PhD in Collaborative Exploration for Intelligent Mobile Robots (1.0 FTE)
- Groningen, Groningen
- € 2.901 per maand
- Tijdelijk
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Founded in 1614, the University of Groningen enjoys an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative institution of higher education offering high-quality teaching and research. Flexible study programmes and academic career opportunities in a wide variety of disciplines encourage the 34,000 students and researchers alike to develop their own individual talents. As one of the best research universities in Europe, the University of Groningen has joined forces with other top universities and networks worldwide to become a truly global centre of knowledge.Within the Faculty of Science and Engineering of University of Groningen, a 4-year PhD position is available and jointly affiliated with Bernoulli Institute (BI) for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Engineering and Technology institute Groningen (ENTEG).The PhD student will work at BI under the supervision of Dr. Kailai Li ( ) within his team focusing on agile sensing and intelligence ( ), and jointly supervised by Prof. Ming Cao ( ), Chair of the group of Discrete Technology & Production Automation (DTPA) at ENTEG.The PhD will start and spend the first 2 years on campus at the University of Groningen and the next 2 years at Macquarie University. The position at Macquarie will be hosted by supervisors Dr. Yan Li ( ) and Prof. Michael Sheng ( ) within the School of Computing.Macquarie University will fund a living allowance scholarship at an annual rate of AUD 38,500 (tax exempt), paid pro-rata, while the student is in Australia. Macquarie will also provide an airfare allowance for flights between The Netherlands and Australia up to a maximum of $4,000 AUD.QualificationsThe successful candidate should
- Have a master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar from an internationally visible university with excellent academic results.
- Be willing to devote great dedication to curiosity-driven research and be a good team player.
- Be excellent at both oral and written communication in English (see
- Have very solid programming skills in Python and C++ as well as popular deep learning libraries such as PyTorch.
- Have a knowledge background in robotics and machine learning, and experience with developing real-time systems in ROS/ROS2 using sensors such as RGB-D, LiDAR, and IMU sensors.
- A salary of € 2,901 gross per month in the first year and € 3,707 gross per month in the second year for a full-time working week.
- A holiday allowance of 8% gross annual income and an 8.3% year-end bonus.
- A full-time position (1.0 FTE). The successful candidate will first be offered a temporary position of one year with the option of renewal for another one year at the University of Groningen. Prolongation of the contract is contingent on sufficient progress in the first year to indicate that a successful completion of the PhD thesis within the next three years for the double PhD programme is to be expected. A PhD training programme is part of the agreement and the successful candidate will be enrolled in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering.