Contributed by: Joel Esposito, esposito@usna.edu

Opening for a postdoctoral researcher at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, USA. The position supports our efforts at developing an autonomous 7-meter marine surface vessel intended for operations in the Chesapeake Bay. The platform will be equipped with a rich set of sensors including 3-D LiDAR and Infra-red cameras mounted on a inertially stabilize platform.

Applicants should be self-motivated and have a publication record in one or more of the following areas: estimation, localization, mapping, computer vision, learning algorithms as applied to system identification, or collision avoidance. In addition, they should possess experience in unmanned vehicles or “field robotics”; and have experience or interest in supervising undergraduate projects (we are an undergraduate only institution).

The anticipated start date is approximately June 1st, 2012. Applicants must be US citizens. More details can be found here:

dl.dropbox.com/u/16482699/Postdoctoral%20Position%20in%20USV%20Sensing%20and%20Control.pdf

The Naval Academy is the US Navy and Marine Corp’s undergraduate technical college. However, candidates are not expected to have any military background, nor will they be asked to carry any military duties, or commitments. Annapolis is a vibrant historical town located in central Maryland, 30 minutes from Washington DC and Baltimore MD. 

Joel M. Esposito

Associate Professor Systems Engineering

www.usna.edu/Users/weapsys/esposito/

Co-Director of RaVision Lab

www.usna.edu/WSE/RaVision/Robotics-At-USNA.html

United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD, USA