Postdoc: UAV Swarm Simulation for Forest Lidar

Azchiefsofpolice; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Arizona University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead technical work on UAV lidar-based forest models and swarm flight planning. The candidate will quantify performance across multi-agent UAV swarms and document variability across sites, with collaboration across a team of researchers and faculty in Flagstaff, AZ.

The role involves field testing, data analysis, reporting, manuscript preparation, and occasional travel to conferences and field sites.

Qualifications

• PhD in Informatics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or closely related field completed prior to start date.
• A combination of related education, experience, and training may be used as an equivalent to the above Minimum Qualifications.

Responsibilities

• 55% - Develop and Test UAV Swarms to identify optimum configurations.
• 20% - Develop forest models from UAV and LiDAR point cloud data.
• 15% - Dissemination, reporting and travel.
• 5% - Team supervision and mentoring.
• 5% - Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Python

C++

UAV simulations

Education

Ph.D. in Informatics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or closely related field

Tools

Pixhawk

ArduPilot/PX4

Raspberry Pi

Cube

Job description

Northern Arizona University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to lead technical work on UAV lidar-based forest models and swarm flight planning. The candidate will quantify performance across multi-agent UAV swarms and document variability across sites, with collaboration across a team of researchers and faculty in Flagstaff, AZ.

The role involves field testing, data analysis, reporting, manuscript preparation, and occasional travel to conferences and field sites.