Your New Role and TeamSanctuary, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is seeking a Staff Research Scientist to join our team in engineering and innovating unique robotic manipulation tasks.As a Staff Research Scientist, your role will involve choosing the most cutting-edge methods, creating training and data collection systems, overseeing the evaluation of these algorithms in simulated environments, and implementing them on our robots in real-world situations. You will also enjoy the exclusive chance to make a meaningful impact by working with novel haptic and proprioceptive sensing techniques, thanks to our in-house robot with dexterous hands.Your ExperienceQualificationsPh.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or equivalent practical background in Reinforcement Learning and/or Imitation Learning5+ years of hands-on experience implementing and deploying robotic manipulation tasks, both in simulation and on physical robots5+ years of practical experience applying various Reinforcement Learning and/or Imitation Learning methods, with focus on robotics in the real world4+ years experience in developing and optimizing large-batch parallel simulations for Reinforcement LearningProven expertise in continual learning,



employing adaptive model training to improve long-term performance and accuracyProven expertise in sim-to-real transferExperience in transitioning Machine Learning research and trained models into real-world productionActive involvement in integrating Machine Learning models into a robotics platformA track record of publishing research in esteemed AI conferences such as ICRA, IROS and CORLSkillsDevelopment with Python 3.8 or laterWorking knowledge of PyTorch and/or TensorFlowFamiliarity with ROS2Expertise in use of Reinforcement Learning principles and their applicationExperience with Atlassian tools; Jira, Confluence, or equivalent i.E. GitLabTraitsAbove all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problemsStrong leadership skills in organizing R&D work for ML projectsEager to take on new challenges with tenacity and positivityPatience, persistence, and attention to detail when resolving performance issuesEnthusiasm for bringing human-like intelligence to machinesAbility to drive development of recent functionalities from concept to productionAbility to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced environment #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Staff Research Scientist, Dexterous Manipulation (Vancouver)
🏢 Sanctuary AI
📍 Vancouver