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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships in Robotics

Australian Centre for Visual Technologies,
School of Computer Science,

University of Adelaide, Australia
www.acvt.com.au <http://www.acvt.com.au>

The Australian Centre for Visual Technologies (ACVT) is currently
seeking to fill up to 5 posts in computer vision, SLAM and machine
learning.The Centre is one of the largest computer vision and image
analysis research groups in Australia. Based in Adelaide, we currently
number over 40 members including academics, research staff and
students. We work on a mixture of fundamental and commercially oriented
research projects in computer vision and machine learning, and we have a
very strong track record of publications in the top venues.

Senior Postdoctoral Research Leader -- up to 5 years appointment

We are seeking a highly motivated senior researcher to help lead a team
of several researchers and PhD students investigating large-scale online
learning for semantic SLAM and scene understanding.The successful
candidate will have a doctorate in machine learning, computer vision and
robotics, with a strong track record of publications, ideally across all
fields.He/she will have at least two years of research experience in
addition to doctoral study (or equivalent experience) and preferably
some experience of student supervision.He/she must be a strong team
player, and be able to work with the lead investigator (Prof. Ian Reid)
to set research directions and objectives for the team.The position will
be remunerated at Level C (equivalent ofSenior Lecturer) for up to 5 years.

The Level C pay scale is currently A$102,429 -- A$ 118,113 plus benefits
including generous employer's superannuation contributions.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

The group is seeking to appoint up to 4 postdoctoral researchers to
contribute to a range of projects including visual SLAM, large-scale
object recognition, visual scene understanding, robust statistical
methods, scene reconstruction and visual tracking.Each successful
candidate will have a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering
or other related discipline, and will have a strong publication record,
commensurate with opportunity and experience.We expect to appoint
individuals with a complementary range of expertise, covering computer
vision, machine learning, robotics and statistical and numerical methods.

The positions will be at Level A or Level B with a salary range from
A$74,001---A$99,300 plus benefits including generous employer's
superannuation contributions.

Research Software Engineer

We are seeking a highly motivated researcher/software engineer to help
lead a coordinated approach to computer vision, visual SLAM and robotic
vision software and hardware systems.The successful candidate will work
with a team of several researchers and PhD students helping develop and
maintain robust, high-quality software and hardware/software
systems.Publishing is not essential but will be encouraged.The
successful candidate will enjoy a "hands-on" approach to experimentation
and "making stuff really work".He/she will therefore have a track record
in development and maintain of software, sensing and/or robotic systems,
and good working knowledge of the research landscape in computer vision,
machine learning and robotics.A PhD is desirable but experience in a
research intensive environment is essential.He/she must be a strong team
player, and be able to work with the lead investigator (Prof. Ian Reid)
to coordinate systems development across the team.

The position will be remunerated at Level A or Level B depending on
skills and experience.The pay scale for these levels is currently
A$58,534 --- A$99,300.

Please ensure that applications, together with a full CV (including a
publication list and statement of research expertise and interests) and
the names of two referees, are received by 5pm Australian Central
Standard Time (UTC+9.30) Fri 30^th August, 2013.Please indicate which of
the posts is of greatest interest.

Technical queries can be directed to Prof Reid, ian.reid@adelaide.edu.au
<mailto:ian.reid@adelaide.edu.au>

Please email applications, and any administrative queries to:
Ms. Pru Carter
Email: pru.carter@adelaide.edu.au <mailto:pru.carter@adelaide.edu.au>
Post: School of Computer Science,
University of Adelaide,
North Terrace,
South Australia 5005,
Australia

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Prof. Ian Reid
School of Computer Science
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, 5005
ph: +61 (08) 83132135
www: http://cs.adelaide.edu.au

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Oxford Mobile Robotics Group, Postdoc position in Intelligent Energy Management for EVs


we are seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher to become part of the Mobile Robotics Group at the Department of Engineering Science in central Oxford and Begbroke Science Park. The post is funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and is fixed-term until 30 September 2014.

By 2020 independent forecasts predict hundreds of thousands of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles on UK roads. However, recent studies have shown that mass-market penetration is primarily impeded for all-electric vehicles by fears over range limitations as well as vehicle cost. These are fueled by inaccurate range estimates from the vehicle as well as battery cost. This project aims to address these shortcomings by leveraging state-of-the-art Robotics and Machine Learning techniques for the prediction of vehicle range as well as the optimisation of battery longevity. As part of the team working on this project you will have a highly technical role requiring the research, development and application of techniques from the planning, reinforcement learning and scene understanding domains.

