Postdoc in underwater robotics

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm has grown to become one of Europe’s leading technical and engineering universities, as well as a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation. We are Sweden’s largest technical research and learning institution and home to students, researchers and faculty from around the world. Our research and education covers a wide area including natural sciences and all branches of engineering, as well as architecture, industrial management, urban planning, history and philosophy.

The job is to support the research being done in the division of Robots, Perception, and Learning on underwater robotics. This is partly part of SMaRC . This will involve supervising students and managing the software repositories in the projects.  It is also expected that you would contribute to the research and code base yourself.

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Works in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Robotics programming experience. 
• Research expertise in related topics.
• C++, Python, ROS, package management.
• Experience with operating underwater robots.

Preferred Qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree in the related topic, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Experience with the development of embedded robotics applications, simulators, continuous integration, and GUIs.
• The ability to work towards research results being utilized in practice.
• The ability to inform about research and development work.
• Teaching abilities.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with a specific focus on gender equality.
• Collaborative abilities.
• Independence.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency.

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The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

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