Research Fellow In Software Systems For Telesurgery

Organisation/Company Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Application Deadline 31 Dec ***:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract Other Job Status Other Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Horizon Europe Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
NoOffer DescriptionCommitment & contract: collaboration, 24 monthsLocation: Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Via San Quirico 19D, *** Genova (GE), ItalyStep into a world of endless possibilities, together let's leave something for the future
At IIT, we are committed to advancing human-centered Science and Technology to address the most urgent societal challenges of our era.
We foster excellence in both fundamental and applied research, spanning fields such as neuroscience and cognition, humanoid technologies and robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and material sciences, offering a truly interdisciplinary scientific experience.
Our approach integrates cutting-edge tools and technology, empowering researchers to push the limits of knowledge and innovation.
With us, your curiosity will know no bounds.We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering diversity in all its forms, creating an inclusive environment.
We value the unique experiences, knowledge, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives of our people.
By embracing diversity, we believe science can achieve its fullest potential.THE TEAMYou will be working in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary group, where junior and senior scientists collaborate, each with their expertise, to carry out a scientific activity with a shared research goal.The Biomedical Robotics Lab (BRL) is coordinated by Dr. Leonardo De Mattos, who is also the coordinator of AIRCARE.
This is multi-disciplinary group, within which researchers from a range of scientific and engineering backgrounds collaborate to create novel solutions to key problems in robotics.
The lab focuses on research and development of human-centered medical robotic technologies, including technologies for microsurgery, disease detection and diagnosis, assistive user interfaces, and general healthcare.BRL is part of the Advanced Robotics research unit, directed by Prof. Darwin Caldwell.
This large department focuses on an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to robot design and control, and the development of novel robotic components and technologies for applications in medical, surgical and rehabilitation robotics, exoskeletons and force augmentation, manipulation and dexterous manipulators, telepresence and teleoperation, industrial automation and robotics, active perception and learning, inspection robotics, hyper-redundant robots, robot dynamics and robots for hazardous environments.THE PROJECTThis position is part of the Horizon Europe project AIRCARE, an Innovation Action dedicated to the advancement of robotics and AI technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) diseases.
The aim of the project is to assess these novel technologies through clinical trials, i.E., through tests involving human patients.The project is ongoing and we have just finished the first phase dedicated to the definition of requirements, specifications, design and preliminary prototyping.
We are now starting the super exciting phase of user testing, iterative systems improvements, preparation for the clinical trials, and R&D towards advanced functionalities and capabilities.In this context, IIT's BRL is seeking to appoint a highly motivated Research Fellow to contribute to the development, deployment and testing of embedded systems and user interfaces for our surgical robotic systems.
Specifically, we are looking for a software engineer with experience in the development of firmware and software for systems integration and teleoperation.
The work will contribute to the development and clinical assessment of a next-generation robotic device for transoral laser microsurgery.THE ROLEThe selected candidate will join AIRCARE's consortium and work in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and surgeons.
He/she will contribute to the refinement, validation, deployment and clinical testing of our newest Computer-Assisted Laser Microsurgery (CALM) device for delicate procedures in the upper aero-digestive tract.
Core focus will be on the development of firmware and software for device control, teleoperation, and integration with other surgical devices.
In addition, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to research and develop high-level controllers for autonomous functionalities, which shall lead to enhance usability and improved surgical performance.
The work will involve extensive experimentation with our partner surgeons, with testing both in the lab (based on a realistic surgical setup) and in