Graduate Research Assistant Exeter, England
Job description
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
The Department
The Cooperative Robotics and Autonomous Networks (CRANE) lab at the Centre for Future Clean Mobility has significant experience developing robust and adaptive control and monitoring schemes, embedding autonomous behaviours and mission planning of uncrewed systems in land, air, and water.
The post
The faculty wishes to recruit a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) to support the work of Professor Prathyush P Menon at the CRANE. The proposed work will focus on designing, developing and validating a modular position fusion framework for use with uncrewed systems (UxV). The project is to work on collaborative research and developments at the CRANE lab with its industrial partners, which include SMEs and OEMs. The post is available from 1 June 2023 to 30 April 2024. The successful applicant will contribute to developing a viable sensor (e.g. Navigation and Vision sensors) fusion architecture and implement the codes in a modular and scalable implementation to yield a robust pose estimate. The successful applicant will contribute to data gathering, preparing the experimental testbed and carrying out field trials. Some work on developing the framework may occur at the premises of the industrial partners Seebyte Ltd., Sonardyne, Supacat Ltd. and the National Oceanographic Centre.
The candidate must work closely with the multidisciplinary project team at the CRANE lab and support its industrial partners in various activities. You will work on designing, developing and validating algorithms and codes for modular sensor fusion and robust position estimation towards autonomous navigation. Regular open discussions between project partners are paramount to the success of your work. As the GRA, you will contribute to verbal and written reports to internal and external parties.
About you
The successful applicant will be able to present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies. Applicants must be educated to post/graduate level or possess an equivalent qualification/experience in a related field. You should demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the discipline and of research methods and techniques to work within established research programmes. The successful candidate for this post must meet security requirements before they can be appointed and work with DSTL.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 and the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by Shanghai Rankings).
Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We are using the power of our education and research to create a sustainable, healthy and socially just future. Our shared purpose and vision continually moves us forward to make a difference to our people, our communities, our partners and the world around us. Read about our world leading research on Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO City of Literature
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
- 41 days leave per year
- options for flexible working
- numerous discounts at leading retailers
- onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
- sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
For further information, please contact Professor Prathyush P Menon, e-mail [email protected].
