A RESEARCH POSITION IN THE FIELD OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING FOR DIGITAL INDUSTRY

The FBK Center for Digital Industry focuses its research on digital technologies for the various domains in industry (e.
., aerospace, railway, automotive, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, etc.) by creating applications for critical systems, adaptive and autonomous systems, advanced perception, diagnostics and prediction systems.
It is involved in multiple European research projects and collaborates with numerous institutions and multinational companies on strategic projects with a high innovation content – including the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Railways Network (RFI).
The position is opened by the Planning Scheduling and Optimization Unit (PSO Unit) of the Digital Industry Center of FBK.
The Unit carries out basic and applied research, tool development and technology transfer in the field of automated planning, discrete optimization and process scheduling with applications in autonomous robotic systems and flexible manufacturing.
FBK actively seeks diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is also committed to promoting gender equality.
Job Description The open research position is in the field of automated planning and scheduling for the AI4Work European project.
The project aims at developing a framework for the collaboration of humans and AI technologies for decision-making in an adaptive way, and FBK is responsible for the planning technologies.
Moreover, we will demonstrate the framework on two real-world use-cases in the industry and logistics domains.
The expected activities include the analysis of the use-case problems, the development of novel temporal planning and/or scheduling techniques based on heuristic search, machine learning or Satisfiability Modulo theories and their integration in real-world systems including robotic applications and flexible manufacturing environments interacting with humans.
The candidate is expected to work in collaboration with other researchers, programmers and students involved in the unit.
Moreover, the candidate is also expected to interact with industrial partners and partners of research projects.
In addition to the project activities, the candidate is expected to conduct impactful research on the unit themes (including, but not limited to the project activities).
Job Requirements The ideal candidate should have.
Master degree in computer science, mathematics, electronic engineering or related disciplines - the degrees must be obtained by the start date of the FBK contract; Software development skills (preferably in Python and/or C++ and/or Rust); Ability to carry out an independent research program; Ability to work in a collaborative environment and deliver in research and/or industrial projects; Accuracy, proactivity and goal orientation; Oral and written proficiency in English.
Furthermore, the following elements will be positively evaluated.
PhD in computer science, mathematics or electronic engineering or equivalent 3yrs research experience; Know-how or previous experience in at least one of the following areas.
Automated Planning (e.
.
PDDL planners); Scheduling/Constraint Programming/Mixed Integer Linear Programming; Robotic deliberation and execution; Runtime verification and model-based diagnosis; Model Checking or other formal verification techniques.
Employment Type of contract.
fixed term contract Working hours.
full time Start date.
preferably June Duration.
2 years Gross annual salary.
about € depending on background and expertise in the field Benefits.
flexi-time, company subsidized cafeteria or meal vouchers, internal car park, welcome office support for visa formalities and for research in accommodation, social security (SANIFONDS), family-work balance, free training courses, support on bank account opening, discount on public transport, sport, language course fees, counselling and psychological support service.
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Povo, Trento (Italy).
Application Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by completing the online form (https://jobs.
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Please make sure that your application contains the following attachments (in pdf format).
Detailed CV with Research Statement Motivation letter Application deadline.
April New application deadline.
May Please read our Recruitment Regulations before completing your application.
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