Open Positions

The EPFL Laboratory of Intelligent Systems welcomes applications for a postdoctoral position on the design, control, and prototyping of avian-inspired drones. The laboratory has state-of-the-art prototyping facilities, an instrumented flight arena with an open wind tunnel and high resolution motion tracking, with several PhD and master students working on related projects. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong publication record and the ambition to become a leader of the next generation of agile aerial robotics.

We are interested in candidates with experience in mechanical design of winged drones, electrical integration and use of onboard vision and other sensors, and/or vision-based drone navigation. 

Applicants should send an email to [email protected] with a CV, contact of two reference persons, and a full publication list. Due to the high number of emails, only suitable applicants will be contacted for follow-up interviews.

The EPFL Laboratory of Intelligent Systems welcomes applications for a PhD fellowship in learning of agile flight manoeuvres of avian-inspired drones with onboard vision. The project aims at developing learning methods for agile flight manoeuvres informed by behaviours of birds studied in experimentally controlled conditions by Prof. Graham Taylor at Oxford University, a collaborating partner of the project.

Suitable candidates should have a master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or robotics, and demonstrated experience in machine learning and computer vision. Previous experience in aerial robotics and drone teleoperation is desirable.

Applicants should send CV, motivation letter, university grades, and contacts of 2 reference persons to  [email protected]. Please send all files in pdf format. Due to the high number of emails, only suitable applicants will be contacted for follow-up interviews.