Postdoc: Autonomous Drone Flight in Confined Environments

University of Southern Denmark; Odense; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for one or more postdoc positions focusing on autonomous flight in confined and cluttered environments for multi-rotor drones. The appointments are two-year terms with a flexible start date, based at the SDU UAS Center within the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute.

The role entails conducting research and development in navigation, perception, and motion planning for UAS, with opportunities to co-supervise student projects and collaborate with

Qualifications

• PhD degree in engineering, robotics, computer science, or related field.
• Experience in autonomous navigation, state estimation, or motion planning for robots/UAS.
• Proven ability to publish at international conferences and peer‑reviewed journals.
• Experience with UAS platforms, subsystems, and payloads is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Research and development in autonomous navigation, state estimation, or motion planning for robots or UAS.
• Develop UAS platforms, subsystems, and payloads.
• Prototyping drones and payloads, including mechanical design, electronics, and systems integration.
• Perception and machine learning for robotics.
• Software design and development (C, C++, Python) including real-time/embedded systems.
• UAS operations and experiments.

Skills

C, C++, Python

Robotics

UAS/drones

Machine learning for robotics

State estimation / SLAM

Embedded software

Education

PhD in Engineering/Robotics/CS

Tools

VIO

SLAM

Embedded systems

Job description

University of Southern Denmark invites applications for one or more postdoc positions focusing on autonomous flight in confined and cluttered environments for multi-rotor drones. The appointments are two-year terms with a flexible start date, based at the SDU UAS Center within the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute.

The role entails conducting research and development in navigation, perception, and motion planning for UAS, with opportunities to co-supervise student projects and collaborate with