Robotic Experts at IAAC, Barcelona, Spain

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Are you a robotic expert wanting to shift the way we build and live in our cities and natural environments? Are you a talented innovator looking to join an international and multidisciplinary research team based in Barcelona ? Have a look at the 2 new job opportunities that are currently open at IAAC, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, in Barcelona.


Robotic sensing expert and researcher

We are looking for a robotic sensing expert, with a passion for sensors, 3d scanning and computer vision, willing to join our international and multidisciplinary research team based in Barcelona.

In this role you will have the opportunity to delve into research and educational projects that apply robotics, computer vision and machine learning for analytical and creative processes with the goal of reducing the impact of construction processes and buildings, towards more sustainable built environments. As a robotic sensor expert, you will be tasked with developing custom software and hardware solutions, automating data processing, and combining it with autonomous navigation and robotic fabrication. You will also impart teaching activities, where the learning from the research will be shared with students and professionals, in particular within the Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC) at IAAC. Your work will entail a close collaboration with architects, engineers, computational designers, roboticists, fabrication experts, and craftspeople.

Main Tasks:
- Research on novel robotic sensing applications
- Teaching to master students & professionals.
- Development of applied research and Industrial applications.
- Technical support in related academic, research and professional projects.

Topics include :
- Building Scanning & Analysis
- Sensing applications in Manufacturing
- Autonomous robotics navigation (rover & drones)
- Human-Machine Interaction
- Robotic & Digital Fabrication for sustainable construction.

Skills required
- Willing to learn, motivated, enthusiastic and social.
- Motivated to work in an innovative, multidisciplinary, and collaborative environment.
- Autonomous, able to take on responsibilities.
- Knowledgeable in cameras, perception sensors and robotics
- Confident with programming (Python, C++, ROS, Linux,...)
- Experience working with 2D and 3D computer vision libraries, dataset and AI models.
- Previous experience in Academia or Industry

Optional skills
- Familiarity with Digital & Robotic Fabrication.
- Familiarity with Architecture, Design & Art
- Travel enthusiast (in Europe or in the world).

Other requirements
- Education Level: Master Degree equivalent or higher
- Permit : Candidate should hold a full work permit for Spain
- Language : Fluent English speaker + Spanish ideal.

Benefits
- Permanent contract
- Full-time position (40 h week, from Monday to Friday) in Barcelona.
- Salary: 27,000.00 –32,000.00 € per annum, according to experience.
- Start date : possibly 1st December or 1st of January
- Location : IAAC, Carrer Pujades 102, 08005 Barcelona, SPAIN

If this position interests you and you are in Barcelona, or you are interested in moving to Barcelona to work with us, please send your CV and Portfolio to careers@iaac.net. Email subject should be: Robotic sensing expert and researcher - Job Application.




Robotic fabrication expert and researcher

We are looking for a robotic fabrication expert, with a passion for design, manufacturing, and automation willing to join our international and multidisciplinary research team based in Barcelona.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to delve into research and educational projects that apply robotic fabrication, computational design, and advanced manufacturing towards a more sustainable built environment. As a robotic fabrication expert and researcher, you will be tasked with developing innovative manufacturing solutions that include creative design to manufacturing workflows, custom automation hardware (Robot tool & production line), and product designs specific to a material/process given system. You will also impart teaching activities, where the learning from the research will be shared with students and professionals, in particular within the context of the Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC) at IAAC. Your work will entail close collaboration with architects, engineers, computational designers, roboticists, industry experts and craftspeople.

Main Tasks:
- Research on novel robotic fabrication applications
- Teaching to master students & professionals.
- Development of applied research and Industrial applications.
- Technical support in related academic, research and professional projects.

Topics include :
- Robotic & Digital Fabrication for sustainable construction.
- Design for Manufacturing
- Material feedback in fabrication with natural & Recycled materials.
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Human-Machine Interaction

Skills required :
- Willing to learn, motivated, enthusiastic and social.
- Motivated to work in an innovative, multidisciplinary, and collaborative environment.
- Autonomous, able to take on responsibilities.
- Knowledgeable in manufacturing, industrial robotics, computational design & automation
- Confidence with 3D Modeling & Computational tool (Rhino3D + Grasshopper)
- Experience with programming (Python, ROS...)
- Previous experience in Academia or Industry

Optional skills
- Familiarity with Autonomous robotics
- Familiarity with Sensing technology & Point cloud computing.
- Travel enthusiast (in Europe or in the world).

Other requirements
- Education Level: Master Degree equivalent or higher
- Permit : Candidate should hold a full work permit for Spain
- Language : Fluent English speaker + Spanish ideal.

Benefits
- Permanent contract
- Full-time position (40 h week, from Monday to Friday) in Barcelona.
- Salary: 27,000.00 –32,000.00 € per annum, according to experience.
- Start date : possibly 1st December or 1st of January
- Location : IAAC, Carrer Pujades 102, 08005 Barcelona, SPAIN

If you are in Barcelona, or you are interested in moving to Barcelona, and this position fits your profile, please send your CV and Portfolio to careers@iaac.net. Email subject should be: Robotic fabrication expert and researcher - Job Application.


About IAAC

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a center for research, education, production and outreach, with the mission of imagining the future habitat of our society and building it in the present.

IAAC follows the digital revolution at all scales (from bits to geography, from micro-controllers to cities, from materials to the territory) to expand the boundaries of architecture and design and meet the challenges faced by humanity. IAAC is an experimental and experiential center where one learns by doing, through a test methodology that promotes real solutions.
IAAC is open, independent and radical; inspired by the values of Barcelona, the capital of architecture and design, where urbanism was invented and where a local high quality and innovation-oriented research is connected to an international network of excellence in technology, architecture and society fields.
IAAC, beyond its educational and pro-research work, is an interdisciplinary and multicultural stable community that seeks permanent contact and cooperation among the hundreds of teachers, researchers, institutions and companies that have worked with us or that pursue the objective of providing solutions to the great challenges of humanity.

IAAC team is a young, multicultural and multidisciplinary team of highly motivated architects, designers and engineers, focusing on the conception, design and production of novel projects and technologies. IAAC is committed to promoting women in technology and achieving gender balance within its staff.

https://iaac.net/work-with-us/


About MRAC

IAAC's Master in Robotics and Advanced Construction (1 or 2-year program) seeks to train a new generation of interdisciplinary professionals, capable of facing our growing need for a more sustainable and optimized construction eco-system. The Master is focused on the emerging design and market opportunities arising from novel robotic and advanced manufacturing systems.

Through a combination of seminars, workshops and studio projects, the Master in Robotics & Advanced Construction challenges the traditional processes in the Construction Sector. It investigates how advances in robotics and digital fabrication tools change the way we build and develop processes and design tools for such new production methods.

https://iaac.net/mrac/


Links

IAAC :
https://iaac.net/eu-projects-job-offers/

Linkedin :
Robotic Sensing Expert : https://lnkd.in/d37a6A67
Robotic Fabrication Expert : https://lnkd.in/dk2yJeUM

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As a roboticist of some regard, I'd say that's a long list of "requirements" for little pay.

Should anyone be interested in methods to make money with robots. I'm always happy to talk about how I've succeeded, having done workshops on 5 out of 6 populated continents.