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A doctoral student position with an initial four-year appointment (starting 1.4.2020) is available in ‘wearable sensors’ at the Center for Ubiquitous Computing, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (http://ubicomp.oulu.fi). In this project, the student will investigate, exploit, and optimally create new wearable solutions for collecting, visualizing and analysing biometric data from end-users. We work in the context of digital health and musculoskeletal disorders, in collaboration with the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Oulu Group (PRIMO), at the University of Oulu Hospital and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The candidate will be part of a team focusing on similar topics.
The successful candidate is expected to possess implementation skills (server-side, mobile) and experience on using application programming interfaces (APIs). Additionally, hardware skills, and familiarity with biomedical engineering, sports sciences or the medical field are considered as bonuses.
The earliest possible starting date is 1.4.2020. A six-month trial period will be effective at the beginning of the initial four-year contract. After acceptance, the doctoral student will be enrolled to the University of Oulu Graduate School’s (UniOGS) doctoral program. The general requirements for admission to the UniOGS can be found at http://www.oulu.fi/uniogs/requirements_for_admission.
Required qualifications and assessment
The successful applicant must hold a MSc. degree in computer science, HCI, or a related field that will be completed by March 31st, 2019. Great command of both written and spoken English is required as well as excellent communication and teamwork skills. Demonstrated experience in writing scientific publications and teaching are considered additional merits. When assessing the qualifications, aspects that are also considered include expertise on the research field and methodology, scientific publications and community work.
Salary and benefits
The salary of the appointed doctoral student will be based on the demand level 2-4 in the salary chart for the teaching and research staff of Finnish universities. In addition to the basic salary, an additional salary component (max. 50% of the basic salary level) will be paid based on personal experience, achievements and performance. In practice, the starting salary of a new doctoral student is approximately 2450 € per month and it will progressively increase along with the progress of the student. In addition to the salary, the employed person will be insured by the university and provided occupational healthcare. Finland is known as a country with a high quality of life and good healthcare system.
Application procedure
The following documents must be attached to the application (to be submitted in English):
1) Cover/motivation letter describing prior background, research interests and career plans (1 page).
2) Curriculum vitae formatted according to the template of the Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (http://www.tenk.fi/en/template-researchers-curriculum-vitae). The CV should also contain a list of publications, if any, under the section ’Scientific and societal impact of research’.
3) Contact information of two persons, who may be asked to give a statement on the candidate.
Applications must be submitted using the electronic application system by March 13th, 2020, 23:59 (Finnish local time) the latest. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
For further information on the position and application procedure contact via email:
Associate Professor Denzil Ferreira, denzil.ferreira(at)oulu.fi
Center for Ubiquitous Computing, University of Oulu