You should have completed your PhD research in a relevant discipline, with a strong background in robot perception, planning and machine learning. Truly excellent programming skills which can or have been applied to the machine learning and robotics domains are absolutely essential. A demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, having experience in validation of algorithms, using real data, and the ability to work to deadlines are also essential. A background in vehicular energy systems as well as experience with CAN bus interfaces are desirable.

More information can be found at http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about-us/jobs under vacancy id 109021. Informal enquiries may be addressed to ingmar@robots.ox.ac.uk.

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 22 August 2013 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter, a brief statement of research interests (describing how past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

Best Regards,
Ingmar


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Dr Ingmar Posner

University Lecturer in Information Engineering
and Fellow of Pembroke College
Department Of Engineering Science
Oxford University
Parks Road
Oxford
OX1 3PJ

Tel: (+44) 01865 273148 (IEB)
(+44) 01865 283778 (Begbroke Lab)
Fax: (+44) 01865 283145
http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~posnerhi

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PhD Fellowship at Bayesian Computing - University of Coimbra:: Institute of Systems and Robotics

Two position for PhD fellowships will open soon for the BAMBI project
(Bottom-up Approaches to Machines dedicated to Bayesian Inference), funded
by the European Commission under the FET Project - FP7-ICT-2013-C.
Provisional applications should be sent no later than 30 September, 2013,
for pre-evaluation. For more information on the project and the position,
please read the text transcribed below and/or send an e-mail to: Jorge Lobo
(jlobo@isr.uc.pt), Jorge Dias (jorge@isr.uc.pt) or Jo?o Filipe Ferreira
(jfilipe@isr.uc.pt).



Scientific area:

Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences - Robotics and Automation



Prerequisites:

A MSc degree (5 years of University Studies) in Electronic/Electrical
Engineering or Computer Science. Preference is given to candidates with
academic background with a MSc thesis experience in computer hardware,
programmable digital devices and distributed computing.



Work plan:

The Candidates will be do the PhD Studies on computational theory and
hardware implementation of probabilistic computation. The research will
study probabilistic computation following two major axes: algebra and
reconfigurable hardware. The activities will be in coordination with the
Project Team at University of Coimbra ensuring the successful implementation
of the aims of BAMBI project (Bottom-up Approaches to Machines dedicated to
Bayesian Inference),



Location:

The studies and academic training will be executed at the University of
Coimbra with support of the Mobile Robotics Laboratory (
<http://mrl.isr.uc.pt> http://mrl.isr.uc.pt) from the Institute of Systems
and Robotics ( <http://www.isr.uc.pt> http://www.isr.uc.pt). The activities
will be under the scientific advising of Prof Jorge Dias and Prof Jorge
Lobo, with support of Dr. Jo?o Filipe Ferreira. The research activities may
include short academic visit periods at other partners within the BAMBI
project consortium.



Temporal span:

The Fellowship corresponds contract expectedly starting in January 2013, and
conditionally renewable for an additional three year period depending on the
Candidate's performance. The contract include an initial probation period of
three months before became effective.



Summary of the project:

We propose a theory and a hardware implementation of probabilistic
computation inspired by biochemical cell signaling. We will study
probabilistic computation following three axes: algebra, biology, and
hardware. In each case, we will develop a bottom-up hierarchical approach
starting from the elementary components, and study how to combine them to
build more complex systems. We propose Bayesian gates operating on
probability distributions on binary variables as the building blocks of our
probabilistic algebra. These Bayesian gates can be seen as a generalization
of logical operators in Boolean algebra. We propose to interpret elementary
cell signaling pathways as biological implementation of these probabilistic
gates. In turn, the key features of biochemical processes give new insights
for innovative probabilistic hardware implementation. We propose to
associate conventional electronics and novel stochastic nano-devices to
build the required hardware elements. Combining them will lead to new
artificial information processing systems, which could, in the future,
outperform classical computers in tasks involving a direct interaction with
the physical world. For these purposes, the BAMBI project associates
research in Bayesian probability theory, molecular biology, nanophysics,
computer science and electronics.



On behalf of BAMBI project?s team at University of Coimbra



Jo?o Filipe Ferreira, PhD

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PhD Studies Opening at Purdue: Gesture recognition and interaction for navigation in complex datasets

The Intelligent Systems and Assistive Technologies Labs (ISAT), School of
Industrial Engineering, at Purdue University, has a Research Assistant (RA)
opening in the field of computer-vision and visual perception.

