[agents] Postdoc positions in AI and Robotics for Extreme Environments at Royal Holloway University of London

[Sara Bernardini]

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2 Postdoc positions in AI and Robotics for Extreme Environments at Royal Holloway University of London
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Outstanding candidates in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are invited to apply for two posts of Research Associate in the Department of Computer Science at Royal Holloway University of London. 

The Department
The Department, established in 1968 (one of the oldest CS departments in the world), is one of the top departments of Computer Science in the UK. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), it scored 11th for the quality of our research output, with a third of the publications recognised as world-leading and a further half internationally excellent (87% in total). The Department is home to outstanding researchers in algorithms and complexity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, bioinformatics, distributed and global computing, software language engineering and type theory. 

Over the past five years, the department has undertaken an ambitious plan of expansion: fourteen new academic members of staff were appointed, new undergraduate and integrated-master programmes were created, and five new postgraduate-taught programmes were launched. The department is involved in multiple inter/multidisciplinary activities, from electrical engineering to psychology and social sciences.

The Project
The positions are funded by the two-year Innovate UK grant “Connect-R - Providing Structure in Unstructured Hazardous Environments” (TS/S017623/1), held by Dr Sara Bernardini, in the context of the program “Robotics and AI: Inspect, Maintain and Repair in Extreme Environments”. The project will be carried out by a consortium including other universities (University of Edinburgh), industry (Barrnon, Tharsus, Jigsaw Structures and Ross Robotics) and end users (UK Atomic Energy Authority).  The Connect-R team will develop an industrial-scale, self-building, modular, autonomous robotic solution to provide robotic access to work-sites in hazardous environments such as Nuclear Decommissioning, Oil and Gas, Mining and Space systems.

The Candidates
The successful candidates will hold a PhD or equivalent, have a strong research record in Artificial Intelligence or Robotics and a strong interest in practice-driven research. Experts in AI Planning, Autonomous Systems, Agent and Multi-Agent Systems and Cognitive Robotics are particularly encouraged to apply. Experience in engaging with industry or contributing to outreach activities would also be valuable. The duties and responsibilities of these posts include conducting individual and collaborative research on the themes of the project, developing software based on the needs of the project, and producing high-quality outputs for publication in high-profile journals or conference proceedings.

In return, we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
	• Generous annual leave entitlement 
	• Competitive Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave provisions
	• Training and Development opportunities
	• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
	• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
	• Free parking 

The posts are based in Egham, Surrey, where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London, Europe’s most dynamic technology hub. 

There posts are full-time and fixed-term (extensions are possible), available from March 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.

To Apply
For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Dr Sara Bernardini on sara.bernardini at rhul.ac.uk or +44-1784-276792. To view further details of these posts, please visit http://www.cs.rhul.ac.uk/home/sara/projects.html and https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. For queries on the application process, the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at recruitment at rhul.ac.uk

To apply, follow the links: 
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0219-049 <https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0219-049>
https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0219-050 <https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=0219-050>

Please quote the reference: 0219-049
Closing Date: Midnight, 1 March 2019 
Interview Date: To be confirmed

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Dr Sara Bernardini
Senior Lecturer
Department of Computer Science 
Royal Holloway University of London

Office: McCrea 126a 
Telefone: +44-1784-276792
Web: http://www.cs.rhul.ac.uk/home/sara/

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