The main research areas are perception, including computer vision, navigation, planning and machine learning.
At: CSIR
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Web: www.csir.co.za/mias/
The CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) is a leading scientific and
technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa and
making a difference in people's lives.
About the postdoctoral researcher jobs:
The CSIR Modelling and Digital Science (MDS) unit has temporary
one-year positions for
Postdoctoral Researchers in the Mobile Intelligent Autonomous Systems
(MIAS) Emerging
Research Area (ERA). These positions are based in Pretoria, South Africa.
The unit has a strong focus on human capital development and the
creation and
dissemination of new scientific knowledge. It also collaborates with
national and
international partners in research and development (R&D) activities.
The MIAS group undertakes innovative research in field robotics. The main
MIAS research areas are perception, including computer vision,
navigation, planning and machine learning.
The group offers the opportunity to work on exciting research projects,
in a dedicated lab
with state-of-the-art robotics platforms, sensors and equipment.
Successful candidates will work on one or more MIAS projects. Group
projects are in mining robotics, mule robotics and intelligent manipulator
development. Examples of
areas of work under group projects include imitation learning, active
vision, application of
machine learning methods to analysis and processing of sensor data,
decision fusion and data fusion.
Information on the MIAS group can be found at:
www.csir.co.za/mias/
Here is
information on the positions and how to apply
or see under "Postdoctoral Researchers in Robotics"
(Job Reference 4945)
at www.csir.co.za/recruitment/vacancy.php
Closing date: 04 May 2011
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