Candidate:

We are looking for an excellent Research Assistant (RA) with a good
background in computer vision and robotics, as well as an interest for
decision-making and cognitive sciences. A high level of programming skills
is required (C++, Matlab, Lisp). The applicant must have completed Master
studies with thesis in ECE, EE, CS or IE prior to starting the position.
The candidate is expected to start in Spring 2014. It is also expected that
the candidate will conduct his/her PhD research in this area of work, in
the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. International
conferences and journal publications in the area of computer vision and/or
robotics is a plus.


Project:

The project is dedicated to the study how physical performance (embodied
interaction), such as gesturing, can enhance visual processing, leading to
better solutions for spatial optimization problems. This involves
developing a framework to determine which body expressions best support
complex decision making in human-computer mixed systems. The methods
required in the project include systematic characterization of gestures
during complex problem solving, probabilistic modeling of the links between
attention, physical interaction, and task performance.

Information and applications:

Please send your CV, including your GPA, a list of
publications/conferences, and a list of references to:

juan.wachs@gmail.com
The deadline for applications is August 20, 2013.

The successful applicant will have to have ready and available his/her
TOEFL, GRE, Transcripts, etc until September 15, 2013.


Juan P. Wachs, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering Purdue University
315 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jpwachs/

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Post Doc fellowships at Imperial College London

The Aerial Robotics Laboratory at Imperial College London is seeking Post-Doctoral applicants in the area of Bio-inspired robotics, with focus on multi-modal locomotion, insect biomechanics and interaction with the environment.

The lab offers state of the art fabrication facilities, two flight arenas and is located at the South Kensington Campus in central London. Access to large wind tunnels and chemistry labs is possible if needed.

Candidates with an excellent research track record will be proposed for the College funded Post-Doc fellowship http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/juniorresearchfellowships which offers a very high level of autonomy and support for up to 3years.

For full consideration, apply before the 19th of August by sending an email to m.kovac@imperial.ac.uk<mailto:m.kovac@imperial.ac.uk> with a CV, publication list and a one page research vision.

Best regards

Mirko


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Dr Mirko Kovac

Director, Aerial Robotics Lab
Department of Aeronautics
Imperial College London

Room E457, ACE Extension Building
South Kensington Campus
London, SW7 2AZ

office: +44(0)20 7594 5063
fax: +44 (0)20 7594 1974

http://kovac.me<http://kovac.me/>

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PhD Openings in Humanoids and Human Centred Mechatronics

Humanoid & Human Centred Mechatronics Lab
Department of Advanced Robotics


Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)


The Humanoids and Human Centred Mechatronics Lab at the Department of Advanced Robotics in the Italian Institute of Technology IIT (an English language Institute, placed in Genoa) has a number of fully funded PhD openings (starting in January 2014) in the research areas of Humanoid Robotics and Human Centred Mechatronics Systems. Young scientists holding excellent First/Master degrees in Mechanical / Electrical engineering, computer science, or other related fields are invited to apply for admission. Applicants should be highly motivated and ideally have strong competencies and interest in one or more of the followings areas: mechanism design, physical system modelling/ rigid body dynamics, robot control, MATLAB and C/C++ programming. Any additional experience in robotics research will be a plus. The successful candidates will be involved in Research projects funded by the European Union and will contribute to the development and control of the next generation of Humanoids Robots
and Human Centred Mechatronics systems.

For the PhD call of this year the following themes are available in the Humanoid & Human Centred Mechatronics Lab:

PhD Themes (Humanoids Robotics):
The focus of the following themes is on the design optimization, development and control of novel compliant legged systems and mechanics for robust, fast, adaptable and damage-safe motions and interactions. The target is to improve the capabilities of the existing full body compliant humanoid COMAN (http://www.iit.it/en/advr-labs/humanoids-a-human-centred-mechatronics/advr-humanoids-projects/compliant-humanoid-platform-coman.html)by exploring both the mechatronic technological limits (structural materials, actuation and sensing) and new design and control philosophies towards the development of high performance humanoid systems.


