Job Description

The Camera Culture group at the MIT Media Lab focuses on making the invisible visible. The group aims to create an entirely new class of computer vision platforms that have an understanding of the world that far exceeds human ability and produce meaningful abstractions that are well within human comprehensibility.

We are looking for a postdoctoral associate to join a highly collaborative team of faculty and researchers focusing on computational vision and machine learning in the broad areas of 3D imaging, NERF, high level vision, supervised learning, reinforcement learning, health imaging and novel computational sensors.

The right individual is highly motivated and self-directed with excellent research skills who can work independently and contribute as part of a very broad multidisciplinary team; possessing experience with computer vision and as many of the following as possible: MATLAB, Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow softwares. 

Responsibilities

• Performing independent research in areas including computer vision, machine learning, medical imaging, LiDAR, non-line-of-sight imaging, and 3D imaging modalities (e.g., tomography);
• Publishing, presenting, and disseminating research to the computer vision communities;
• Collaborating with professors from other institutions in their research;
• Working with private, industry, and/or government research sponsors to apply for research grants;
• Helping to identify projects, mentor graduate students, and supplement a team of researchers to push forward this research;
• Other duties as assigned.

This role offers an opportunity to do state-of-the-art research while developing teaching skills for faculty positions; to be part of the vibrant research community at MIT and the Media Lab, and to attend Nuerips, ACM, IEEE, and other conferences.

Supervision Received:

Prof. Ramesh Raskar under minimal supervision.

Supervision Exercised:

None.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

● PhD in computer vision or closely related fields;

● Experience with programming in Matlab or Python;

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

● Proactive approach to problem solving and time management;

● Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills;

● Ability to incubate and envision new, innovative research projects and successfully manage their implementation with graduate students.

PREFERRED:

● Background or demonstrated experience in computational algorithms (signal processing, machine learning, and optimization); experience with unique sensors (stereo, SPAD, time of flight)

● Interest in current research activities of the Camera Culture group.

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension based on the direction of the research and funding.

To apply, go to https://hr.mit.edu/careers and search for job ID#21556