Postdoctoral Research Assistant in AI for Robot Decision-Making

We are looking for a full-time post-doctoral research assistant to join the
GOALS group (http://ori.ox.ac.uk/labs/goals/) within the Oxford Robotics
Institute (ORI), Department of Engineering Science (based in central Oxford).
The post is funded by EPSRC as part of the Programme Grant in Embodied
Intelligence (https://embodiedintelligence.web.ox.ac.uk), and is fixed term
for up to two years.





The successful applicant will help drive our research on decision-making for
autonomous system, and have freedom to address problems of interest in this
area within the remit of the Programme Grant. Their role will be to develop
and deliver new research ideas on sequential decision-making, whilst also
working within a larger group of students and postdocs, plus academic and
industrial supervisors.





We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic about applying Artificial
Intelligence techniques to autonomous systems, whilst also developing
underpinning techniques for modelling and solving planning problems under
uncertainty. Since our work spans domains such as decision-theoretic planning,
reinforcement learning, control, formal methods, multi-robot systems, and
human-robot collaboration, experience in one or more of these areas is
desirable.





Informal enquiries may be addressed to Nick Hawes (nickh@robots.ox.ac.uk).





For more information about working at the Department, see
www.eng.ox.ac.uk/about/work-with-us/





Only online applications received before midday on January 19th can be
considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting
statement, including a brief statement of research interests (describing how
past experience and future plans fit with the advertised position), a CV, and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.





The Oxford Robotics Institute is dedicated to fostering a diverse and
inclusive environment that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds. The
Department holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to
promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology.