Postdoc Opportunity in Contact-Rich Mobile LocoManipulation at University of Oxford

Postdoc opportunity in Contact-Rich Mobile LocoManipulation at University of Oxford. Focus on learning-based manipulation approaches for articulated mobile robots.

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the Dynamic Robot Systems – Control (DRS-C) group at the Oxford Robotics Institute. The successful candidate will work on developing learning-based manipulation approaches for articulated mobile robots.

Key areas of focus include:

• Learning-based whole-body motion planning and control
• Legged multi-contact manipulation and locomotion
• Reinforcement learning and optimization

The project involves collaboration with ETH Zurich’s ‘RobotX – Center for Robotics’, with a planned series of joint workshops and visits.

Further information and application details can be found at: https://eng.ox.ac.uk/jobs/job-detail/?vacancyID=180776

The application deadline is 12:00pm (noon, UK) on Monday, 1st September 2025.

Tags: Postdoc, Machine Learning, Robotics, LocoManipulation, University of Oxford, AI Research, Robotics Institute