[Stellenangebote] PhD position in Robot Learning at VU Amsterdam, Netherlands

[Kevin Sebastian Luck]

Wir haben eine attraktive Promotionsstelle in den Niederlanden 
anzubieten, im Bereich Robot Learning und Deep Learning, an der Vrijen 
Universiteit Amsterdam.
Als PhD Student/*in habt ihr die Möglichkeit für vier Jahre an eurer 
Promotion zu arbeiten, in einem internationalen Umfeld, und in 
spannenden Forschungsthemen in der Robotik, Reinforcement Learning und 
Deep Learning.

Bitte findet untenstehend auf Englisch mehr Details über die Themen, 
Gehalt und wie ihr euch bewerben könnt. Die Bewerbungsfrist ist am 30. 
Juni, allerdings lohnt es sich, die Bewerbung früher abzuschicken, da 
wir uns das Recht vorbehalten, die Position früher zu besetzen.

Falls Rückfragen bestehen, könnt ihr mich gerne kontaktieren, allerdings 
bitte unbedingt Bewerbungsmaterialien im verlinkten Portal hochladen und 
_nicht_ per Email schicken. Bewerbungsmaterialien werden in Englischer 
Sprache benoetigt.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
-Kevin Luck

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We have a job opening for a PhD position in robot learning and 
representation learning for 4 years in the AI department at the Vrije 
Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In this position you will be researching new robot learning and 
representation learning algorithms for application on various robotics 
problems in the area of manipulation and locomotion. We are specifically 
interested in developing deep reinforcement learning methods deployable 
across robot embodiments and platforms,and which can be used to adapt 
and design robot morphologies.

Topic areas of this position are: Reinforcement Learning, Representation 
Learning, Information Theory, Robot Learning, Deep Learning, Robotics, 
Foundation models for Robotics, Evolutionary Robotics.

More details and how to apply can be found here: 
https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/phd-student-position-in-robot-learning-and-representation-learning-amsterdam-1078012 
<https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/phd-student-position-in-robot-learning-and-representation-learning-amsterdam-1078012>

Closing date is the 30th of June, applications will be reviewed on a 
rolling basis until the position is filled, so consider applying early.

You will be working on the centrally located campus of the VU Amsterdam 
in Amsterdam Zuid, with a well-equipped robotics lab on the 10th floor 
overlooking the Amsterdam area. The position has a salary of € 2.770,00 
and a maximum € 3.539,00 gross per month in the fourth year, for a 
full-timeemployment, and comes with attractive fringe benefits such as 
around 30 holiday days, commuting allowance, parental/maternity leave, 
8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus, such that the yearly 
income effectively adds up to approximately 14 months. The position has 
secured funding for 4 years.


Also note, that as an international candidate, you may be eligible for 
the 30% rule 
<https://www.belastingdienst.nl/wps/wcm/connect/en/individuals/content/coming-to-work-in-the-netherlands-30-percent-facility>in 
the Netherlands.
Please, find further details about benefits in the job vacancy linked above.

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Kevin Sebastian Luck, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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