Job Description

Job Title:  Research Assistant (Robotics)
University-Level Unit:  College of Design and Engineering
Faculty/Department-Level Unit:  Mechanical Engineering
Employee Category:  Research Staff
Location_ONB:  Kent Ridge Campus
Posting Start Date:  22/04/2026

Job Description

Assistance to the set-up of experimental trials with robot prototypes.

 

The candidate is expected to learn how the existing robot prototypes work and how to use them, in order to support the experimental trials aimed at their validation.

The candidate is expected to support the definition of experimental protocols, in terms of trials and parameters to measure, to help with the experimental set-up and with the recording of experimental results.

 

Qualifications

  • Engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, or similar)
  • Robotics expertise: knowledge of robotics and soft robotics fundamentals and robot control, including machine learning techniques.
  • Research experience of at least two years, even during Master or PhD program, including skills for experimental research and paper preparation.