Associate Professor (Physical AI Sensing)

Location: Coventry, GB, CV4 7AL

Hours: 1.0 FTE

About the Role

For informal enquiries please contact Professor Siddartha Khastgir via

This is an exciting opportunity for you to develop your own career and profile by supporting the work of WMG and its partners in the area of design, development, and intelligent use of sensing systems for embodied and Physical AI including autonomous transport, robotics, Agritech, health technology (including wearables, prosthetics), medical technology, amongst others.

The successful candidate will support the development of a nationally and internationally recognised research programme spanning sensor design (including transducer physics), multimodal perception, sensor fusion, and AI-driven interpretation of real-world environments.

In this newly established academic role within the Safe Autonomy Research Group, you will lead research, teaching and administration in addition to providing innovative solutions to complex industrial problems by creating a bridge between WMG and interested parties.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description(link here).

About You

You will hold a PhD and have already demonstrated both excellence and independence in research along with an ability to contribute to effective teaching. You will have a track record of internationally recognised publications in sensor design, including optical, event-based, radar, LiDAR, acoustic, tactile, force, inertial, thermal, chemical, biosensing, and multimodal sensor systems, and have expertise in one of more application areas such as computer vision, sensor fusion, calibration, and uncertainty-aware inference, for scene understanding, object detection, tracking, localization, mapping, and reconstruction.

We are seeking candidates who can make a strong contribution to both our research and our teaching, and who will make the most of the opportunities provided by our lively and vibrant departmental culture.

We will be appointing at either Assistant or Associate Professor level depending on applicant experience.

About the Department

WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.

We are globally recognised for our world-class research, innovative industry partnerships, and teaching excellence, and we are proud holders of the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the Institutional Silver Award.

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date stated.

We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

The interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

Closing Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 11:59pm (UK)