Two funded Ph.D. student openings in robotics at Paderborn University, Germany
with 100% of the regular working hours starting earliest from 2023-04-01.
Position 1: Task- and Domain-specific Navigation for Aerial Robots
Project description and responsibilities:
Research on robot navigation and path/motion planning algorithms
Experience in robot simulation (e.g., Gazebo, Microsoft AirSim, NVIDIA Isaac Sim)
Active contribution to open-source software repositories addressing the above topics
Writing scientific papers for journals and conferences
Teaching on the order of 4 teaching hours (SWS) per week
Your qualifications:
M.Sc. degree from a top-tier university in the field of control engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer science, or similar
Excellent written and spoken English
Experience in motion/path planning algorithms for robots
Experience in software-related engineering tools and programming languages (e.g., C/C++ and Python)
Experience in Robot Operating System (ROS) is a plus
Hands-on experience in robot applications, visual sensor, stereo, and depth camera systems is a plus
Independent and team-oriented approach to work
Applications with complete documents (cover letter, CV with the full publication list, contact details of three references in a single PDF file: name_surname.pdf) should be sent via email with the email subject “PhD UPB application (Policy specialization)” quoting reference number 5746 to:erdal.kayacan@uni-paderborn.de
Position 2: Contact-based Inspection Using Aerial Robots
Project description and responsibilities:
Research on robot navigation and control algorithms
Experience in robot deployment in real-time
Active contribution to open-source software repositories addressing the above topics
Writing scientific papers for journals and conferences
Teaching on the order of 4 teaching hours (SWS) per week
Your qualifications:
M.Sc. degree from a top-tier university in the field of control engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, computer science, or similar
Excellent written and spoken English
Profound knowledge in control theory
Experience in software-related engineering tools and programming languages (e.g., C/C++ and Python)
Experience in Robot Operating System (ROS) is a plus
Hands-on experience in robot applications is a plus
Knowledge in motion/path planning algorithms for robots is a plus
Independent and team-oriented approach to work
Applications with complete documents (cover letter, CV with the full publication list, contact details of three references in a single PDF file: name_surname.pdf) should be sent via email with the email subject “PhD UPB application (Policy specialization)” quoting reference number 5747 to:erdal.kayacan@uni-paderborn.de
Applications received by March 17, 2023, are guaranteed full consideration, but review will continue on a rolling basis thereafter until the position is filled.
Questions:
Prof. Dr. Erdal Kayacan
erdal.kayacan@uni-paderborn.de
Paderborn University
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn
