The postdoctoral researcher will work on a project funded by Amazon Robotics that aims to improve decision-making in large mobile-robot fleets through learning-based corrections to an existing fleet-control system, while providing certified bounds on changes to closed-loop behaviour. The post holder will be a member of the Oxford Control Group and will develop new control architectures for lifelong multi-robot operation, using state-of-the-art parametrisations of stabilising controllers, data-driven control and multi-agent reinforcement learning. The postholder will also provide guidance to junior members of the research group, including research assistants, PhD students and project volunteers. 

 

 

At the University of Oxford your happiness and wellbeing at work is important to us. We have a number of generous benefits including 38 days' annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays and fixed closure days), generous pension schemes and free access to the Oxford colleges. The other benefits include: 

 

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system and should include the covering letter/supporting statement (describing how you meet the criteria), a CV, and names of two academic references. All application material must be limited to six pages.

 

The position is a full-time fixed term post available for one year.

 

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 01 September 

 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Luca Furieri, luca.furieri@eng.ox.ac.uk  

 

Further information can be found at  https://eng.ox.ac.uk/jobs 

 

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. The Department is committed to equality and valuing diversity and holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting gender equality in academia.  The University is a Living Wage Employer, holds an Athena Swan Silver Award, an HR Excellence in Research and a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and is a Stonewall Diversity Champion.  Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we seek to create a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through our EDI Committee, working groups and networks, for example  eng.ox.ac.uk/women-in-engineering, as well as a number of  family friendly policies.