POSTDOC IN SYSTEMS DESIGN WITH APPLICATION TO POST-CRASH SENSOR SYSTEMS

Job description

Trauma and trauma related injuries are frequent in car crashes and traffic accidents. In order to improve short and long-term medical outcomes for these victims the project group will develop and evaluate various means to improve clinical decision and process support on scene as well as during transport and dispatch. The systems and solutions will also promote dialogue and information exchange between all stakeholders involved.

 As the successful applicant you will work in a team devoted to developing systems and solutions that can be fitted into ambulances and cars for supporting the above aims. Your role is to work with researchers, medical personnel and industrial partners in order to realize and evaluate agreed systems and solutions. An example is a system to detect possible internal bleedings after a traffic accident. Thanks to an earlier diagnosis already in the car or in the ambulance, this system will allow for a more rapid start of relevant treatment and tailored care processes. The sensors for the system are provided by other contributors to the project including industrial partners. Output from this system, as well as other decision support tools, existing or developed within the project should also be integrated with existing mobile communication systems, and decision support systems, for transmitting information between the ambulance and the hospital or other relevant stakeholders. This part of the system is provided by one of the industrial partners in the project. Your role will be to act as the system integrator, coordinating the contacts between the sensor researchers, medical personnel and industrial partners.

Required qualifications

The applicant must have a doctoral degree (preferably not longer than 5 years back) within the relevant field of specialization, such as systems engineering / systems integration, sensor systems, signal processing, decision support or interaction design. Previous experience from the application area of ICT-based system solutions, preferably with an element of mobile data, within health-care or medical engineering, is an advantage. The applicant should have teaching experience and interest. The language is typically English for PhD and Master level courses and Swedish at the Bachelor levels. In addition to proficiency in the teaching situation, very good communication skills are required since the topic involves frequent contact with many different actors, functions and levels, for example emergency rescue units and health care. Typically this is done in Swedish. Very good knowledge of both Swedish and English is therefore a requirement. Experience after the PhD degree in form of postdoctoral positions or qualified research and development in industry or health care is a merit.

About the Postdoc position

The Postdoc position is an appointment that offers an opportunity to qualify for further research positions within academia or industry. The appointment is for 1+1 years of full-time employment, with a monthly salary paid. Most of your working time is devoted to your own research. Included in your work is also to take part in supervision of Ph.D. students and M.Sc thesis students. Teaching of undergraduate students may also be included to a small extent. You will attend international conferences and meetings, where you will present your own work and establish useful contacts with other researchers. The position can commence immediately.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position
2. Curriculum Vitae including list of publications
3. Two reference persons who can be contacted by Chalmers (describe association with them and give their contact addresses)
4. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents

The application shall be sent electronically. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

The documents according to items 1-4 above shall be attached as two pdf-files.

One should contain items 1-3 in the listing of material to be included in the application The other should contain item 4 in the listing of material, and any other appendices.

The files may be compressed (zipped).

If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2010/334) must be written on the first page of the application.

Address:
Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden

Further information

In addition to what’s stated above please include the following to your application:

 - Two recommendation letters (marked with the reference number 2010/334) -

Copies of your two most relevant scientific publications

- Transcripts (grades) and diplomas from Master’s and Ph.D. programs

 For more information:

Prof. Mikael Persson, mikael.persson@chalmers.se

 Application deadline 2011-02-25

Union representatives

• SACO: Jan Lindér
• ST: Marie Wenander
• SEKO: Johan Persson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

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