Research Associate - Reinforcement Learning and Predictive Control for Autonomous Systems

Research Associate - Reinforcement Learning and Predictive Control for Autonomous Systems

Package Specialist and Supporting Academic Research grade 6 from £35116 to £36130.

Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Full Time, Fixed term for 12 months not extending beyond the project end date of 31 May 2026

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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for:

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on a full-time basis, to be based in the Control Systems Group within the Wolfson School of Engineering, to support the EPSRC grant: Learning of safety critical model predictive controllers for autonomous systems (AutoMPC).

The AutoMPC project is running from May 2023 until April 2026 and develops methods for reinforcement learning of motion controllers for autonomous vehicles. The Research Associate will implement reinforcement learning and model predictive control algorithms in e.g. MATLAB or PyTorch, and later collaborate with the University of Padova, Italy to deploy controllers to their prototype self-balancing electric bike.

Key Responsibilities

1. Implement reinforcement learning and model predictive control algorithms.
2. Collaborate with the University of Padova to deploy controllers.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr James Fleming, Principal Investigator by email at j.fleming@lboro.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 1509 227 555.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave allowance up to 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days).
• A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Season ticket loan scheme.
• On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles.
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available.

Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Job details

Title: Research Associate - Reinforcement Learning and Predictive Control for Autonomous Systems

Loughborough University Loughborough, United Kingdom

Published: 2025-03-27

Application Deadline: 2025-04-21 23:59 (Europe/London)
2025-04-22 00:59 (CET)

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