[I-RIM ML] [Jobs] Post-Doc Position at the University of Padua, Italy: Underwater Robotics Perception

Fri Nov 5 17:48:20 CET 2021

Dear colleagues,

sorry for multiple posting. Please forward to potential candidates.

Best regards,
Emanuele Menegatti

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1 Post-Doc Position available at the University of Padua, Italy: Underwater Robotics Perception (deadline: November 20, 2021)

The Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS-Lab) of Padua, Italy, is looking for a highly motivated and capable postdoctoral researcher. The post-doc will be involved in a two-year research project in the field of Advanced Perception for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). Research topics will be Computer vision techniques for underwater: 
 - Object detection;
 - 6 DoF object pose estimation;
 - Underwater 6D robot pose estimation and SLAM;
 - 3D reconstruction from images.

The project is a joint research with a leading company in the design and manufacture of underwater robots that will make its state-of-the-art AUVs available to the researcher to test the developed algorithms.
The position is a two-year fixed-term, full-time researcher position (with ongoing assessment after one year), and it starts approximately in January 2022. Expressions of interest should be sent by November 20, 2021. A call for applications will open in December 2021.

Candidate identikit
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Candidates should have solid knowledge in one or more topics among:

 - Computer Vision 
 - Robot Localization and SLAM
 - Cameras calibration
 - Multi sensor fusion
 - Object pose estimation from 2D and 3D images
 - Machine/deep learning for computer vision (e.g., object detection and semantic segmentation)
 - 3D reconstruction from images

And they should have obtained a PhD in one of these research fields.

Candidates should be able to solve practical and theoretical problems posed to them with significant autonomy by using cutting-edge techniques or proposing original methods. Excellent programming skills in C++ and Python are required as well to implement the proposed solutions.
Finally, candidates should have adequate writing skills to publish papers in top conferences (e.g., ICRA, IROS, CVPR, ...) or relevant journals (TRO, RAL, RAS, ...).
A good propensity for teaching and co-tutoring students is appreciated.

Requirements
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 - PhD degree related to robotics, computer vision, or machine learning
 - Excellent programming skill in C++ and Python
 - A good publication record 
 - Good English language, communication, and presentation skills

Salary
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The basic salary is according to the UNIPD postdoctoral student salary agreement and can range between 1450 € to 1600 € per month depending on the experience of the selected candidate.

About the Lab
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IAS-Lab stands for Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory and it is one of the 28 laboratories of the Department of Information Engineering (DEI) of the University of Padua, promoted to "Department of Excellence" by the Italian Government.

The skills available at the IAS-Lab cover various methodological and algorithmic aspects of intelligent robotics and computer vision applied to robotics. These include: calibration, navigation, 3D reconstruction of environments and the interpretation of sensorial data of autonomous robots such as mobile platforms, industrial manipulators, humanoid robots and drones.

The fields of application range from service robotics to industrial robotics and from neurorobotics to agricultural robotics.
The IAS-Lab team comprises 5 professors and structured researchers, 4 post-docs and 4 Ph.D. students, plus a dozen master students.

The equipment available at the IAS-Lab includes several fully sensorized robots (e.g., with RGB-D cameras, IMU, LiDAR, etc...). Among these: 2 mobile manipulators, 4 industrial manipulators and 2 humanoid robots. The laboratory, distributed in two rooms for 250 square meters, is also equipped with a 3D camera network for markerless motion capture.

About Padua: the University and the City
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The University of Padua is one of Europe’s oldest and most prestigious seats of learning. Founded in 1222, Padua’s Studium Patavinum was a place of study that readily welcomed Italian students and scholars, as well as those from various European countries searching for cultural freedom and expression. University of Padua holds over 65,000 students and 2,200 educators within its 32 departments, accrediting more than 13,000 graduates each year.

The University of Padua has long enjoyed a high-ranking position in both Italian and international ranking agencies for its quality of teaching, research activities and student services. Confirming results include the number of works held in its scientific research archive, a cutting-edge sector that added 13,000 publications and hundreds of active projects during the 2020/2021 academic year alone.

The city of Padua is situated in the Veneto Region, in the heart of north-eastern Italy, and less than 40 km from Venice, Padua is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, with over 3,000 years of history. Padua appears twice in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Links
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IAS-LAB:  http://robotics.dei.unipd.it/ <http://robotics.dei.unipd.it/>
Computer Engineering at DEI: https://youtu.be/KEjTlvFm294 <https://youtu.be/KEjTlvFm294>
University of Padua: https://youtu.be/Zl6vKRe6PWc <https://youtu.be/Zl6vKRe6PWc>
                     https://www.unipd.it/en/ <https://www.unipd.it/en/>
City of Padua: https://youtu.be/gvSwH8yFupw <https://youtu.be/gvSwH8yFupw>
               https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padua>
Living in Padua: https://www.unipd.it/en/course/living-padua <https://www.unipd.it/en/course/living-padua>

How to Apply
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Expressions of interest should be sent by email to alberto.pretto at dei.unipd.it <mailto:alberto.pretto at dei.unipd.it> , containing:

 - A detailed curriculum vitae, including a list of publications;
 - Link to the PDF file of your Ph.D. thesis;
 - Link to your Google Scholar profile;
 - One letter of reference from a professor/lecturer you have worked with;
 - Name, email, and phone number of two further referees to whom we can reach you;
 - [Optional] Links to your personal website and your GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket page.

A call for applications will open in December, 2021.

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Prof. Emanuele Menegatti, Ph.D.

Head of Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory (IAS-Lab)
Department of Information Engineering
The University of Padua
via Giovanni Gradenigo 6/A
I-35131 Padova - ITALY

Skype: emanuele.menegatti
Phone: ++39 049 827 7651
Mobile: ++39 347 090 77 97
Zoom: https://unipd.zoom.us/my/menegatti 

Web:
http://www.dei.unipd.it/~emg <http://www.dei.unipd.it/~emg>------------------------------------------

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