Department : Electronic Engineering
Vacancy ID : 008521
Closing Date : 31-Jan-2021

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic, and ambitious postdoctoral researcher to work in the area of autonomous service robotics for smart and healthy ageing in a multi-disciplinary EU Horizon 2020 project titled SHAPES (Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in Supportive Systems). A key feature of the SHAPES project is that all solutions will be trialled and evaluated in the real world through a European-wide piloting campaign. The successful candidate will develop and evaluate a new monitoring and assistance robot solution for domestic and care-home environments using an existing robot hardware platform. The solution will be expected to integrate state of art algorithms, appropriate autonomous behaviours, and the ability to navigate the environment more independently by manipulating doors and other aspects where necessary. Related areas of interest include techniques for automating or assisting the rapid setup of a robot in new environments, exploring the technological readiness and role of mobile manipulator service robots with real world users, and comparative evaluation of multiple robot platforms.

Salary

 Post-Doctoral Researcher (Level 1): € 37,874 - € 41,373 per annum (1-4 points)

 Appointment will be made in accordance with the Department of Finance pay guidelines.