Postdoc: Human-Aware Learning for Robotic Interaction

NextGenEnergyJobs; Cambridge, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is seeking a PhD-level researcher to advance human-robot interaction through novel representations and learning-based shared control. You will publish in venues like ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, and HRI, and work with a team to validate new approaches from inception to deployment.

The role emphasizes data-efficient, robust, and explainable learning for long-term shared autonomy in robot-human collaboration, requiring strong publications and Python-based ML experience.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in ML/AI, robotics, human-centric AI, or CV with expected completion by end date.
• Strong publication record in top ML/robotics venues.
• Experience coding in Python and training deep learning models in PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Research and publish on topics in relevant venues (ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, HRI).
• Explore computational and cognitive phenomena with a research team to build new approaches.
• Develop ideas from conception to validation of the approaches.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

Pytorch

TensorFlow

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D in ML/AI/robotics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) is seeking a PhD-level researcher to advance human-robot interaction through novel representations and learning-based shared control. You will publish in venues like ICRA, CVPR, NeurIPS, and HRI, and work with a team to validate new approaches from inception to deployment.

The role emphasizes data-efficient, robust, and explainable learning for long-term shared autonomy in robot-human collaboration, requiring strong publications and Python-based ML experience.