Research Associate in Robotic Manipulation (Imperial College London Dyson School of Design Engineering)

Job summary Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in robotic manipulation as part of the Amazon Research Award project ‘Mechanical intelligence for in-hand manipulation’ Job listing information Reference ENG01349 Date posted 30 July 2020 Closing date 31 August 2020 Key information about the role Location South Kensington Campus (map) Position type Full time, fixed term Salary £40,215 – £41,938 plus benefits Department Dyson School of Design Engineering Category Researcher / Clinical Researcher Job description Job summary Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in robotic manipulation as part of the Amazon Research Award project ‘Mechanical intelligence for in-hand manipulation’ Duties and responsibilities Plan and carry out research in accordance with project aims Generate and display results and interpret meaning Maintain accurate documentation of all results Prepare results for dissemination in terms of publication and presentation Publish original research on robotic manipulation in high-quality journals and conferences Write detailed project reports as needed Liaise with project partners as appropriate Conduct literature searches and reviews Essential requirements Research in robotics, particularly in robotic manipulation, as evidenced by publication High-quality prototyping and testing of robotic systems Analytical, numerical, and experimental work Implementation and testing of robotic hands Further information This is a full time fixed term position for 10 months. Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant within the salary range £35,477 - £38,566 per annum. For informal enquiries about the post please contact Dr Nicolas Rojas Our preferred method of application is online via our website. For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA),* which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in robotic manipulation as part of the Amazon Research Award project ‘Mechanical intelligence for in-hand manipulation’

Job listing information

Reference ENG01349
Date posted 30 July 2020
Closing date 31 August 2020

Key information about the role

Location South Kensington Campus (map)
Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £40,215 – £41,938 plus benefits
Department Dyson School of Design Engineering
Category Researcher / Clinical Researcher

Job description

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in robotic manipulation as part of the Amazon Research Award project ‘Mechanical intelligence for in-hand manipulation’

Duties and responsibilities

Plan and carry out research in accordance with project aims

Generate and display results and interpret meaning

Maintain accurate documentation of all results

Prepare results for dissemination in terms of publication and presentation

Publish original research on robotic manipulation in high-quality journals and conferences

Write detailed project reports as needed

Liaise with project partners as appropriate

Conduct literature searches and reviews

Essential requirements

Research in robotics, particularly in robotic manipulation, as evidenced by publication

High-quality prototyping and testing of robotic systems

Analytical, numerical, and experimental work

Implementation and testing of robotic hands

Further information

This is a full time fixed term position for 10 months.

*Candidates who have not yet been officially awarded their PhD will be appointed as Research Assistant within the salary range £35,477 - £38,566 per annum.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Dr Nicolas Rojas

Our preferred method of application is online via our website. For technical issues when applying online please email recruitment@imperial.ac.uk

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

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