Postdoctoral Associate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MAFull-time$73–90K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct research in MIT’s Mechanical Engineering department at the intersection of computer vision, robotics, computer graphics, deep learning, digital health, and interactive simulation. The work includes developing AI methods for video-based human movement analysis and implementing them on mobile edge devices to estimate clinical scores from patient videos. The associate will also contribute to Unity-based simulation environments for robotics, experimentation, training, data generation, and system evaluation.
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Postdoctoral Associate
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Job Number: 26159
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Functional Area: Research - Engineering
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Department: Mechanical Engineering
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School Area: Engineering
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Pay Range Minimum: $73,308
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Pay Range Maximum: $90,000
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Employment Type: Full-Time
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Employment Category: Exempt
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Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes
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Pay Grade: No Grade
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Posting Description
POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Mechanical Engineering - The 77 Lab, to conduct research at the intersection of computer vision, robotics, computer graphics, deep learning, digital health, and interactive simulation. The postdoctoral associate will develop AI-driven methods for video-based human movement analysis, with an emphasis on sensing, pose estimation, skeleton-based learning, and implementation on mobile edge devices such as smartphones and tablets for estimating clinical scores from patient videos. In parallel, the candidate will contribute to the development of high-fidelity Unity-based simulation environments for robotics, human-in-the-loop experimentation, operator training, data generation, and multimodal system evaluation.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, robotics, computer graphics, or a related field; strong track record of academic publications; research experience in computer vision and machine learning, preferably including human pose estimation, video understanding, skeleton-based learning, spatiotemporal models, graph neural networks, transformers, or multimodal learning; strong programming skills in Python and at least one systems-level or real-time programming language such as C, C++, or C#; experience with modern deep-learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow; experience with Unity, real-time simulation, computer graphics, physics-based environments, 3D scene design, rendering, or game-engine development; experience with robotics and mechatronics; knowledge of Linux-based development, software architecture, system integration, and reproducible research workflows; and ability to work in a multidisciplinary research environment involving engineers, clinicians, postdoctoral associates, graduate students, and external collaborators.
To apply, upload a summary of qualifications and their relevance, CV, available start date, and name and e-mail address of at least three references.
10/20/2026
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- Pay
- This posting$73–90K/yr
- Massachusetts median$79–106K/yr203 salary ranges
- US median$102–148K/yr2,133 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $82K, is 18% below the Massachusetts median midpoint ($100K) — in the middle half of Researcher salary ranges in Massachusetts.
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- This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 2,016 of the 4,695 open Researcher jobs (43%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.
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