Postdoc in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Do you want to develop your research and teaching in an environment where collaboration with industry and society is a given? With us, you will work with dedicated colleagues, access to modern research infrastructure, and good opportunities to attract external funding. You will be given the space to make a real difference for your students, your research, and society at large.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) (http://www.ltu.se/robotics) at the Department of Systems and Space Technology at Luleå tekniska universitet is now seeking a postdoc to contribute to our growing activities. The RAI team conducts fundamental and principled research in all aspects of robotics with a specific focus on aerial, space, and bio-inspired robotics.
RAI's vision is to bridge the gap between theory and reality, and the team has a strong background in field robotics. Application areas we focus on are robotics for mining, aerial inspection of aging infrastructure, multi-robot search and rescue for emergency services and similar, multi-sensor fusion and multi-robot coordination, which includes environmental perception, decentralization, and execution of specified missions for multi-robot systems.
The RAI team has strong participation in European R&D&I projects and RAI participates in the DARPA SUB-T Challenge as a member of the CoSTAR team, which is led by NASA/JPL (https://costar.jpl.nasa.gov/).
Subject Description
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence aims to develop new robot systems characterized by advanced autonomy to improve the robots' ability to interact with the environment and humans during the execution of specific tasks.
Project Description
You will work within aerial robotics, and your activities will link with national, European, and worldwide R&D projects.
The research topics will focus on, but are not limited to:
Navigation through unknown environments Fast dynamics-based planning Semantic-based exploration Source localization Perception in sensor-degraded environments: Localization in smoke- and dust-filled environments Scene understanding Biometric/triage evaluations, etc. Mission-specific modules such as autonomous firefighting, sampling, rescue operations, or large-scale mission planning.
Tasks
The tasks for a postdoc are primarily research. You will conduct research with substantial experimental elements that should be published in peer-reviewed international academic journals and presented at major conferences. Tasks include supervision of PhD and MSc students, teaching, and support in acquiring funds for future research projects from research funding agencies/councils, EU projects, or industry.
Qualifications
To be eligible for employment, a doctoral degree or equivalent foreign degree in control engineering or a related subject is required. It is meritorious if your degree was awarded no more than three years before the last application date for this position. If there are special reasons, candidates who obtained their doctoral degree earlier may be considered, for example, due to different types of statutory leave. The research tasks require a solid mathematical background with proven advanced experimental ability and excellent programming skills (e.g., C ++, ROS, Matlab, etc.). You should have a strong vision for evaluating and demonstrating research results in real field and industrial conditions with an approach that reduces the gap between pure theory and experimental verification. You will need to represent the group in various contexts, both in Sweden and abroad; therefore, excellent knowledge of English is a requirement.
Information
The employment is time-limited to two years with the possibility of extension for an additional year. Place of work: Luleå. Start date: according to agreement.
For further information, please contact:
George Nikolakopoulos, professor and subject representative, 0920-49 1298 mailto:geonik@ltu.se
Union representatives:
SACO-S Diana Chroneer, 0920-49 2037 mailto:diana.chroneer@ltu.se
OFR-S Marika Vesterberg, 0920-49 1721 mailto:marika.vesterberg@ltu.se
Application
We prefer that you apply for the position via the application button below, where you attach a cover letter, a detailed CV with a list of publications and a full description of your scientific merits, a rough research plan regarding the described research topics, a list of successful grant applications or participation in research projects, at least 2 references, formal copies of verified and translated degree certificates and doctoral degree. Please mark your application with the reference number below. The application must be written in English as we have English speakers in the recruitment group.
Last application date: September 9, 2026
Reference number: 4292-2026