In regards to the place
As a part of the IKTPLUSS mission “ROBPLAN – AI-based planning and performing for autonomous robotic missions”, we’re in search of a postdoctoral researcher on the Division of Engineering Cybernetics. The postdoctoral fellowship place is a brief place the place the principle aim is to qualify for work in senior educational positions.
In lots of software domains there’s a want for robots with excessive degree of autonomy that may function safely and effectively in more and more advanced environments. Nonetheless, even for easy missions, the planning complexity can rapidly explode. As well as, high-level motion planning is usually carried out as an offline course of the place the setting a robotic operates in is assumed to be static, which isn’t the case in the actual world. To cope with these challenges, the ROBPLAN mission will develop and reveal strategies for multi-robot autonomous missions in industrial use instances by combining planning with performing in a manner that balances wants for long-term planning with must react to rapid occasions in a strong method. With a purpose to obtain this, the mission will construct on methods from symbolic AI approaches (e.g. current AI planning strategies), which contain structured information concerning the world, and improve them with non-symbolic AI (e.g. machine studying), which can be utilized to study from new information and modify to adjustments on the earth.
An instance use case that’s related for the mission is a cell robotic and a UAV cooperating on an emergency state of affairs at an oil and fuel facility. The high-level planner should generate a sequence of actions for each robots, which, when efficiently executed, will resolve the state of affairs. Such an occasion may embody {that a} system for automated planning and performing first deploys an UAV to get a primary look and understanding of the emergency, adopted by the cell robotic to hold out an intervention to deal with the state of affairs (e.g., shut a valve).
ROBPLAN (2021-24) is coordinated by SINTEF Digital, with NTNU, Equinor and Scout Drone Inspection as companions. The postdoctoral researcher will due to this fact be a part of a dynamic setting with highly-skilled individuals involving academia and trade. Appropriate simulation environments and actual robots might be offered by the companions to stimulate the analysis and assist confirm the standard of the proposed resolution inside the mission.
You’ll report back to Affiliate Professor Anastasios Lekkas.
The place’s working place is the Division of Engineering Cybernetics, at NTNU campus in Trondheim.
Duties of the place
- Develop machine learning-based strategies for high-level mission planning of robots working in the actual world. Naturally, this additionally entails connecting the proposed high-level planning techniques with a robotic’s current notion and management techniques.
- Collaborate intently with a researcher specializing in AI planning (automated planning and performing) – based mostly mission planning with a purpose to create extra environment friendly hybrid options.
- Run related case research in simulated environments and the actual world to confirm your options.
- Collaborate with the mission companions with a purpose to improve competence constructing and upscale the mission’s outcomes.
- Supervision of MSc college students engaged on subjects immediately associated to the scope of the mission.
- Disseminate scientific findings in keeping with the mission’s goals.
Required choice standards
- You could have accomplished a Norwegian doctoral diploma, or corresponding overseas doctoral diploma acknowledged as equal to a Norwegian PhD, in cybernetics, Synthetic Intelligence, robotics, pc science, electrical engineering, arithmetic, or different related fields, ideally with a deal with combining AI with robotics.
- A wonderful analysis observe report.
- Glorious communication expertise in English (written and oral).
- Glorious collaboration expertise.
The appointment is to be made in accordance with the laws in pressure regarding State Workers and Civil Servants and nationwide tips for appointment as PhD, submit physician and analysis assistant
Most popular choice standards
- Expertise from implementing machine studying algorithms, and particularly reinforcement studying, on real-world robots.
- An curiosity in merging high-level AI with robotics in industrial settings.
- Programming expertise (Python, C++, ROS, Linux)
- Area work expertise might be extremely advantageous for this place, however not a tough constraint.
Private traits
• Self-driven, enthusiastic and artistic.
• Skill to work independently.
• Essential considering.
• Open to discovering new frontiers, reminiscent of combining symbolic and non-symbolic AI for robotic functions.
We provide
Wage and circumstances
As a Postdoctoral Fellow (code 1352) you’re usually paid from gross NOK 553 500 each year earlier than tax, relying on {qualifications} and seniority. From the wage, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.
