[Job] PhD position in robot learning at VU Amsterdam, NL

[KS Luck]

We have a job opening for a PhD position in robot learning and representation learning for 4 years in the AI department at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In this position you will be researching new robot learning and representation learning algorithms for application on various robotics problems in the area of manipulation and locomotion. We are specifically interested in developing deep learning methods deployable across robot embodiments and platforms, and which can be used to adapt robot morphologies.

Topic areas of this position are: Reinforcement Learning, Representation Learning, Information Theory, Robot Learning, Deep Learning, Robotics, Foundation models for Robotics, Evolutionary Robotics.

More details and how to apply can be found here: https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/phd-student-position-in-robot-learning-and-representation-learning-amsterdam-1078012

Closing date is the 30th of June, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

You will be working on the centrally located campus of the VU Amsterdam in Amsterdam Zuid, with a robotics lab on the 10th floor overlooking the Amsterdam area. The position has a salary of € 2.770,00 and maximum € 3.539,00 gross per month in the fourth year, for a full-time employment and comes with attractive fringe benefits such as around 30 holiday days, parental leave, 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end of year bonus, such that the yearly income effectively adds up to approximately 14 months. The position has secured funding for 4 years.
Also note, that as an international candidate you may be eligible for the 30% rule ( https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility) in the Netherlands.

Please, find further details in the job vacancy linked above.

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Kevin Sebastian Luck, PhD
Assistant Professor
Computational Intelligence Group, Department of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
 

[KS Luck]

This is the final call for our open PhD position in robot learning at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The closing date for this vacancy is the 30th of June and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Are you interested in robotics, reinforcement learning and representation learning? You find real-world robotics exciting, but want to combine it with the development of novel algorithms suitable for deployment on various robot embodiments? You heard of foundation models for robotics and think we can push this research further?

Then consider joining us in Amsterdam, Netherlands! Please find more details and how to apply in the email below. Closing date is the 30th of June.

Best wishes,

-Kevin Luck