Postdoctoral position in next generation on-body sensor networks - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Information Technology has a leading position in research and education. The Department currently has about 280 employees, including 120 teachers and 110 PhD students. More than 4000 students study one or more courses at the department each year. More info: http://www.it.uu.se.

Subject area: The Uppsala Networked Objects group (UNO) at the Department of Information Technology is looking for a post-doctoral researcher to strengthen a new project on body-area sensor networks for novel applications in the area of Internet of Senses.  The project envisions interactive applications that self-modify their physical properties – their shape, colour, stiffness, temperature, texture or permittivity in response to bodily rhythms, movements or other sensor input. The project is multi-disciplinary with partners from low-power networking, human computer interaction as well as material science.  The project has a systems approach with a lot of prototyping of software, hardware, interaction and communication.

Duties: The positions include research and a limited amount (max 20%) of teaching.

Requirements: To qualify for an employment as a postdoctor you must have a PhD degree or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer science or similar area. The PhD degree must have been obtained no more than three years prior to the application deadline. The three year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

We are looking for candidates with a broad interest ranging from low-power networking (including physical layer, knowledge in antennas), low-power hardware design and development up to human computer interaction. Candidates should be able to design and build systems (hardware and software) based on theoretical foundations with a strong interest in multi-disciplinary work. High-quality publications in international peer-reviewed journals or conferences are expected. The applicant should be highly motivated and have good collaboration and communication skills.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking: The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on research expertise. In filling this position the University aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise is judged to have the best potential to carry out the relevant duties.

In the overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience, and should be listed as merits in the application.

Application: The application should include a statement (at most 2 pages) of the applicant’s motivation for applying for this position, including the applicant’s qualifications and research interests and a description of the applicant’s PhD thesis. The application must include a CV, degrees and grades (translated to English or Swedish), a web reference to the PhD thesis, a complete list of publications with up to five important publications for the position highlighted and the candidate’s own contributions to those five publication described, other relevant documents, and the earliest possible starting date. Applications should be accompanied by two letters of recommendation, which should be provided directly by the references through the online application system. (Email to registrator@uu.se with the position number in the subject.)

Salary: Individual salary.
 
Starting date: As soon as possible or as otherwise agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary position for 2 years according to central collective agreement.

Scope of employment: 100 %.

For further information about the position please contact: Prof. Thiemo Voigt, E-mail: thiemo.voigt@it.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 12 January 2021, UFV-PA 2020/4645.

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