Postdoctoral Researcher – Communication‑Aware Autonomous Systems

About the role

The postdoctoral researcher will join the COLCOM team at UM6P to advance communication‑aware robotics. The focus is on autonomous and networked robotic systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles, operating in dynamic and uncertain environments.

Key responsibilities

• Design and integrate communication, sensing, control, and decision‑making mechanisms for robotic platforms.
• Develop and evaluate wireless communication strategies for multi‑robot coordination.
• Create trajectory‑planning algorithms that incorporate network constraints.
• Apply artificial intelligence and optimization techniques to improve system performance.
• Conduct experimental validation on real robotic testbeds.

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Engineering, Control Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field.
• Strong research background in autonomous systems or communication‑aware robotics.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.

Required skills

• Wireless communications
• Multi‑robot coordination
• Trajectory planning
• Artificial intelligence
• Optimization
• Experimental validation

What we offer

• Access to Africa’s largest high‑performance computing infrastructure (TOUBKAL).
• Collaborative research environment with opportunities for publication and technology transfer.
• Support for participation in international conferences and workshops.