6-DOF pose estimation, terrain mapping, 3D data
segmentation, and autonomous navigation. General guideline of admission to
graduate study is referred to http://ualr.edu/enss/. The lab currently hosts
research funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a dynamic metropolitan
university locating at the state's capital city, Little Rock (
<http://www.littlerock.com/> http://www.littlerock.com). Applicants should
hold a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related
fields. Desired skills include programming in C/C++ and Matlab, image
processing, 3D computer vision. To apply, contact Dr. Cang Ye (
<mailto:cxye@ualr.edu> cxye@ualr.edu) with detailed CV and copies of
transcript(s), TOEFL and GRE.


------------------------------

Cang Ye, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Systems Engineering
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave, EIT 536
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: (501) 683-7284 Fax: (501) 569-8698

Google Voice: (501) 237-1818

Email: <mailto:cxye@ualr.edu> cxye@ualr.edu
<http://www.ualr.edu/cxye> http://www.ualr.edu/cxye

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KTH School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC) announces
a PhD position in Mathematical Representations for Robotic Manipulation

http://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/...ation-1.392638

The Workplace
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KTH in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in
Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden?s technical research and
engineering education capacity at university level is provided by KTH.
Education and research spans from natural sciences to all branches of
engineering and includes architecture, industrial management and urban
planning. There are a total of just over 14,000 first and second level
students and more than 1,700 doctoral students. KTH has almost 4,600
employees

KTH Computer Science and Communication is one of the most outstanding
research and teaching environments in Information Technology in Sweden
with activities at KTH and partly at Stockholm University. We conduct
education and research in theoretical computer science, from theory
building and analysis of mathematical models to algorithm construction,
implementation and simulation.The applied computer science research and
education dealing with computer vision, robotics, machine learning,
computational biology, neuroinformatics and neural networks, including
high performance computing, visualization and speech and music
communication. It also conducts applied research and training in media
technology, human-computer interaction, interaction design and
sustainable development.
For more information about CSC, go to www.kth.se/csc

Assignment
----------

KTH School of Computer Science and Communication (CSC) announces a PhD
position in Robotics at the Centre for Autonomous Systems
(www.cas.kth.se) and Computational Vision and Active Perception Lab (
www.csc.kth.se/cvap)

We are looking for a student who will investigate novel methods in
robotic grasping and manipulation. Current approaches to robotic
manipulation are largely representing such actions in a discrete and
heuristic way. While currently even rigid object manipulation remains
challenging due to the presence of incomplete and noisy data, we are
particularly interested in developing novel continuous representations
which are invariant under certain classes of deformations, thus enabling
a robot to reason about deformable objects and/or classes of objects.

We are a leading lab pursuing this nascent area which is highly
interdisciplinary and which can benefit from ideas from probability
theory, Riemannian geometry and algebraic topology. The candidate will
join the group of Prof. Danica Kragic ( www.csc.kth.se/~danik/) and will
be co-supervised by Dr. Florian Pokorny ( www.csc.kth.se/~fpokorny/).

This is a four-year time-limited position that can be extended up to a
year with the inclusion of a maximum of 20% departmental duties, usually
teaching. Doctoral students must be registered at KTH. The starting
date is open for discussion, though ideally we would like the successful
candidate to start as soon as possible.

Employment
----------

Form of employment: Time-limited
Work time: Full time
The salary follows the directions provided by KTH
Start date: According to agreement
Number of positions: 1

Qualifications
--------------

A suitable background for this position would be a Master of Science in
Mathematics, Physics or the equivalent. In addition to the traditional
academic merits a degree project within mathematics or physics,
excellent programming skills, international experience and language
skills are regarded as advantageous qualifications.

Applicants must be strongly motivated for doctoral studies, possess the
ability to work independently and perform critical analysis as well as
possess good levels of cooperative and communicative abilities.

Application
-----------

Application deadline: September 1st, 2013
Employer?s reference: D-2013-0460

Applications should be e-mailed to:

Camilla Johansson, E-mail: applications1@csc.kth.se. If you have any
questions, contact us at: jobs@csc.kth.se. Write the reference number in
the email subject. (CV, etc. should be sent as an attachment, as PDF-files.)

Application shall include the following documents:
1. Curriculum vitae
2. Transcripts from university/university college
3. Brief description of why the applicant wishes to become a doctoral
student.

Please observe that all material needs to be in English, apart from the
official document.
We are currently gathering information to help improve our recruitment
process. We would, therefore, be very grateful if you could include an
answer to the following question within your application: Where did you
initially come across this job advertisement?

Contact(s)
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For enquiries about Ph.D studies and employment conditions please contact:

Maria Widlund, HR Manager
Phone: +46 8 790 97 54
E-mail: mwidlund@kth.se

For enquiries about the project please contact:

Danica Kragic, Professor
Phone: +46 8 790 67 29
E-mail: dani@kth.se

Florian Pokorny, Dr
Phone: +46 8 790 61 38
E-mail: fpokorny@kth.se

Union representative

Lars Abrahamsson, SACO
Phone: +46 8 790 70 58
Email: lars.abrahamsson@ee.kth.se

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Florian T. Pokorny, PhD | web: www.cas.kth.se/~fpokorny
Researcher, CVAP/CAS | tel: +4687906792
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Kungliga Tekniska H?gskolan

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Research fellowships in robotics at QUT

QUT is offering up to ten Vice-Chancellor?s Research Fellowships for talented mid-career researchers. In addition to competitive remuneration and superannuation (retirement) benefits, fellows will receive a $20,000 research support grant and can apply for other grant schemes funded by QUT.

Happily robotics is a priority area this year and details of the application process are available from:

http://www.qut.edu.au/research/schol...ch-fellowships

As per Step 1, the appropriate assistant dean (research) for applications related to robotics is Christian Langton who you can email at christian.langton@qut.edu.au<mailto:christian.langton@qut.edu.au>. Tell him I sent you

Applications close 30 August. The round will be highly competitive with an emphasis on publication record and citations at the shortlisting stage.

More info on our lab at http://tiny.cc/cyphy

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Peter Corke | Professor | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Science and Engineering Faculty | Queensland University of Technology
phone: + 61 7 3138 1794 | fax: + 61 7 3138 1469 | email: peter.corke@qut.edu.au
Gardens Point, S Block 1104A (via S1105) | 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000 | CRICOS No. 00213J
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