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Research Assistant: Robotic Soccer Team Leader for RoboCup
We are searching for a team leader for ETH Zürich's NomadZ robotic soccer team, which play in the Standard Platform League RoboCup. The ideal candidate possesses experience with RoboCup and robotics, as well as a supportive and friendly personality to lead the team.
Keywords: Robotics, RoboCup, Control Theory, Computer Vision
Background: The NomadZ, ETH Zurich’s robotic soccer team, participate in the Standard Platform League of RoboCup (https://robocup.ethz.ch/). In this league, NAO robots are programmed to autonomously play five-a-side soccer matches against teams from across the world. The team is jointly supervised by PhD students from the Automatic Control Laboratory (lead by Prof. John Lygeros) and the Computer Vision Laboratory (lead by Prof. Luc van Gool) of ETH. The NomadZ compete in several tournaments per year, culminating in the annual RoboCup.
The team is composed of master and bachelor students, who contribute to the project either through semester and master thesis projects, or as team members in their free time. Contributions focus on two general topics: behavior and perception. Students work closely with PhD students, who supervise their projects and provide scientific assistance. Additionally, several teaching assistants help lead the team.
The team has been consistently improving in recent tournaments and is reaching a critical phase where a dedicated team leader is needed to coordinate and lead software development. The team leader would make decisions about the project direction to improve team performance even further.
Responsibilities:
• Management and maintenance of the code base, including code review
• Strategic decisions about code structure, project direction, and team member time allocation, in coordination with teaching assistants.
• Technical contributions in the areas of behavior and perception for autonomous robots
• Cooperation with PhD students and teaching assistants in providing technical assistance for student projects
• Organizational tasks including coordinating equipment purchase and repair, applications to tournaments, team finances, informational presentations at ETH and department events
• Outreach to bachelor and master students to grow team
Requirements:
• Master’s degree (or higher) in computer science, electrical engineering, or robotics
• Leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, and enthusiasm for leading a team
• Problem solving and hands-on mentality
• Excellent programming knowledge and experience with C++
• Experience or interest in one or more of the following research areas: software architecture, computer vision, optimal control, machine learning, parallel computing
• Experience with Linux and development tools like git are desired
• Willing to travel to tournaments two to three times per year
• Fluent written and spoken English
Background: The NomadZ, ETH Zurich’s robotic soccer team, participate in the Standard Platform League of RoboCup (https://robocup.ethz.ch/). In this league, NAO robots are programmed to autonomously play five-a-side soccer matches against teams from across the world. The team is jointly supervised by PhD students from the Automatic Control Laboratory (lead by Prof. John Lygeros) and the Computer Vision Laboratory (lead by Prof. Luc van Gool) of ETH. The NomadZ compete in several tournaments per year, culminating in the annual RoboCup.
The team is composed of master and bachelor students, who contribute to the project either through semester and master thesis projects, or as team members in their free time. Contributions focus on two general topics: behavior and perception. Students work closely with PhD students, who supervise their projects and provide scientific assistance. Additionally, several teaching assistants help lead the team. The team has been consistently improving in recent tournaments and is reaching a critical phase where a dedicated team leader is needed to coordinate and lead software development. The team leader would make decisions about the project direction to improve team performance even further.
Responsibilities:
• Management and maintenance of the code base, including code review
• Strategic decisions about code structure, project direction, and team member time allocation, in coordination with teaching assistants.
• Technical contributions in the areas of behavior and perception for autonomous robots
• Cooperation with PhD students and teaching assistants in providing technical assistance for student projects
• Organizational tasks including coordinating equipment purchase and repair, applications to tournaments, team finances, informational presentations at ETH and department events
• Outreach to bachelor and master students to grow team
Requirements:
• Master’s degree (or higher) in computer science, electrical engineering, or robotics
• Leadership qualities, interpersonal skills, and enthusiasm for leading a team
• Problem solving and hands-on mentality
• Excellent programming knowledge and experience with C++
• Experience or interest in one or more of the following research areas: software architecture, computer vision, optimal control, machine learning, parallel computing
• Experience with Linux and development tools like git are desired
• Willing to travel to tournaments two to three times per year
• Fluent written and spoken English
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Applicants are encouraged to apply with their resume and a cover letter directly to this posting.
Applicants are encouraged to apply with their resume and a cover letter directly to this posting.