Faculty for Robotics

JOB DESCRIPTION                                                                                                          

Position:
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor

Location: Sonepat,
NCR of Delhi.

Mode: Full Time,
On -Campus

Programme: B. Tech
CS and Data Science

ABOUT US

Rishihood
University       

Rishihood
University (RU) has been established under The Haryana Private Universities
(Amendment) Act, 2020 and is empowered to award degree as specified in section
22 of UGC Act, 1956. 

Rishihood
University is India’s first and only impact university. ‘Impact’ is the living
spirit of Rishihood. The purpose of education envisioned by the thought leaders
of our civilization and that which has motivated the founders to build
Rishihood University is beyond just awarding degrees and jobs. The purpose of
education is to achieve the highest potential in a learner i.e., Rishihood.
Rishihood University provides a unique mix of globally relevant education that
is rooted in Indian ideas, quality education that is affordable, and a
multi -disciplinary exposure with cutting edge skills of a specialist. To
achieve this outcome, education cannot be limited to within the classrooms. RU
is a fully residential campus where living and learning seamlessly integrate
throughout the day. RU faculty and learners have an active participation with
society, industry, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers. This keeps
the learning at RU focused on solving the biggest challenges faced by humanity
and prepares our learners for the real world. It is time India builds
universities driven by a higher purpose, that have a strong committed board to
back it, that redefine the way education is imparted both within and outside
the classroom. Rishihood is a bold initiative to fulfil this idea.
Hence, we are looking for like -minded founding faculty members at Rishihood
University.

About Position

Track | Robotics & Mechatronics

Kinematics & Dynamics  •  Control
Systems  •  Autonomous Systems  •  Mechatronics

Someone once
taught you why a linked list beats an array in certain conditions, and
something clicked. That moment of clarity, when the why behind the code finally
lands, is exactly what we are trying to create at scale for every student who
walks through our doors. We need the person who can make that happen.

You will join Rishihood
as a Faculty with full teaching ownership of the Core Software Engineering
track. This is the bedrock of the programme. As you grow, you will take on
Track Lead responsibilities: defining curriculum direction, building the
faculty team, and connecting with industry to bring real problems into the
classroom. You will not be executing someone else's vision. You will be
building your own.

Key
Responsibilities

• Teach
  kinematics, dynamics, and control theory, going deep on the why and not
  just the what
  
• Design
  and lead lab sessions where students implement forward and inverse
  kinematics, tune controllers, and build working robotic systems from the
  ground up
  
• Bridge
  theory and practice: connect Lie group formulations to ROS
  implementations, screw theory to physical manipulator behaviour
  
• Run
  structured project critiques and demo days that build honest engineering
  judgment
  
• Mentor
  students on capstone and thesis work in robotics, autonomous systems, or
  mechatronics
  
• Own
  the Robotics curriculum as Track Lead, hire junior faculty, and set the
  academic standard for this track
  
• Work
  closely with the Lab Lead to ensure laboratory infrastructure, robotic
  platforms, and practical sessions are tightly integrated with theory
  instruction
  

Job Specifications

·       You should hold an PhD or MTech (or equivalent in
Robotics, Mechatronics, or Control Engineering), or equivalent in a relevant
field. Beyond the degree, here is what we care about.

Technical Depth

• Expert
  command of core robotics theory: forward and inverse kinematics,
  Denavit -Hartenberg parameters, Jacobian analysis, and workspace
  characterisation
  
• Deep
  fluency in dynamics: Newton -Euler and Lagrangian formulations for robotic
  manipulators, and how these translate to real hardware behavior
  
• Strong
  grounding in control systems: PID, computed torque, state -space methods,
  and at least one advanced approach such as sliding mode, MPC, or impedance
  control
  
• Working
  knowledge of modern robotics formulation: screw theory, product of
  exponentials, and Lie group representations (SO(3), SE(3))
  
• Familiarity
  with probabilistic robotics and autonomous systems: SLAM, Bayesian
  estimation, sensor fusion, and motion planning algorithms
  
• Hands -on
  experience with robotic platforms, sensors, actuators, and embedded
  systems; comfort with ROS, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent practical
  environments
  

The Person

• You
  treat teaching as a craft, take ownership proactively, and are comfortable
  with structured critique of your students' work and your own
  
• You
  can explain screw theory to a second -year student who has never seen a Lie
  group, and make it land
  
• You
  have the patience for a student genuinely struggling with the maths, and
  the honesty to push the one who is coasting on intuition
  
• You
  are equally at home with a whiteboard full of derivations and a lab bench
  full of wires
  

Good to Have

• Familiarity
  with the Modern Robotics textbook (Lynch & Park) or equivalent
  graduate -level treatment
  
• Background
  in parallel robots, cable -driven systems, compliant mechanisms, or soft
  robotics
  
• Experience
  with computer vision in robotics: epipolar geometry, visual odometry, or
  vision -based control
  
• Exposure
  to reinforcement learning or formal methods applied to robotic autonomy
  
• Academic
  writing, course material development, or research publication track record
  
• Industry
  experience with robotic systems integration, automation, or autonomous
  vehicles
  

This job
description is not intended to be all -inclusive. The employee may be expected
to perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.