Theme 1. BUILDING THE HUMANOIDS OF THE FUTURE: EXPLORING THE MECHATRONIC TECHNOLOGICAL LIMITS AND NEW DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
HIGH PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONAL HUMANOID PLATFORM
Theme 2. NEW DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND IMPLEMENTATIONS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENT ACTUATION SYSTEMS
Theme 3. HUMANOID WALKING AND MOTION PLANNING: WALKING ON UNEVEN TERRAINS, PARTICULATE SURFACES AND TERRAINS WITH DIFFERENT STIFFNESS PROPERTIES
Theme 4. DYNAMIC SIMULATION STUDY AND EXPERIMENTAL IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE LEG FOR JUMPING, HOPPING, AND RUNNING
Theme 5. WHOLE-BODY COOPERATIVE MANIPULATION DURING DYNAMIC LOCOMOTION
Theme 6. OPTIMAL CONTROL OF WALKING WITH A COMPLIANT HUMANOID
Theme 7. TASK-SPACE PRIORITIZATION OF COMAN BASED ON INVERSE DYNAMICS

PhD Themes (Human Centred Robotics):
These themes focus on the development of robotic manipulator/arm systems and wearable robotic devices integrating novel actuation and sensing components and technologies which will ensure safe and perceptive collaboration and/or physical interaction between humans and robotic systems


Theme 1. DEVELOPMENT OF WEARABLE, HIGH POWER AND EFFICIENT, POWER AUGMENTATION ASSISTIVE SYSTEMS
Theme 2. DEVELOPMENT AND CONTROL OF A NOVEL ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR BASED ON THE VARIABLE PHYSICAL DAMPING ACTUATION (VPDA) CONCEPT
Theme 3. TACTILE SENSING FOR ROBOTIC ARMS AND DEXTROUS HANDS
Theme 4. WEARABLE HAPTIC SYSTEMS FOR DEXTEROUS TELEOPERATION AND VIRTUAL IMMERSION

For any enquiries concerning the research themes, please contact Nikos Tsagarakis at: nikos.tsagarakis@iit.it

Application Requirements:
To apply please send a detailed CV, a statement of motivation, at least 2 reference letters, degree certificates, grade of transcripts and any additional support material to Nikos Tsagarakis: (nikos.tsagarakis@iit.it). In addition, the applicants should fill the online application and upload the necessary application documents at the following site: (http://www.iit.it/en/news/news/2011-...of-genova.html) no later than the 20th of September 2013, NOON, Italy time (Local time: GMT+2). International applications are encouraged and will receive logistic support with visa issues, etc.

Kind Regards,

Nikos Tsagarakis
Humanoid & Human Centred Mechatronics Lab

Dept of Advanced Robotics (ADVR)
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Genova)
Via Morego 30,Genova 16163, Italy

e-mail: nikos.tsagarakis@iit.it
tel: +39 010 71781 - ext 428
fax: +39 010 720321
url: www.iit.it/en/people/nikos-g-tsagarakis.html

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UMCP - Masters degree and Graduate Certificate in Engineering in Robotics

The University of Maryland has created a new interdisciplinary Master?s
degree and Graduate Certificate in Engineering in Robotics to meet the
demand for highly trained technologists. It is designed to give students
the in-depth knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance robotics in
defense, health care, manufacturing, and exploration (i.e. space, extreme
environments).

Developed by faculty from the Maryland Robotics Center
(www.robotics.umd.edu), the curriculum covers fundamental and applied topics
in robotics modeling, control of robotic systems, planning and perception
for autonomous robots. Students will tailor their programs to suit their
needs in a variety of areas including optimization and algorithms,
performance analysis and design methods, vision and perception, and
modeling, systems and control.

The advent of this program comes at a time when practicing scientists and
engineers are needed in the rapidly developing robotics field. Students
within the program will receive instruction from the University?s foremost
scientists in developing fields within robotics, as well as from experts
from the public and private sectors. Learn more at
www.advancedengineering.umd.edu/programs/robotics.

Best regards,

Nuno Martins
Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Maryland Robotics Center
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

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Fully funded PhD position at the University of Amsterdam
in reinforcement learning for telepresence robotics

The Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for a fully funded position for a PhD student in the area of reinforcement learning for telepresence robotics The position is within the Intelligent Systems Lab Amsterdam and will be supervised by dr. Shimon Whiteson and. dr. Maarten van Someren.

Application closing date: 6 September 2013
Starting date: 1 December 2013 (later starting date is possible).
Duration: 4 years.

The research will focus on the development of new algorithms for discovering socially appropriate behavior for a semi-autonomous telepresence robot by integrating multiple sources of implicit feedback from the robot's environment. Doing so will require new reinforcement learning techniques, as well as other types of machine learning. The research will be conducted as part of a European project called "Telepresence Reinforcement Learning Social Robot (TERESA)", which the University of Amsterdam coordinates and collaborates on with several other European universities and companies. The project aims to develop a socially intelligent semi-autonomous telepresence robot and successfully demonstrate its application in an elderly day center.

