Associate Professor (Physical AI Sensing)

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Onsite childcare facilities

Flexible working

Job summary

University of Warwick invites applications for an Associate Professor (Physical AI Sensing) in the WMG - Research department. The role focuses on sensor design, multimodal perception, sensor fusion, and AI-driven interpretation for embodied and Physical AI systems.

You will lead a research program, teach, and contribute to administration, building bridges between WMG and industry partners to solve complex problems in autonomous transport, robotics, and health tech.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field is required or equivalent
• Internationally recognised publications in sensor design or related areas
• Ability to contribute to teaching and research across the group

Responsibilities

• Lead a nationally and internationally recognised research programme in sensor design and AI-driven interpretation
• Provide teaching, supervision, and administrative leadership within the Safe Autonomy Research Group
• Collaborate with industry partners to translate research into impactful solutions

Skills

Sensor design

Multimodal perception

Sensor fusion

AI interpretation

Scene understanding

Object detection

Tracking

Localization

Mapping

Reconstruction

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Job description

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Associate Professor (Physical AI Sensing)

Job Title: Associate Professor (Physical AI Sensing)

Reference: 389

Department: WMG - Research

Contract Type:Indefinite

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Full time Salary Range: £59,390 - £68,817 per annum

This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your own career and profile by supporting the work of WMG and its partners in the area of design, development, and intelligent use of sensing systems for embodied and Physical AI including autonomous transport, robotics, Agritech, health technology (including wearables, prosthetics), medical technology, amongst others.

The successful candidate will support the development of a nationally and internationally recognised research programme spanning sensor design (including transducer physics), multimodal perception, sensor fusion, and AI-driven interpretation of real-world environments.

In this newly established academic role within the Safe Autonomy Research Group, you will lead research, teaching and administration in addition to providing innovative solutions to complex industrial problems by creating a bridge between WMG and interested parties.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

You will hold a PhD and have already demonstrated both excellence and independence in research along with an ability to contribute to effective teaching. You will have a track record of internationally recognised publications in sensor design, including optical, event-based, radar, LiDAR, acoustic, tactile, force, inertial, thermal, chemical, biosensing, and multimodal sensor systems, and have expertise in one of more application areas such as computer vision, sensor fusion, calibration, and uncertainty-aware inference, for scene understanding, object detection, tracking, localization, mapping, and reconstruction.

We are seeking candidates who can make a strong contribution to both our research and our teaching, and who will make the most of the opportunities provided by our lively and vibrant departmental culture.

We will be appointing at either Assistant or Associate Professor level depending on applicant experience.

About the Department

WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.

We are globally recognised for our world-class research, innovative industry partnerships, and teaching excellence, and we are proud holders of the Athena SWAN Silver Awardand theInstitutional Silver Award.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here .

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here .

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