Postdoc - ChiRoPing project
The Maersk Institute invites applications for a post-doctoral research position working on active sonar perception inspired by bats as part of the ChiRoPing project. The post is offered for one year initially with the possibility of extension for up to a further two years.
ChiRoPing is a multidisciplinary research collaboration between 4 universities in the area of sensing for autonomous systems.
The principal objective of the project is to discover how to engineer embodied active sonar perception systems which can serve as a complement to vision and facilitate the deployment of robotic systems in situations where vision is infeasible.
The project will implement and evaluate two demonstration systems built as biomimetic models of an insect gleaning and a watertrawling bat species respectively. It will use a classic biomimetic methodology, involving close collaboration between bat ethologists and roboticists.
It will proceed by identifying and measuring the relevant acoustic and morphological parameters of a few carefully selected bat species, reconstructing from that the bat's acoustic experience as it flies through natural hunting tasks. From this data, computational models of how the bat coordinates its acoustic, behavioural and morphological choices during hunting will be elicited and implemented on appropriate robotic systems.
Applicants should have Ph. D. level expertise in one of the areas of acoustics, robotics or signal processing. Extensive expertise in programming and good mathematics, signal analysis and/or pattern recognition skills are necessary.
For further information on the project, see www.chiroping.org or by email John Hallam [john@mmmi.sdu.dk]. Please include ChiRoPing in the email subject.
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Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. Applicants will be informed of their assessment by the university.
The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
Applicants are requested to forward a CV, information on previous teaching experience as well as a list of publications, stating the scientific publications on which the applicant wishes to rely. In addition, a list of all enclosures must be enclosed - each enclosure being numbered and marked with the applicant’s name. Enclosures must be as-sembled in sets.
The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.
Please send 1 copi of the application, marked Position No. 08410 enclosures, including publications on which the applicant wishes to rely, to the Personal Office, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark.
The application must reach the University not later than 12.00 noon on 15h May 2008.
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Closing date 15 May, 2008 at 12 noon
Location: Odense
Mark application Job ID 08410 and send it to:
Personalekontoret
Syddansk Universitet
Campusvej 55
5230 Odense M
eller pr. e-mail: pers@sdu.dk
