Amazon.com-posted 8 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
North Reading, MA
5,001-10,000 employees
General Merchandise Retailers

Amazon is looking for talented Postdoctoral Scientists to join our Forward Looking Initiatives & Technology Enablers (FLITE) Team for a one-year, full-time research position. The Forward Looking Initiatives & Technology Enablers (FLITE) Team's charter is to enable Amazon Robotics Manipulation Organization to innovate on advanced technology development. The research work for this position will explore generalization of imitation learning based policies on novel hardware platforms. This will include exploring alternative representations and foundation models. The candidate will prototype algorithms in simulation and then deploy promising solutions to real and novel hardware.

  • Work closely with a senior science advisor, collaborate with other scientists and engineers, and be part of Amazon's vibrant and diverse global science community.
  • Publish your innovation in top-tier academic venues and hone your presentation skills.
  • Be inspired by challenges and opportunities to invent cutting-edge techniques in your area(s) of expertise.
  • PhD in a relevant field, received within 2 years of starting the program
  • Proven publication record in Manipulation and Gasp Learning
  • Publications in related topics in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Vision, AI, Computer Science, Econ, Reinforcement Learning or other related technical fields
  • Experience in data science and quantitative research
  • Proficiency in technologies relevant to the subfield.
  • Ability to independently deliver results in a fast-paced environment
  • Publications at top-tier, peer-reviewed conferences and/or journals
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Expert knowledge in modeling and performance, operationalization, and scalability of scientific techniques and establishing decision strategies.
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