Cambridge Residency Program – Robotics

Overview

As a Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, you will join a multidisciplinary team advancing robotics through foundational research, prototypes, and real-world experimentation. You will contribute to diverse projects spanning datacenter robotics and beyond, collaborating with researchers and engineers to deliver impactful, scalable solutions. You will design novel algorithms, verify them with experiments, and communicate outcomes to the broader academic and industry communities. This role offers growth, collaboration, and exposure to Microsoft-scale impact.

Pay / Benefits

• benefits and other compensation may be available
• base pay is provided
• 2-year contract
• open to ongoing applications until filled

Responsibilities

• Lead and collaborate on innovative robotics research projects addressing fundamental and applied challenges
• Design and implement novel control algorithms and prototypes; translate into functional research code
• Plan, run, and analyze experiments in real-world scenarios to validate prototypes
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and disseminate findings via presentations and publications

Key requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field (on-track considered)
• Demonstrated expertise in robotics areas such as manipulation, grasping, kinematics, dynamics, motion control, or coordination
• Hands-on experience programming robots and developing control systems; hardware–software integration
• Strong research track record with publications in top venues (ICRA, IROS, RA-L)
• Collaborative mindset with effective communication skills

• collaboration
• communication
• adaptability
• C
• C++
• Python

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