2012 Research Assistant Position in Informatics at King’s College London in UK

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The Centre for Robotics Research, Department of Informatics announce Research Assistant Position in Informatics for International Students at King's College London in UK 2012

Study Subject(s):The scholarship is provided to learn Informatics.

Course Level:This Scholarship programme is available for Research level.

Scholarship Provider: King's College London.

Scholarship can be taken at: Students will get their studies in UK.

Eligibility:

•International applications will be considered for this position.

• Must have good experience in controlling a robot and multifingered hands, and in trajectory planning.

• Must maintain a systematic record of scientific outcomes.

• Must plan own research schedule and workload to ensure that the overall project milestones and objectives are met.

• Must plan and prepare patents, journal publications and conference presentations.

Scholarship Open for International Students:  International applications will be considered for this position.

Scholarship Description: The Centre for Robotics Research is seeking applications to undertake research on the design and development of a control architecture of reconfigurable/variable stiffness joints/members of innovative and safety modules and of a control system for the novel metamorphic multifingered robotic hand. Applicants should have a proven research record in mechatronics, reconfigurable/variable mechanisms, trajectory planning and control of mechanical and robotic systems, e.g. in controlling metamorphic mechanisms and multifingered hands. Particular knowledge of the hardware interface between computers and motors and driven mechanisms is essential, and kinematics and mechanisms analysis and synthesis is favourable. Applicants should possess a PhD in robotics and control or a related discipline. This post is fixed-term for 18-months.

Number of Awards: Not Known

Tenure of awards: This post is fixed-term for 18-months.

Value: The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience on Grade 5 – £26,004 per annum plus £2,323 London Allowance, per annum. Benefits include an annual season ticket loan scheme.

Other Benefits: Not Known

Selection criteria:Not Known

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: The mode of applying is electronically.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 11 November 2012.

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