Applicants must have a master's degree in computer science or a closely related area.

In addition, a successful candidate should have:

* strong math skills.

* good knowledge of modern machine learning methods (specific knowledge of reinforcement learning and/or decision-theoretic planning is a plus).

* good knowledge of robotics.

* experience programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Perl.

* excellent oral and written communication skills.

The successful candidate will be based in the Intelligent Systems Lab Amsterdam (ISLA) within the Informatics Institute at the University of Amsterdam. The institute was recently ranked among the top 50 computer science departments in the world by the QS World University IT Rankings. ISLA consists of 20 members of faculty, 20 post-doctoral researchers, and more than 50 PhD students. Members of the lab are actively pursuing a variety of research initiatives, including machine learning, decision-theoretic planning and learning, multiagent systems, human-computer-interaction, natural language processing, information retrieval, and computer vision.

Some of the things we have to offer:

* competitive pay and excellent benefits
* extremely friendly working environment
* high-level of interaction
* location near the city center (10 minutes by bicycle) of one Europe's most beautiful and lively cities
* international environment (10+ nationalities in the group)
* access to high-end computing facilities (cluster with 4,000+ cores)
* brand-new building

Since Amsterdam is a very international city where almost everybody speaks and understands English, candidates need not be afraid of the language barrier.

For further information, including instructions on submitting an application, see the official job ad at:

http://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/w...em/13-245.html

Informal inquiries can be made by email to Shimon Whiteson (s.a.whiteson@uva.nl).

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Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Laboratory for Perceptual Robotics, UMass Amherst

The LPR invites applications for position of Postdoctoral Research Associate (R45853) with expertise in robotics, mobile manipulation, machine learning, and graphical models. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and should show evidence of exceptional research promise. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will participate in NASA funded project under the Game Changing Technology Program entitled ?Representing and Exploiting Cumulative Experience with Objects for Autonomous Manipulation? and will develop new technology for the Robonaut 2 platform now on the International Space Station. The appointment will be for 12 months with re-appointment based on performance.

To apply, please send a cover letter referencing search R45853 with your vita, a research statement and at least three letters of recommendation. Electronic submission of application materials in PDF format is preferred. Send to staffrec@cs.umass.edu. Alternatively, paper copies of application materials may be sent to: Search R45853, School of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9264

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Salary commensurate with education and experience; comprehensive benefits package.


The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply

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Postdoc Position at ISIR - Paris, France - in Robotized Image Mosaicing

ISIR, a French UPMC-CNRS laboratory dedicated to robotics and
intelligent systems and located in the Quartier Latin, downtown Paris,
is offering a Postdoc position in the team AGATHE - Assistance to
Gesture with Application to THErapy.
The PERSEE project's objective is to robotize the deployment of a
confocal endomicroscopic probe in a patient's abdomen to perform optical
biopsies. A confocal endomicroscopic probe is a 2mm diameter flexible
tubular device, which, when stably put in contact of an organ, provides
real time video stream (12 images / sec) of the tissue at the cell scale
(resolution=1 micrometer; image size=200x200 micrometers). To produce
larger images, which are required for cancer diagnostics by
pathologists, it is necessary to sweep the organ surface thanks to a
robotic mechanism, to record the images, and then to assemble perform
mosaicing.
Based on the first results obtained in both the design and control of
the device, see e.g. [1], the objective of the successful applicant will
be to robustify the mosaicing algorithm thanks to the a priori knowledge
of the motion of the probe produced by the robotic device.
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Necessary skills: Image processing, Artificial Vision, Image Registration.
Additional (optional) skills: mosaicing, robotics, control, medical
applications
Application procedure: Please send an email with a resume and a list of
3 references to Guillaume.Morel@upmc.fr.
Application deadline: Sept. 20th, 2013. The postdoctoral period should
start ASAP.
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[1] Rosa B, Erden MS, Vercauteren T, Herman B and Szewczyk, J and Morel,
G (2013). Building large mosaics of confocal endomicroscopic images
using visual servoing. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Vol
60 No 4 Pages 1041 - 1049. http://www.isir.upmc.fr/files/2012ACLI2722.pdf
Video on the project:
http://www.isir.upmc.fr/index.php?op...uid=14&lang=en