Full-time

Doctoral student in Robot Learning for Manipulation

Posted by Academic Positions • Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

📍 Stockholm, Stockholm County 🕒 February 18, 2026

About the Role

Project description

Third-cycle subject: Computer Science

PhD students will work on robot learning for manipulation, exploring recent advances in Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models for tabletop manipulation tasks with a focus on using the whole-body motion to enhance perception and control for solving complex mobile manipulation tasks. We are seeking candidates with a strong background in robotics and machine learning, and demonstrated experience in two or more of the following areas: deep learning, reinforcement learning, robot perception, navigation or manipulation.

Supervision: Professor Danica Kragic Jensfeltis proposed to supervise the doctoral student. Decisions are made on admission

Admission requirements

To be admitted to postgraduate education (Chapter 7, 39 § Swedish Higher Education Ordinance), the applicant must have basic eligibility in accordance with either of the following:

  • passed a secon...
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