The interval of employment is 2 years.
The engagement is to be made in accordance with the laws in pressure regarding State Workers and Civil Servants, and the acts referring to Management of the Export of Strategic Items, Providers and Know-how. Candidates who by evaluation of the applying and attachment are seen to battle with the standards within the latter regulation might be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU. After the appointment you need to assume that there could also be adjustments within the space of labor.
The place is topic to exterior funding.
It’s a prerequisite you could be current at and accessible to the establishment each day.
In regards to the software
The appliance and supporting documentation for use as the premise for the evaluation have to be in English.
Publications and different scientific work should observe the applying. Please word that functions are solely evaluated based mostly on the data obtainable on the applying deadline. It’s best to make sure that your software reveals clearly how your expertise and expertise meet the standards that are set out above.
If, for any cause, you could have taken a profession break or have had an atypical profession and want to disclose this in your software, the choice committee will take this into consideration, recognizing that the amount of your analysis could also be diminished consequently.
The appliance should embody:
- CV, transcripts and diplomas for bachelor’s-, grasp’s- and PhD levels.
- Tutorial works – printed or unpublished – that you simply want to be thought of within the evaluation
- Analysis assertion (max. 2 pages) indicating the applicant’s view of the principle analysis challenges within the space of the place, how they counsel to do the analysis work and the way that is related to their very own background and the above analysis goals.
- Identify and handle of three referees
If all, or elements, of your schooling has been taken overseas, we additionally ask you to connect documentation of the scope and high quality of your complete schooling. Description of the documentation required could be discovered right here. If you have already got an announcement from NOKUT, please connect this as nicely.
Joint works might be thought of. Whether it is tough to establish your contribution to joint works, you need to connect a short description of your participation.
Within the analysis of which candidate is greatest certified, emphasis might be positioned on schooling, expertise and private and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential may even depend within the evaluation of the candidates.
NTNU is dedicated to following analysis standards for analysis high quality in keeping with The San Francisco Declaration on Analysis Evaluation – DORA.
Normal data
A superb work setting is characterised by range. We encourage certified candidates to use, no matter their gender, purposeful capability or cultural background.
Town of Trondheim is a contemporary European metropolis with a wealthy cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a inhabitants of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, together with healthcare, colleges, kindergartens and total equality, might be the very best of its type on the earth. Skilled sponsored day-care for kids is well obtainable. Moreover, Trondheim affords nice alternatives for schooling (together with worldwide colleges) and prospects to take pleasure in nature, tradition and household life and has low crime charges and clear air high quality.
As an worker at NTNU, you need to always adhere to the adjustments that the event within the topic entails and the organizational adjustments which might be adopted.
Below the liberty of Data Act (Offentleglova), your identify, age, place and municipality could also be made public even you probably have requested to not have your identify entered on the listing of candidates.
When you’ve got any questions concerning the place, please contact Affiliate Professor Anastasios Lekkas, [email protected].
Please submit your software electronically by way of jobbnorge.no together with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Functions submitted elsewhere won’t be thought of. Diploma Complement is required to connect for European Grasp Diplomas outdoors Norway. Chinese language candidates are required to offer affirmation of Grasp Diploma from China Credentials Verification (CHSI).
In case you are invited for interview you need to embody licensed copies of transcripts and reference letters. Please discuss with the applying quantity 2022/18549 when making use of.
Utility deadline: 20.06.2022.
Beginning date: September 2022 (versatile).
NTNU – information for a greater world
The Norwegian College of Science and Know-how (NTNU) creates information for a greater world and options that may change on a regular basis life.
Division of Engineering Cybernetics (ITK)
Engineering cybernetics is the examine of computerized management and monitoring of dynamic techniques. We develop the applied sciences of tomorrow by way of shut cooperation with trade and academia, each in Norway and internationally. The Division contributes to the digitalization, automation and robotization of society. The Division of Engineering Cybernetics is one in all seven departments within the School of Data Know-how and Electrical Engineering.
Deadline twentieth June 2022
Employer NTNU – Norwegian College of Science and Know-how
Municipality Trondheim
Scope Fulltime
Length Challenge
Place of service Trondheim
