The Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England is looking for a research associate for the one year 'Tactile Internet' project, focused on research on smart wireless communication for robot tele-operation in nuclear decommissioning. This project is part of the EPSRC Hub "National Centre for Nuclear Robotics" (NCNR), led by the University of Birmingham, and brings together a large number of partners from academia and the nuclear industry. For this project, the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) is cooperating with Toshiba Research Europe Ltd, which has a research laboratory in central Bristol.
You will work at the BRL, the largest robotics laboratory in the UK. For this project, you will collaborate not only with colleagues from Toshiba, but also with a group of researchers at BRL working on related research in nuclear robotics. This project will provide the successful candidate with the ideal introduction into the challenges faced in deploying robotic systems in the nuclear industry, and the size and scope of problems therein. It will also provide a unique opportunity to interact with engineers from both the supply chain and end users, in the UK and Japan.
The Tactile Internet project is aimed at improving the communications technology used during nuclear decommissioning tasks, in particular improvements in reliability and safety when using wireless communication during human-in-the-loop tele-operation of a robot. This is achieved using a novel smart wireless communication protocol devised by Toshiba applied to an already existing robot tele-operation demonstration platform at BRL.
This post is based at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory on our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities.
In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of staff benefits including:
- a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
- up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
- flexible working
- excellent defined benefit pension schemes
- access to employee assistance programme
- savings on purchases via Wider Wallet scheme
- option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
- family friendly policies
- onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
Further information
This post is a fixed-term post funded for one year full-time working. We are a looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
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If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Manuel Giuliani on +44 (0)117 328 6182 or email: manuel.giuliani@brl.ac.uk.
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