Postdoctoral Research Assistant

1 FTE, 6 months duration.

We are looking for one exceptional candidate to join our team at the Endorobotics lab at the School of Medicine led by Dr Luigi Manfredi, and the Computer Vision and Image Processing team at the School of Engineering, led by Professor Emanuele Trucco, to work on an autonomous endorobot for screening and treatment of colorectal cancer.

The successful candidate will work on AI algorithm and/or robotics mechatronic design to implement an autonomous soft-endorobot for colonoscopy. This work includes the implementation of autonomous locomotion strategies and surgical tasks, contribution to design the actuation and sensory systems, the design of a user interface for controlling and testing, the integration of the vision system developed by the team.

This vacancy has been created by a major EPSRC grant awarded to the University of Dundee and led by Dr Luigi Manfredi, which will undertake interdisciplinary research to develop a low-cost, disposable, autonomous Soft Endorobot (SoftEn) to screen and treat the large bowel with minimal discomfort.

The University of Dundee enjoys an international reputation for excellence that attracts top-class students and academics from across the world – with over 140 countries represented in the University community. You will be based at Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, one of Europe’s largest teaching hospitals where the School of Medicine provides outstanding opportunities in medical education and training supported by world class research facilities.

Your priorities will include:

• Play a lead role in establishing the research project.
• Undertake a broad range of research on endorobots for endoscopy.
• Perform bench research related to the major goals of the project.
• Work alongside other members of the research group.

Who we’re looking for:

• PhD degree in a relevant engineering subject, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Previous experience of laboratory research in a relevant discipline (e.g., robotics, computer vision, AI & machine learning).
• A track record of peer-reviewed publications.
• Work independently with minimal supervision while operating as part of a team.
• Coach and supervise junior staff and students

The calibre of research at Dundee is high, with 95 per cent of staff working in areas of national or international excellence. Dundee benefits from a developed network of inter-disciplinary researchers collaborating across various Schools across our community.

The University of Dundee is a signatory of the Researcher Development Concordat and is committed to enhancing the research environment and culture. Engagement and support of activities which assist the researcher development agenda at the University is therefore essential.

For further information about this position please contact Dr Luigi Manfredi at: [email protected] To find out more about the team please visit:

https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/persons/luigi-manfredi
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/people/emanuele-trucco

The appointment will start on the 1st of July 2022.

The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.