Highlights:
1. The Biologically Inspired Robotics Group (BIRG, http://birg.epfl.ch/) at EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) has one open PhD studentship in learning and control for legged compliant robots.
2. The position is part of AMARSI, a European project that will start on March 2010 with various partners in Europe. The position is fully funded.
3. Background:The goal of the PhD thesis will be to participate to the design of movement controllers for rich motor skills based on systems of coupled nonlinear dynamical systems (e.g. oscillators), and to apply them to compliant quadruped and humanoid robots.
4. Requirements: Candidates need to have a Master degree in a field related to robotics and dynamical systems, e.g. in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
5. The ideal candidate for this position should have a strong mathematical background, good programming skills, and be interested in legged robotics. Previous research experience in robotics (in particular the control of quadruped and biped locomotion) and/or in dynamical systems is desirable.
6. How to apply: Step 1: The position is only open to applicants who have been accepted by the EPFL doctoral school (see http://phd.epfl.ch/). The first step is therefore to fill the applications for one of the doctoral programs, the most relevant being "Manufacturing Systems and Robotics", "Computer, communication and information sciences" and "Electrical Engineering".
Step 2: Once accepted by one of the doctoral programs (please specify which doctoral program and the date of acceptance), the application to the position should be sent by email to Prof. Auke Ijspeert and consist of a motivation letter (explaining why you are interested in the project, and why you feel qualified for it) and a copy of the doctoral program application.
7. Informal inquiries about the relevance of an application can be sent to auke.ijspeert@epfl.ch (e.g. before or while submitting an application to the doctoral school), but responses can be slow because of a heavy schedule and a filled mail box.
8. Deadline and starting date: Applications will be considered continuously until the position is filled. The ideal starting date is the 1st of March 2010 (or as soon as possible after that date).
9. Contact: Information concerning the type of research carried out by the group can be found at http://birg.epfl.ch/. You should send your application and any inquiry by email to:
Prof. Auke Jan Ijspeert, auke.ijspeert@epfl.ch
EPFL, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
EPFL-IC-ISIM-GRIJ
INN 237
Station 14
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
WWW: http://birg.epfl.ch/
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