New York University (NYU) Robotics and Learning: PhD, Postdoc, Intern Positions
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The Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab (haosu-robotics.github.io) in the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University (NYU) is seeking PhD students, postdoc fellows, and interns with expertise in mechatronics, control, and reinforcement learning for innovative applications in wearable robots, surgical robots, humanoid robots, and soft robots. Our lab conducts translational research, publishes high-caliber papers, and offers entrepreneurship opportunities. Our work is published in IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Nature, Nature Machine Intelligence, Science Robotics.
Selected candidates will work within a multidisciplinary research team, advancing high-performance surgical, wearable, and humanoid robots in partnership with NYU and Columbia University Medical Schools. This is a unique opportunity to pioneer next-generation healthcare robotics platforms, publish impactful research, and collaborate with experts in mechatronics, computer vision, and machine learning.
Applicants should assemble the following into a single PDF file: CV, list of publications, and up to four representative scientific papers. Send applications to 1point3acres.com AND 1point3acres.com.
PhD students can be admitted in the 2025 fall semester.
Postdoc qualification:
** About Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab and NYU**
Dr. Hao Su recently moved from NCSU to NYU. The Biomechatronics lab is a 1400 sq. ft. facility with the latest generation motion capture system, humanoid platforms, legged robots, state-of-the-art physiology measurement devices, cameras, IMUs, high-performance motors, and more. The lab is part of the newly established NYU Robotics Center, which focuses on medical robotics, manipulation, legged robots, aerial robotics, and construction robots.
Lab alumni have pursued careers as faculty in the US, the Netherlands, and China or joined leading companies like Boston Dynamics and Apple. The Tandon School of Engineering at NYU, ranked one of the finest engineering and computer science schools in the world, offers state-of-the-art facilities for students and faculty engaged in vital areas of research and technology transfer. New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States. NYU has a strong research cluster of faculty in robotics, AI, and control.
Hao Su, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Lab of Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University
Web: haosu-robotics.github.io
Selected candidates will work within a multidisciplinary research team, advancing high-performance surgical, wearable, and humanoid robots in partnership with NYU and Columbia University Medical Schools. This is a unique opportunity to pioneer next-generation healthcare robotics platforms, publish impactful research, and collaborate with experts in mechatronics, computer vision, and machine learning.
Applicants should assemble the following into a single PDF file: CV, list of publications, and up to four representative scientific papers. Send applications to 1point3acres.com AND 1point3acres.com.
PhD students can be admitted in the 2025 fall semester.
- PhD students will receive tuition scholarships and stipend support. Students are required to have TOEFL (or IELTS or Duolingo). PhD application can be submitted to the Biomedical Engineering (BME) or Mechanical Engineering (MAE) program at NYU Tandon.
- Strong background in one or more areas, including: surgical robots, wearable robots, soft robots, legged robots, mechanism or machine design, actuator design, electric motors, motor controllers, embedded systems, electronics, firmware, biomechanics, IMU sensors, Simulation tools (e.g., NVIDIA Isaac Gym)
Postdoc qualification:
- PhD in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related areas
- Research experiences in one or more of the following areas: mechatronics design, mechanism design, electric motor, actuator, embedded system, control, reinforcement learning, humanoid robots, legged robots, wearable robots, surgical robots, soft robots.
** About Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab and NYU**
Dr. Hao Su recently moved from NCSU to NYU. The Biomechatronics lab is a 1400 sq. ft. facility with the latest generation motion capture system, humanoid platforms, legged robots, state-of-the-art physiology measurement devices, cameras, IMUs, high-performance motors, and more. The lab is part of the newly established NYU Robotics Center, which focuses on medical robotics, manipulation, legged robots, aerial robotics, and construction robots.
Lab alumni have pursued careers as faculty in the US, the Netherlands, and China or joined leading companies like Boston Dynamics and Apple. The Tandon School of Engineering at NYU, ranked one of the finest engineering and computer science schools in the world, offers state-of-the-art facilities for students and faculty engaged in vital areas of research and technology transfer. New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States. NYU has a strong research cluster of faculty in robotics, AI, and control.
Hao Su, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Lab of Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University
Web: haosu-robotics.github.io
