Postdoc in Robotic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science; Oxford; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the GOALS group within the Oxford Robotics Institute. The position focuses on decision-making under uncertainty for robots, targeting mission planning and sequential decision-making in single and multi-agent settings.

Applicants should hold a PhD or near completion, with a track record in AI, robotics, or verification, and strong experience modelling problems under uncertainty.

Qualifications

• PhD or near completion with a strong track record in decision-making under uncertainty.
• Experience in autonomous systems, robot exploration, or mission planning.
• Background in AI, robotics, or verification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on decision-making under uncertainty for autonomous robots.
• Develop algorithms for planning under uncertainty and MDP-based models.
• Collaborate with the GOALS group and ORI researchers.
• Publish results and present at seminars.

Skills

Decision-making under uncertainty

MDPs (Markov Decision Processes)

Robotics / AI research

Education

PhD / DPhil in AI/Robotics

Job description

The University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science, seeks a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the GOALS group within the Oxford Robotics Institute. The position focuses on decision-making under uncertainty for robots, targeting mission planning and sequential decision-making in single and multi-agent settings.

Applicants should hold a PhD or near completion, with a track record in AI, robotics, or verification, and strong experience modelling problems under uncertainty.