Research Associate - I

Number of Openings: One (1)

Fellowship: ₹58000 per month + HRA (as per ANRF/IIT Madras norms)

Duration: Initially for one year, extendable up to the project duration based on satisfactory performance.

Eligibility

Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Control Systems, or related disciplines.

Candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award may also apply.

Demonstrated research experience in one or more of the following areas:

• • • Reinforcement Learning

    • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    • System Identification

    • Control Theory

    • Marine Robotics

    • Machine Learning and AI

Expectations and Responsibilities

The Research Associate will lead advanced research activities related to:

• Reinforcement learning for information-rich trajectory generation.

• Bayesian system identification and uncertainty quantification.

• Development of high-fidelity simulation environments.

• Sim-to-real transfer of learning-based control algorithms.

• Technical supervision of project personnel and students.

• Preparation of publications, technical reports, and open-source software tools.

• Planning and execution of field trials using autonomous underwater vehicles.

The position is ideal for candidates interested in pursuing a research career in marine robotics, autonomous systems, and AI-enabled robotics.

Application

The interested candidates may apply on ICSR portal (link) against Advt.111/2026 and fill out the google form (link)

Applications will be considered only after completing 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛:

• IIT Madras IC&SR application

• Google Form