Job Description

The Collaborative Learning and Adaptive Robotics (CLeAR) Lab at National University of Singapore (NUS), is seeking a motivated Research Assistant to support research in embodied intelligence, robot learning, and generalizable navigation. The position focuses on developing algorithms that enable robots to understand, localize, and navigate in open-world dynamic environments

The successful candidate will work closely with faculty and graduate researchers to design, implement, and evaluate new learning-based approaches that integrate perception, mapping, and planning for autonomous systems. This position provides an opportunity to contribute to high-impact research and publications in leading robotics and AI venues

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement algorithms for robot perception, mapping, and navigation in open-world unstructured and dynamic environments.
• Develop experimental pipelines integrating computer vision, machine learning, and robotic control components using Python and ROS 2.
• Conduct quantitative evaluations, analyze results, and assist in preparing datasets and benchmarks for research experiments.
• Collaborate on the preparation of manuscripts, reports, and technical documentation for conference and journal submissions.
• Contribute to lab infrastructure by maintaining codebases, experiment logs, and reproducible workflows

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Requirements

•  Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
•  Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in PyTorch, ROS / ROS 2, and computer vision or perception systems.
•  Solid understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and robot perception concepts.
•  Demonstrated ability to carry out independent research or project work involving algorithm design and empirical evaluation.
•  Excellent communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in robot navigation and mapping, or embodied AI research.
• Familiarity with large-scale dataset annotation and multi-modal sensing pipelines (e.g., RGB-D, LiDAR, IMU) and/or real-robot experimentation.
• Hands-on experience with robot simulation environments, such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or Habitat.
•  Exposure to foundation models (e.g., VLMs, LLMs) applied to robotic perception or planning.
• Publications or active submissions in relevant areas (robotics, machine learning, computer vision, or embodied AI) are a strong plus.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: School of Computing

Department : Department of Computer Science

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 30862