Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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!

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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.

development and grant writing (including preliminary data, methods, budgets

text); prepare progress reports, and coordination with internal / external

collaborators; interface with sponsors where applicable.

within the Department, with other units across the University, and with team

members at other institutes.

contribute to meetings with industry, academia and sponsors.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

skills, research, and technical writing skills.

professionally in a clear, concise manner orally and in writing.

planning; sensor fusion; calibration; system identification.

real-time / latency-aware coding; simulation (Gazebo / Isaac / Unity / Unreal as

applicable).

technical writing.

mindset; effective mentoring.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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

Target Hire Date

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates

Ehsan Azimi

eazimi@arizona.edu

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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