Opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applied to Industrial Processes

Field of Expertise: Computer Science

FAPESP Process No: 2020/09850-0

Project Title: Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence: Driving the Transformation of Industries toward Standard 5.0

Activity: A.I. applied to industrial processes

Name of applicant: Jefferson de Oliveira Gomes

Home Institution: Institute of Science and Technology – Unesp Sorocaba

Deadline for applications: September 23, 2025

Location: Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil

E-mail for applications: alexandre.simoes@unesp.br

Summary

24-month postdoctoral fellowship in AI applied to industry in a research project with large enterprises, under the research line “Autonomous Systems, Robotics, and Machine Tools” of the IASMIN Platform, the FAPESP Center for Applied Research in AI. The work will be carried out in the Dept. of Control and Automation Eng. (DECA) at Unesp, Sorocaba Campus. Open to Brazilian and international candidates. Stipend: R$ 12,570.00 per month. FAPESP offers relocation support for researchers outside the host city.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree: Computer Science or Computer Eng.
• PhD: Computer Science, Computer Eng., Electrical Eng, Control and Automation Eng., or related fields, obtained within the last 7 years
• Knowledge of deep learning, computer vision, and LLM, with relevant scientific publications
• English

Desired

• Experience in Robotics and/or Industrial Process Control, and NLP
• Demonstrated ability in scientific manuscript preparation, leadership, project coordination, teamwork, and communication

How to apply

• Form: https://forms.gle/mV9ct3gwMSCaoNw98
• Attach: Link to Lattes CV (Brazilian candidates) or PDF CV (international candidates), Motivation letter (max. 2 pages) describing interest and expectations, 2 letters of recommendation (max. 2 pages), Undergraduate diploma, Doctoral diploma or statement of completion
• Info: alexandre.simoes@unesp.br