[alife] Fwd: Postdoc position in Essex

[Carlos Gershenson]

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> From: Ulrich Nehmzow <udfn at essex.ac.uk>
> Date: Tue 3 Apr 2007 06:23:07 GMT-05:00
> To: udfn at essex.ac.uk
> Subject: Postdoc position in Essex
>
>
>
> Dear colleague,
>
> we have a postdoc position available at Essex Robotics, and I would  
> be grateful if you could forward
> this announcement to people who might be interested. Thank you very  
> much!
>
> Kind regards
>
> Ulrich.
>
>
> Dr Ulrich Nehmzow
> Department of Computer Science
> University of Essex
>
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>
> Senior Research Officer (postdoc) in Mobile Robotics
> at the University of Essex, UK
>
> Closing date 11th April 2007
>
>
> Applications are invited for the post of Senior Research Officer for a
> fixed term of three years from 1 May 2007 on a Leverhulme-funded  
> project
> “System Identification for Rapid Generation of Transparent,  
> Analysable
> Control Code for Autonomous Mobile Robots”. The purpose of the  
> project
> is to develop novel machine learning methods, based on system
> identification, that allow the automatic translation of observed
> behaviour into control code, without resorting to traditional robot
> programming methods. The successful candidate will study
> robot-environment interaction, applying system identification tools  
> such
> as narmax methods to the automatic control code generation for
> autonomous mobile robots. The project is based at the University of
> Essex and conducted jointly with the University of Sheffield.
>
> Candidates should have a PhD in computer science or engineering
> sciences, and preferably some knowledge of (mobile) robotics, C
> programming and system identification.
>
> Appointment to this full-time, fixed-term 36-month post, commencing  
> on 1
> May 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter, will be made at
> £26,666-£28,290 per annum depending on skills and experience.
>
>
> Further details can be found at
> http://www.essex.ac.uk/personnel/Jobs/joblist.htm#res (reference  
> RE312W)
>
>

	
Carlos Gershenson
Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium