Two open PhD positions on robot navigation and perception at the University of Freiburg
The Robot Learning Lab at the University of Freiburg and ELLIS Unit Freiburg, Germany, headed by Prof. Abhinav Valada currently has two open full-time PhD positions (E13 100%). International candidates are encouraged to apply, knowledge of the German language is not required. Women and people of underrepresented minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
The candidate should have:
Master degree in computer science, robotics, machine learning, computer vision, or a related field
Strong passion for robotics, perception, mathematics, programming and abstract thinking
Programming skills including in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch (programming experience in C++ would be a plus)
Excellent written and communication skills in English
For the PhD position in Perception and SLAM:
Prior research experience in one or more of the following areas:
* Scene graphs
* SLAM
* Foundation models
* Visual localization and odometry estimation
* Continual and online learning
* Graph neural networks
For the PhD position in Robot Navigation:
Prior research experience in one or more of the following areas:
* Planning and reasoning
* Reinforcement Learning and imitation learning
* Foundation models
* self-supervised learning
We furthermore expect outstanding qualifications, the motivation to obtain a doctoral degree, and the interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment. The candidates are expected to conduct independent research and contribute to ongoing projects.
About the Lab and Freiburg:
The Robot Learning Lab is part of the ELLIS Unit Freiburg, the Department of Computer Science, and the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center. The lab is equipped with several robots ranging from a self-driving car, mobile service robots, a quadruped, UAVs, and mobile manipulators. The lab has state of the art computing resources in the form of multiple GPU clusters.
Wikipedia says about Freiburg: "...The city is known for its ancient university and its medieval munster, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of a major wine-growing region and serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany..."
Please send your CV, motivation/research statement, unofficial transcripts, and details of referees via email to rl-apply@cs.uni-freiburg.de as soon as possible. Selected candidates will be asked for further application documents. The positions will be open until filled.
