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Temporary Research Assistant

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
📍 Worcester, England, United Kingdom 💼 Part time 🕒 Posted June 03, 2026
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JOB TITLE

Temporary Research Assistant

LOCATION

Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME

Robotics Engineering - JM

DIVISION NAME

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Temporary Research Assistant to work closely with PhD students to implement dexterous picking solutions.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

  • The role will focus on developing supervised learning methods for manipulation with a three-finger gripper. This includes accurate object detection, physics-based reasoning, and contextual understanding of the manipulation scene. Experimental evaluation will compare different skill-specific strategies and measure grasping success across varied scene configurations.

    • Requirements:

  • Undergraduate degrees in Robotics engineering or equivalent
  • Related Background should include: C++, Python, ROS, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Path Planning, MoveIt.
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    Job Details

    • Location Worcester, England
    • Job Type Part time
    • Category Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
    • Posted Date June 03, 2026
    • Application Deadline July 13, 2026