The Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAI), lead by Prof. Michael Beetz at the University of Bremen, is looking for highly talented and motivated, full-time entry-level researchers (PhD students) to join our dynamic, international, and multidisciplinary team. Our institute offers exciting scientific projects, as well as an excellent and stimulating research environment. We have several openings as a part of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) Everyday Activity Science and Engineering (EASE), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In-depth information on EASEs research vision can be found on its website http://ease-crc.org We provide an excellent and stimulating research environment. The successful candidates will enroll at the graduate program of EASE with the goal of obtaining a PhD degree in Computer Science. PhD students of the EASE graduate school will take part in a variety of exciting technical and soft skill courses. All EASE researchers have full access to our modern robotics laboratory. It is home to two mobile dual-arm service robots (a PR2 robot from Willow Garage, and a custom-built robot with KUKA LWR4+ arms), diverse robot manipulators, motion tracking systems, Virtual Reality equipment, and a small mechanical/electrical workshop. Spacious, realistic, and fully-stocked mock-ups of a kitchen environment and a supermarket store complete the laboratory. Several of our robot demonstrations, designed to showcase parts of our research, have gained high-visibility in the community, including robots preparing meals (pancakes, sausages, popcorn, pizza), safely organizing surgical tools, and long-term pick and place in human environments. The successful candidates will be employed at our institute as research assistants. The positions are remunerated according to the TVL-E13 pay scale of the German government (starting at 44k-50k EUR/year gross depending on your experience), and are limited to four years. General Requirements: - High dedication to perform leading-edge research in AI-based robotics. - In-depth knowledge and skills in one or more of the following fields: artificial intelligence, machine learning, knowledge representation, robot perception and vision, and control. - Excellent coding skills, including in-depth experience in some of the following: developing in Linux, ROS (http://ros.org), C, C++, Python, CMAKE. Ability and desire to learn quickly and get to know large code bases. A history of open-source contributions is desired (if you have one, please mention your public github account in your application). - Ability to work as a part of a team developing com plex integrated robotics systems, and desire to work on open-source robotics projects - Experience in working in robotics teams or in robotic competitions like RoboCup, RoboCup@Home, and similar is a big plus. - Completed academic degree with excellent grades. The degree should be equivalent to an European MSc (or German Diplom.) in the fields of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Cognitive sciences, or related fields, and it should qualify you for enrollment into the PhD program of the Computer Science Faculty of the University of Bremen. - Proficient in the English language in written and spoken form. If not a native speaker, please include a proof of proficiency in the form of a certificate: TOEFL iBT (score >=94), IELTS Academic (score >=7), Cambridge English Certificate (level c1 or c2). Some knowledge of the German language is helpful. - We are looking for applicants able to start as soon as possible. If you additionally meet one of the following requirements and want to do research on one of the following topics, we might have a position for you: - Plan based control: Experience in LISP (Common Lisp) - Knowledge processing: Experience in knowledge bases / Prolog programming - Virtual Reality, simulation, imitation learning: Programming using Unreal / C# - Computer Vision: skills developing in OpenCL / CUDA - Robot motion control: whole-body controllers, robotic grasping, integrating perception into motion control loops General responsibilities of research assistants: - Research - Contribute to teaching - Develop and maintain software for robots and robotics systems - Present research results at international conferences - Support the group in the writing of grant proposals If you are interested, please send us a cover letter outlining your motivation and a statement of your research interests, your CV, and two reference letters to until the 9th of September 2017. Bremen is located in northern Germany, and is a wonderful city with high quality of life, many green areas, good public transportation, and an extensive bike lane system. The University of Bremen has a campus on the north of the city, with a 15min Tram connection to the central railway station and a 30min connection to the airport. A public transportation ticket is issued to students and it covers Bremen as well as most of the state of Lower Saxony. If you have questions, please contact us at . For more background information, please see the following links: Our website: https://ai.uni-bremen.de Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/agkiunibremen Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAI_Bremen Best regards, Alexis Maldonado -- Ing. 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