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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Posting Number	req24051
Department	Electrical and Computer Engr
Department Website Link	https://ece.engineering.arizona.edu/
Location	Tucson Campus
Address	1230 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
Position Highlights	The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Arizona is seeking a qualified and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr. Ehsan Azimi. We invite qualified candidates to join our group and participate in cutting-edge research. The chosen candidate will advance research at the intersection of robotics, control & prototyping, and AI/ML. The Postdoc will design, implement, and evaluate robotic systems - including real-time control stacks - and develop learning-enabled perception, planning, and vision-language model (VLM) pipelines. The role includes disseminating results via publications, patents, demos, and grants, in addition to mentoring students and contributing to course modules/workshops in robotics and related topics. Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
Duties & Responsibilities	Lead, design, build and test cycles for robotic platforms and experimental rigs; develop real-time control (e.g., model-based, optimal, learning-augmented control), perception, and planning modules; run structured experiments and benchmarking. Architect high-quality research codebases in C++/Python/C# (e.g., ROS/ROS 2, RT frameworks, Unity/Unreal integration as needed); implement data pipelines, simulation, and CI/testing; maintain reproductible artifacts and documentation. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students; develop short course modules and/or run workshops in Robotics/AI/Control; support inclusive team culture and lab best practices. Lead and co-author journal/conference papers; prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals; create compelling presentations/demos and contribute to IP (invention disclosures and patents); present research at national and international conferences. Contribute to proposal development and grant writing (including preliminary data, methods, budgets text); prepare progress reports, and coordination with internal/external collaborators; interface with sponsors where applicable. Foster collaborations within the Department, with other units across the University, and with team members at other institutes. Participate and contribute to meetings with industry, academia and sponsors. Additional duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Strong analysis skills, research, and technical writing skills. Ability to communicate professionally in a clear, concise manner orally and in writing. Knowledge of prototyping, specifically control (PID, MPC, optimal/robust, learning-augmented); perception & planning; sensor fusion; calibration; system identification. Programming skills, including C++, Python, C#; ROS/ROS 2; Git; Linux; build systems (CMake); real-time/latency-aware coding; simulation (Gazebo/Isaac/Unity/Unreal as applicable). Knowledge of experimental design, statistics, ablation studies, replicable pipelines, technical writing. Ability to create clear presentations and use strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset; effective mentoring.
Minimum Qualifications	PhD in Robotics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related field. Must have PhD conferred upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications	Hands-on experience integrating hardware + software for robots (arms, mobile, mechatronics) and real-time control. Experience in computer vision, multimodal perception, or foundation models (VLMs/LLMs) applied to robotics. Track record of patent contributions and/or technology transfer. Experience preparing grants (NSF/NIH/DoD/industry) and coordinating collaborative deliverables. Prior experience mentoring/teaching, curriculum or workshop development. Experience with safety standards for robotics labs and human–robot interaction studies. Experience with CUDA/accelerators; optimization; SLAM; tactile/force control; AR/XR interfaces; Unity/C# for robotics visualization; DevOps/containers. Experience with AI/ML: Deep learning for vision/perception; VLMs and LLM tooling; dataset curation; evaluation/benchmarks; basic MLOps.
FLSA	Exempt
Full Time/Part Time	Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week	40
Job FTE	1.00
Work Calendar	Fiscal
Job Category	Research
Benefits Eligible	Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay	NIH salary guidelines-Depends on Experience
Compensation Type	salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:	Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies	1
Target Hire Date
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Ehsan Azimi [email protected]
Open Date	10/6/2025
Open Until Filled	Yes
Documents Needed to Apply	Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering