💼 About This Role

You'll pursue independent research and collaborate on AI2 projects in robotics, focusing on foundation models and skill learning, contributing to open-source AI for the common good.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Develop robot foundation models for scaling and generalization
• Design manipulation agents that follow instructions and acquire skills
• Build GPU-accelerated simulation environments for large-scale training
• Publish open-source methods in top robotics and ML venues

📋 Requirements

• PhD in robotics or related field (completed or within 1 year)
• Strong foundation in robot manipulation or sim-to-real
• Published at top venues like CoRL, ICRA, NeurIPS

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with large-scale simulation training
• Background in computer vision or language models

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Flexible start date and 1-3 year duration
• 🧑‍🏫 Dedicated AI2 mentor for research and grant writing
• 📚 Weekly AI2 Academy lectures with world-class speakers
• 🌍 Commitment to inclusion and work-life balance

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3Research Presentation· 45 min