Postdoctoral Position in Robotic Perception, Planning, and Control for Stroke Intervention at Stanford ARMLab Stanford University in United States

Stanford ARMLab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar for a new ARPA-H collaborative project focused on robotic automation for stroke intervention.

The project sits at the intersection of robotics, medical imaging, controls, and interventional medicine. The team is developing autonomy for a magnetically actuated micro-robot that can navigate complex vasculature under pulsatile blood flow, perform clot retrieval, return to the catheter, and verify treatment success within a clinically relevant time window.

Research topics include robotic perception using visual imaging and fluoroscopy/X-ray, motion planning, decision-making, robust control for magnetic micro-robot navigation, automated angiography and clot-removal verification, and autonomous systems for preclinical animal studies.

The post is especially relevant for candidates with strong technical backgrounds in robotic perception and control and an interest in deploying robotics for real-world clinical impact. The lab emphasizes interdisciplinary research and life-saving stroke care that could improve access for rural communities while reducing occupational X-ray exposure for clinicians.

Timeline: earliest start date July 2026, latest start date September 2026. Duration is 2+ years. The post does not specify a stipend amount or detailed funding package, but it is presented as a postdoctoral opening within Stanford ARMLab.

Applicants should complete the provided intake/application form and contact Monroe Kennedy III directly. The ARMLab website also notes that postdoc positions are on a rolling basis and that eligible postdocs must have completed their PhD within 3 years of the Stanford postdoc start date.