Research Fellow: Real-Time Neuromorphic Sensorimotor Robotics

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA; Genova; On-site; EUR 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT) in Genova, Italy, seeks a Research Fellow in Neuromorphic Local Sensorimotor Intelligence for 12 months. The role is based in the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems and focuses on real-time, event-driven perception and neuromorphic robotics development.

The candidate will work within an international team, applying spiking neural networks and neuromorphic engineering to end-to-end sensorimotor systems, under the SHIFT project framework.

Qualifications

• MSc in computational neuroscience, neuromorphic computing and engineering, computer science, or similar disciplines.
• Documented experience in spiking neural networks and/or spike driven learning and/or mixed-mode neuromorphic circuit design.
• Good command of spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Event-Driven Perception for Robotics Research unit led by Dr. Chiara Bartolozzi.
• Contribute to neuromorphic perception, decision making and control in robot systems.
• Collaborate on the SHIFT project to study embodied intelligence with neuromorphic sensing.

Skills

Python

English Skills

Analytical Reasoning

Education

MSc in computational neuroscience/neuromorphic computing/computer science

Tools

Neuromorphic hardware design tools

SNN simulators

Job description

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA (IIT) in Genova, Italy, seeks a Research Fellow in Neuromorphic Local Sensorimotor Intelligence for 12 months. The role is based in the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems and focuses on real-time, event-driven perception and neuromorphic robotics development.

The candidate will work within an international team, applying spiking neural networks and neuromorphic engineering to end-to-end sensorimotor systems, under the SHIFT project framework.