Department of Mechanical Engineering
Part-time Research Assistant (two posts)
(Ref. 260827006)
[Appointment period: each for twelve months]
Duties
The appointees will assist the project leader in the research project - “Research on foundation models for industrial embodied intelligence and key technologies for mobile manipulation in complex industrial environments”.
Qualifications
Applicants should:
(a) have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification;
(b) have strong prior experience in embodied AI and robotics; and
(c) be proficient in relevant ML methods, coding, and experimentation on real physical hardware.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. David Navarro via email at dnavar@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
The remuneration rate is HK$125 per hour.
Consideration of applications will commence on 3 September 2026 until the positions are filled.
Posting date: 27 August 2026