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The position is within the research group Healthcare Sciences and e-Health, hosting U-CARE an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research program (http://www.u-care.uu.se). The U-CARE group specializes in, the development, piloting, and evaluation of Mental Health interventions for people with the somatic disease, and their significant others, e.g. e-Health interventions. Representatives of the target groups are involved in our research. U-CARE has several international collaborations and our broad competence within research methodology was acknowledged in the latest evaluation of research conducted at Uppsala University. We have developed the internet-based platform The U-CARE-portal (Portal) that supports internet-administered interventions (e.g. psychological support and treatment) and research procedures such as informed consent, randomization, and data collection. Several feasibility-, pilot-, and controlled studies with principal investigators within U-CARE or in other research groups are conducted on the Portal.
As digital technology can increase access to good and secure care and treatment we have started the work to improve the Portal´s functionality and user-friendliness. The person we are looking for will together with other system developers, a researcher, and a Ph.D. student be part of U-CARE’s technical development team. The employment is initially a temporary position for one year, however there might be a need to recruit for another period.
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Duties
The primary responsibility will be to maintain and further develop the Portal with an emphasis on the user interface. Tasks will include maintenance and development of web and mobile-device applications as well as user experience testing. Additional duties may include: technical support of Portal users, technical troubleshooting, communication with various vendors, system documentation, and the development of training materials. The successful applicant will be expected to eventually master the basic functions of the entire Portal.
Requirements
Additional qualifications
Application
Your application should be written in English and contain the following:
About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 12 months. Scope of employment 50 %. Starting date 1 March 2023 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala
For further information about the position, please contact: Program director for U-CARE, professor Louise von Essen louise-von.essen@kbh.uu.se and/or researcher, PhD Mudassir Imran Mustafa Mudassir.mustafa@kbh.uu.se.
Please submit your application by 18 January 2023, UFV-PA 2022/4990.
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Part-time |
First day of employment | 2023-03-01 |
Salary | Individual salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 50% |
City | Uppsala |
County | Uppsala län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | UFV-PA 2022/4990 |
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Published | 16.Dec.2022 |
Last application date | 18.Jan.2023 11:59 PM CET |