Research Scientist Position in Robotics at MIT CSAIL

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Research Scientist
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology


RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), to perform research in the development of perception, planning, control, and human interface software and algorithms for autonomous robots; manage research in autonomous vehicles, including development and testing of techniques for vision, lidar, and radar data processing for mapping, localization, and autonomous path control; and development and field deployment of novel robotic systems for land, air, and sea environments.

REQUIREMENTS: a Ph.D. in robotics or computer vision; and five or more years' experience in perception algorithm and human-computer interface and robotic system programming for autonomous vehicles. Seek motivated, enthusiastic roboticist who demonstrates exceptional programming skills and the ability to perform independent research and manage complex research projects. Must be able to help mentor graduate students and postdocs. Position requires expert knowledge of Bayesian state estimation and computer vision algorithms such as Kalman filters, particle filters, and SIFT feature detection; and general experience in robot system integration, C/C++ network programming in Linux and Windows, CVS, SVN, openGL, perl, and HTML. Must have experience with configuration and management of Linux computer systems using Ubuntu/Debian distributions; deployment and operation of mobile ad-hoc wireless networks; and code development for public-domain robot control software packages such as CARMEN and LCM. Should also have experience creating real-time interfaces to vision, laser, and radar sensors using serial, USB, CANbus, and tcp/ip connections; and in the configuration and operation of SICK laser range scanners.

Applicants may apply online at http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/
(Search for position mit-00005935)

John Leonard (jleonard@mit.edu)