Postdoc in Safe Robot Planning

School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at KTH

Job description

We look for a postdoc to join the Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning. The job will entail:

• research, development and evaluation of autonomous planning and/or control strategies to advance safe robot autonomy especially in human-robot interaction and specifically in diver-robot collaborative scenarios in underwater environments;
• collaboration with researchers, who focus on space and underwater robotics within WASP NEST project Discower.

You will be encouraged, but not required, to teach master-level and PhD-level classes in the areas of safe autonomy and/or robot planning and coordination as well as to supervise master students.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Research expertise with background in at least one of the following areas: formal methods in robotics, multi-agent systems, motion planning, human-robot interaction; and willingness to enhance your knowledge in several of the listed areas
• Collaborative abilities allowing you to work as a part of interdisciplinary research team
• Independence allowing you to lead your own original line of research
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Publications in top-tier robotics venues such as IEEE T-RO, IJRR, RSS, CORL, ICRA, IROS, or HRI.
• Experience with robot integration, ROS, Python
• Project leadership and management abilities
• Teaching abilities

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH’s recruitment system to apply for this position. You are responsible for ensuring that your application is complete according to the instructions in the ad.

The application must include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Brief account of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max one page long.

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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Type of employment

Temporary position

Contract type

Full time

Full-time equivalent

100%

First day of employment

According to agreement

Salary

Monthly salary

Number of positions

1

Location

Stockholm

County

Stockholms län

Country

Sweden

Reference number

PA-2026-0844

Published

05.Mar.2026

Last application date

31.Mar.2026

Contact

Jana Tumova
tumovakth.se