"Post Doctorate Associate"

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

New York University Tandon School of Engineering’s Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab led by Prof. Hao Su (http://haosu-robotics.github.io) at the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department is seeking to hire a Post Doctoral Associate to work on mechatronics design, control, and reinforcement learning for wearable robots, surgical robots, image-guided intervention, and humanoid robots.

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States, and the Tandon School of Engineering, located in Brooklyn, NY, is deeply committed to excellence in teaching and learning. Tandon fosters student and faculty innovation and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world.

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon focuses on connecting engineering and technology with medicine. Strong connections with world-class faculty at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the College of Dentistry offer unparalleled opportunities for research across boundaries through interdisciplinary collaborations. A detailed description of the laboratories and centers in BME can be found at https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/biomedical-engineering.

The Biomechanics and Intelligent Robotics Lab conducts translational research, publishes high-caliber papers, and offers entrepreneurship opportunities. Our work has been published in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Nature, Nature Machine Intelligence, and Science Robotics.

Candidates will be responsible for mechatronics design of robots, or control and reinforcement learning for robotics. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated background in one of the following areas: soft robots, legged robots, mechanism design and machine design, actuator design, electric motors, motor controller, embedded system, electronics, firmware, biomechanics, IMU sensors, Nvidia Isaac Gym, or Simulator.

Candidates should have a PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical Engineering, or Computer Science or a related field. Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV that includes a complete list of publications, copies of up to three relevant scientific papers, a research statement, and names and contact information for three references. All application materials should be submitted electronically via Interfolio and to: hao.su@nyu.edu.

Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary range: In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is no less than $62,500 and commensurate with experience and expertise depending on the candidate’s experience and qualification.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.