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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Embodied AI Lab Automation: Vision-Guided Real Time Robotic Manipulation

Upton, NY · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$72k-$119kDetected 25 days ago
PythonC++Machine LearningComputer VisionRoboticsMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringSensorsControlsResearchPublic Speaking

About the role

  • The position offers the opportunity to advance machine vision, robotic manipulation, and embodied AI techniques while addressing a scientifically impactful problem in structural biology.
  • The full salary range for this position is $ $71,900-$119,000 / year.
  • You will be placed at the level and salary commensurate with your experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy closed-loop perception and control pipelines using visual feedback
  • Perform system calibration (e.g., hand-eye calibration, camera calibration) to ensure accurate 3D spatial alignment
  • Collaborate closely with domain experts across crystallography, controls, and engineering
  • Document methods and results; contribute to reports, publications, and presentations
  • This is a hands-on role centered on building and deploying closed-loop perception, visual servoing, and robotic control systems in a real laboratory environment.

Requirements

  • Proven track record in disseminating scientific results in the form of publications, or conference presentations.
  • Candidates must have completed all degree requirements by the commencement of employment
  • Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Nice to have

  • Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Skills

  • Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing robotics systems.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
  • Experience working with ROS2-based ecosystems
  • Experience with camera calibration, hand-eye calibration, and coordinate frame registration
  • Experience integrating machine learning models into robotics

Compensation

  • Brookhaven Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation.

Benefits

  • The successful candidate will develop vision-guided robotic manipulation capabilities for detecting, tracking, and harvesting fragile micron-scale protein crystals suspended in liquid droplets.
  • Develop and implement vision-guided real-time robotic manipulation methods for crystal harvesting
  • Contribute to vision-based servoing approaches for precise, real-time positioning
  • Experience developing robotic systems that integrate vision-guided control in real-world settings

Company info

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University. BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
  • Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled. We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
  • BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A. You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven. The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future.
  • Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research.
  • The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science.
  • Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE.
  • BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University.
  • BSA salutes our veterans and active military members with careers that leverage the skills and unique experience they gained while serving our country, learn more at BNL | Opportunities for Veterans at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
  • Guided by our core values of integrity, responsibility, innovation, respect, and teamwork, Brookhaven Science Associates is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer-Vets/Disabled.
  • We are committed to fostering a respectful and collaborative environment that fuels scientific discovery.
  • We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
  • All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
  • We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
  • Please contact us to request accommodation. *VEVRAA Federal Contractor
  • BSA employees are subject to restrictions related to participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs, as defined and detailed in United States Department of Energy Order 486.1A.
  • You will be asked to disclose any such participation at the time of hire for review by Brookhaven.
  • The full text of the Order may be found at: https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0486.1-BOrder-a/@@images/file
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