Scientific engineer position available at Hiroshi Ishiguro Lab, ATR

Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory, ATR (Kyoto, Japan) is seeking to appoint international outstanding scientific engineers who will have a key role in the development of new teleoperated robot systems. Our laboratory is unique in the world in its strong focus on teleoperated android robots such as Geminoids, Telenoids and Elfoids and their applications in real-world usages including elderly care, remote learning and android dramas.

We are seeking applications from engineers who wish to have experiences in projects for state-of-art robots and androids as a scientific engineer or an engineer of both software and hardware.

Candidates with specific expertise in the following domains are particularly welcome:

The successful candidate will be offered an initial one year contract with a highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Extensions will be expected up to four years until the end of the project based on the evaluation during the first year. Further employment will be considered based on the evaluation during the project.

The positions is open for immediate starting. To apply, please send your CV outlining experience and qualifications in electric forms to:
Shuichi Nishio (nishio@atr.jp).