Research Associate (Embodied AI)

About the role

The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is looking for a Research Associate to support scientific research and engineering practice in perception and embodied intelligence. The Research Associate works on a project developing a dexterous hand robotic manipulation system for household service and manufacturing.

Key responsibilities

• Develop robotic foundation models for general dexterous hand manipulation based on vision-language-action models.
• Develop an efficient manipulation learning framework from human instructional videos that reduces the data demand for policy learning.
• Develop a dexterous hand manipulation system capable of completing diverse tasks in household environments and manufacturing deployment scenarios.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 1 year of research experience in a related area.
• Expertise in robotic manipulation systems.
• Knowledge of robotic foundation models.
• A publication track record is an advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly and accurately.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.