Internship

RAI Institute; Zürich; On-site; CHF 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

RAI Institute in Zürich, Switzerland seeks Master/PhD level students for a six-month full-time internship in robotics research and development. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to advance robotic systems, design and implement algorithms, and contribute to publications at international conferences.

A strong foundation in Python/C++/C and experience with locomotion or manipulation are preferred.

Qualifications

• MS and PhD students in a robotics-relevant field at a top university.
• Good grasp of state estimation, world estimation, active control, and planning/cognitive challenges.
• Expertise with at least one programming language (Python, C++, C) or proven track record in electronics/hardware design.
• Project experience.
• Experience with systems that have complex physical interaction (locomotion & manipulation).

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with researchers focused on advancing robotic systems.
• Provide solutions to complex problems.
• Collaborate on publications to be submitted at worldwide conferences.
• System design using model-based and data-driven techniques.
• Creatively apply modern learning algorithms to real-world problems.
• Use your strong development skills to develop algorithms and improve systems.
• Work with researchers and engineers to develop prototypes.

Skills

Python

C++

C

Robotics

Machine Learning

Education

MS/PhD in robotics

Job description

Our Mission

Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.

What We Are Looking For.....

Students at Master or PhD level looking to work full-time for an extended period (~6 months) in an invigorating environment where researchers and engineers are enhancing the future of robotics. If you have a passion for robots and a desire to be part of the advancement of robot capabilities and usefulness, you will want to join us!

What You'll Do

• Work collaboratively with researchers focused on advancing robotic systems
• Provide solutions to complex problem
• Collaborate on publications to be submitted at worldwide conferences
• System Design using model based and data driven techniques
• Creatively apply modern learning algorithms to real-world problems
• Use your strong development skills to develop algorithms and improve systems
• Working with researchers and engineers to develop prototypes

What We Are Looking For

• MS and PhD students in a robotics-relevant field at a top university
• Good grasp of a broad set of techniques related to state and world estimation, active control of dynamic systems and planning/cognitive challenges of these types of systems
• Expertise with at least one programming language (Python, C++, C) or proven track record in electronics/hardware design
• Project experience
• Experience with systems that have complex physical interaction (locomotion & manipulation)

Bonus (Not Required)

• Proven track record of publications in top-tier conferences and journals in Machine Learning, Robotics, or related fields (e.g. CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI, IJCV, NIPS, ICLR, ICML, IJRR, RSS, etc.)

Please provide with your application

• CV
• Motivation letter emphasizing your skills, interest and details on availability
• Complete Transcripts

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