Postdoctoral Research Fellow - AI for Autonomy in Surgical Interventions

Grade UE07: £40,247 to £47,874 per annum, pro rata if part time

Institute for Regeneration and Repair / CMVM

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: for 24 months

 

The Opportunity:

Join the Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub to develop AI-driven autonomy for lung interventions, leveraging reinforcement learning, computer vision, and robotics for precise navigation and lung sampling. This role involves research on sensor-driven localization, mapping, and autonomous navigation, contributing to cutting-edge surgical robotics while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team and disseminating findings through publications and conferences.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week); however, we are open to considering part-time or flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is £40,247 to £47,874 per annum.

 

Your skills and attributes for success:

• PhD in the area of machine learning for robotics 
• An excellent track record of publications in top-tier journals (e.g. IEEE Trans. or broad-interest science venues) and/or conferences in AI (e.g. IJCAI, AAAI, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), robotics (e.g. R:SS, CoRL, ICRA), or allied areas
• Excellent proven experience of developing field robotics systems involving robotic navigation 
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, to meet deadlines, and to report on project progress

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Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

 

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. 

 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.  Please note if the role is offered on a part-time basis, it may result in sponsorship being dependant on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant or the role no longer meeting the Home Office’s criteria for sponsorship.

 

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 10 March 2025.

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