Postdoctoral Researcher – Iterative Learning Control of Industrial Systems — ETH Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 40 days ago
Role overview
Postdoctoral Researcher – Iterative Learning Control of Industrial Systems
100%, Zurich, permanent print Drucken
inspire AG is the leading Swiss competence centre for product innovation and advanced manufacturing.
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Iterative Learning Control of Industrial Systems
- 100%, Zurich, permanent print Drucken
Application process
- Perfectly suited for those at the intersection of theory and application.
- Develop customized ILC and parameter optimization algorithms for industrial applications, going from theoretical analysis to implementation and testing on real systems
- Develop adaptive control and estimation schemes to support hardware implementation
- Collaborate closely with our industry partner to solve unique problems Profile
- PhD degree in robotics, electrical or mechanical engineering, CS, or relevant fields
- Solid understanding of learning-based control methods and knowledge of iterative learning control theory with applications to industrial systems
- Excellent foundation in linear algebra, numerical methods, optimization, and control theory
- Background in online optimization theory and adaptive control theory is a plus
Contacts
- Please send your full application to our HR department [email protected] with the reference “ILC Postdoc” including the following documents: CV Cover letter Transcripts
- 2-3 reference contacts
- 2 representative publications
- For technical questions, please contact Dr.
- Efe Balta, Head of Control and Automation ( [email protected] ).
- Please also visit our website www.inspire.ch and the Automatic Control Lab https://control.ee.ethz.ch .
Additional details
- 100%, Zurich, permanent
- Planned start date for the position is October 2026. Project background
- For this, we develop novel learning-based control methods with practical applicability and theoretical guarantees.
- Collaborate closely with our industry partner to solve unique problems
- An excellent knowledge (written/oral) of English is a must. Knowledge of German is beneficial
- Willingness to supervise and support student projects
- Please send your full application to our HR department [email protected] with the reference “ILC Postdoc” including the following documents:
Notes and original content
- Planned start date for the position is October 2026.
- Project background
- Job description
- An excellent knowledge (written/oral) of English is a must.
- Knowledge of German is beneficial
- Cover letter
- Transcripts
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