Assistant/Associate/Professor in Robotics and Embodied AI

About the role

The Singapore Institute of Technology is expanding its Robotics and Embodied AI capabilities and seeks senior academic staff to lead applied research and teaching in this field. The position is based in the purpose‑built campus at Punggol Digital District, a living lab for large‑scale robotics test‑bedding.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to applied research projects with industry partners and government agencies, focusing on embodied AI, simulation, digital twins, cybersecurity, and robot operations.
• Develop and deliver Robotics and Embodied AI courses across the engineering cluster and interdisciplinary modules.
• Supervise Industry Doctorate/Masters and capstone projects in collaboration with domain faculty and industry partners.
• Provide mentorship to existing SIT faculty on embodied AI projects and joint research initiatives.

Required profile

• PhD in Robotics, Mechanical/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or a related field, with a strong record of embodied AI research (or equivalent industry experience).
• Demonstrated leadership on industry‑defined problems and a track record of cross‑disciplinary collaborations.
• Strong connections with international partners and experience securing applied research grants or deploying systems.

Required skills

• Policy learning and robotics control (imitation/reinforcement learning, generative policies, residual learning).
• Robotics data engineering (data capture, synchronization, calibration, simulation pipelines).
• Foundation and world models for robotics (VLA grounding, planning interfaces, world‑model reasoning).
• State estimation, perception and sensor fusion (3D scene understanding, active manipulation‑centric perception).
• System integration and RobotOps (ROS2 integration, runtime robustness, safety, field deployment).
• Swarm robotics and multi‑agent systems (decentralised coordination, shared mapping, resilient communications).
• Fleet management and remote operations (mission control, tele‑operation, network resilience).
• Cyber‑physical security and trustworthy robotics (threat modelling, AI ethics, data privacy).

What we offer

• An applied research environment with close industry collaboration and access to Punggol Digital District testbeds.
• Opportunities to shape Singapore’s robotics and embodied AI research agenda.
• Competitive academic appointment with permanent and fixed‑term options.
• Support for continuing education and professional development.