Temporary Research Associate

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JOB TITLE Temporary Research Associate LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Robotics Engineering - JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Robotics Engineering Department is seeking a temporary Research Associate to conduct research related to multi-agent autonomy for underwater vehicles in Professor Leahy's lab. JOB DESCRIPTION Responsibilities: Responsibilities include creating and maintaining a distributed hardware in the loop simulator for multi-UUV planning and coordination, as well as development of category-theoretic framework for GNNs. Requirements: Candidate should hold an MS in Robotics Engineering. Compensation: Hourly rate is $20 per hour. This is an on-site temporary 40 hour per week position until 8/15/2026.…

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