Thursday, August 30, 2012

[Comp-neuro] Open position - Neuro-robotics group, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy

Call for expression of interest in a position within the Neuro-robotics group of The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy 
The successful candidate will work on real-time and neuromorphic artificial models of the human somatosensory system, applied to robotic tactile sensing technologies.

The following optional qualifications will be an added value for the successful applicant:
- PhD in Computer Science, Real-time systems, Robotics and Cognitive Systems, Computational Neuroscience
- Experience in modeling and artificial mimicry of biological systems
- Experience in real-time programming, and in developing experimental and demonstration robotic platforms
- Experience in multi-disciplinary teams involving neuroscientists and roboticists
- Valuable publication record
- Fluency in spoken and written English

The salary and the duration of the position will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
The position will be opened and awarded as soon as a number of qualified expressions of interest will be received. Therefore, immediate feedback by potential candidates is encouraged.

A list of publications representing the research interests of the Neuro-Robotics group is reported at the following web pages:
http://www.sssup.it/external_context.jsp?ID_LINK=9111&area=6&SECPUB=SEC_0002&userid=m.c.carrozza&uid=001083
http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=viSqeKEAAAAJ

For additional information, please send a detailed CV to:
Prof. Maria Chiara Carrozza    m.c.carrozza@sssup.it
Dr. Calogero M. Oddo            oddoc@sssup.it
Dr. Fabrizio Vecchi            f.vecchi@sssup.it


--   Calogero M. Oddo  PhD BioRobotics  MSc, BSc Electronic Engineering    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Robotics
Neuro-robotics group  The BioRobotics Institute  Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera (PI), Italy  Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy    Member, Nanobiotouch project (www.nanobiotouch.org)  Scientific Secretariat, CA-RoboCom project (www.robotcompanions.eu)    Tel: +39 050 88 3063  Mobile: +39 331 6992273  email: oddoc@sssup.it, calogero.oddo@gmail.com  Skype: tachipante    http://www-arts.sssup.it/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Calogero+Maria+Oddo  http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-7798-2009




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