Senior Robotics Engineer / Postdoctoral Researcher 60-100 %

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--- base: / meta-keywords: meta-viewport: width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0 title: Senior Robotics Engineer / Postdoctoral Researcher 60-100 % --- Senior Robotics Engineer / Postdoctoral Researcher 60\-100 % ============================================================ We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher or senior robotics engineer. Take humanoid and quadruped robots out of the lab and into industry: with Swiss partners, you deploy reinforcement learning, robot foundation models and agentic systems in the real world. Senior Robotics Engineer / Postdoctoral Researcher 60\-100 % ============================================================ **School:** School of Engineering **Starting date:** January 2027 or by appointment. **Your role** * You conduct applied research and development as a senior robotics engineer / postdoctoral researcher in the Embodied Mobile Agents (EMA) research group, deploying reinforcement learning and VLA/WAM policies on humanoid and quadruped robots in the real world. * You drive our current focus topics: flexible industrial automation through agentic embodied AI systems, robotic foundation models and reinforcement learning for mobile manipulation. In a new project, we will be looking into lowering the entry barrier to robot teleoperation and imitation learning for non\-technical users through automated dataset curation and real\-time feedback. * You turn results into publications and open\-source code contributions. * You collaborate with companies, universities and other partners in Switzerland and the EU. Most of our projects are applied research and innovation projects with Swiss companies, mainly funded by Innosuisse. **Your profile** * You hold a PhD in robotics, or in computer science or a related field with a focus on AI for robotics. * You are a pragmatic "maker" with a strong drive to build things that work and are appealing to use, and you have hands\-on experience with real robots, including prototyping and modifying robots with off\-the\-shelf equipment. * You have proven competencies in robot learning (reinforcement learning, imitation learning, robot foundation models) and in classical robotics (motion planning, perception and navigation, teleoperation). * You are a strong programmer and work confidently with ROS / ROS 2, Nav2, MoveIt, PCL, OpenCV, the NVIDIA Jetson ecosystem and current deep learning frameworks. * You have a strong research track record in AI for robotics or computer vision, shown by publications, and your curiosity keeps you on top of the state of the art. * You are fluent in English; is a plus. * We offer a position at the level of research associate, initially limited to 2 years. **This is what we stand for** Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff. The School of Engineering ( ), as one of the leading educational and research institutions in Switzerland, focuses on topics relevant to the future. 14 institutes and centres guarantee high\-quality education, research and development with a focus on the areas of energy, mobility, information and health. The Centre for Artificial Intelligence ( ) maintains a growing number of research groups in four strategic focus areas: . The CAI conducts method\-focused applied re\-search and development at the highest level in the field of machine learning and is committed to a human\-centered ap\-proach to artificial intelligence, thereby actively shaping the ethical dimension. We are looking for a witty, sharp, curious, and technically skilled personality. We value potential over formally certified skills, encouraging also unconventional CVs, e.g., transdisciplinary backgrounds or own entrepreneurial experience. Please honor us with a tailored cover letter and highlight facts that underline your ability to achieve high. We are looking forward to hearing from you! ZHAW is committed to gender\-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation. **What you can expect** We offer working conditions and terms of employment commensurate with higher education institutions and actively promote personal development for staff in leadership and non\-leadership positions. A detailed description of advantages and benefits can be found at . The main points are listed below: **Contact** **Dr. Queralta** Head of the Embodied Mobile Agents Research Group **Shalaby** Recruiting Manager  * * *  * * * jid7488813jm jit1042jm jiy26jm