PhD on Visuotactile perception for robot manipulation

The Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute (EAISI) was established in the summer of 2019 as a cross-departmental institute that brings together all AI activities of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). EAISI stimulates, supports, and organizes collaboration between TU/e AI researchers and companies and societal partners. EAISI's goal is to stimulate multidisciplinary AI research on the combination of three of TU/e's traditionally strong research domains of Data Science, Humans and Ethics, and Engineering Systems. EAISI aims to develop AI technology for autonomous decision-making in engineering systems that interact with and support humans. Working for EAISI means you are supported in creating new and exciting AI applications with a direct and positive impact on the real world, especially focusing on the application areas of health, mobility and high-tech industry.

TU/e
Located in the Brainport region, which attracts 40% of all Dutch spending on research and development, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of Europe's leading research universities, and part of the prestigious EuroTech Universities Alliance (https://eurotech-universities.eu/ ). TU/e offers graduate engineering programs and post-graduate technological design, PhD and teacher-training programs. The mission is to educate students to become leading industrial professionals and academic scientists, and to generate and valorize ground breaking scientific knowledge, by building and supporting the industrial activities in the region and far beyond.

Diversity
We are an inclusive university community. Diversity is one of our most important values. We believe that engaging in international activities and welcoming students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds enhances the quality of our education and research. We are always looking for people who can enrich our world with their own unique perspectives and experiences.

More information
If you would like know more about the positions, please contact dr. Alessandro Saccon, a.saccon[at]tue.nl or dr. Andrei Jalba a.c.jalba[at]tue.nl. Further information about the employment conditions can be found here .

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include:

• a cover letter explaining your motivation and suitability for the position
• a list of courses and grades from your Master's programme
• a curriculum vitae      
• a scientific report in English, written by yourself (e.g. MSc thesis, traineeship report or scientific paper)
• a piece of software code that you wrote as an example of your coding skills
• copies of diplomas with course grades (transcripts)
• two references (name, affiliation, and contact information) who are willing to provide letters of reference

Both national and international applications to this advertisement are appreciated. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Promising candidates will be contacted by email.

We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way.

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