Postdoctoral position in Sustainable Cyber-physical Systems - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Information Technology holds a leading position in both research and education at all levels. We are currently Uppsala University's third largest department, have around 350 employees, including 120 teachers and 120 PhD students. Approximately 5,000 undergraduate students take one or more courses at the department each year. You can find more information about us on the department of Information Technology website.

The Division of Computer Systems is a unique research environment, and we develop theory and applications of cyber-physical systems, embedded systems, and computer architecture. Cyber-physical Systems Lab is part of the Embedded Systems Unit and led by Didem Gurdur Broo.

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Duties
Cyber-physical systems, such as robots, autonomous vehicles, smart cities and similar, have the potential to revolutionize the way we live, work, and interact with our environment. At Cyber-physical Systems Lab, we design and develop collaboration, intelligence, and autonomy strategies for cyber-physical systems. The unique strength of the lab is to put sustainability and resilience at the core of these design and development strategies. We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join the Cyber-physical systems Lab as a postdoc student focusing on autonomous and intelligent systems to contribute to this revolutionary changes.

As a postdoc of the Cyber-physical Systems Lab, you will work closely with our interdisciplinary team of researchers, industry partners, and stakeholders design resilient, sustainable, and interoperable cyber-physical systems applications.

Your work will involve designing, and conducting workshops/experiments/user studies, collecting and analyzing data, publishing research findings in reputable conferences and journals, and helping with the supervision of Master’s and PhD students.

Requirements
PhD degree in engineering psychology, or a foreign degree equivalent to a PhD degree in engineering psychology. The degree needs to be obtained by the time of the decision of employment. Those who have obtained a PhD degree three years prior to the application deadline are primarily considered for the employment. The starting point of the three-year frame period is the application deadline. Due to special circumstances, the degree may have been obtained earlier. The three-year period can be extended due to circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave, duties in labour unions, etc.

The position requires genuine interest in designing future cyber-physical systems more sustainable and resilient. The candidate is expected to learn and employ systems thinking, design thinking and future thinking methodologies in workshops. Previous experience on working with autonomous systems such as autonomous vehicles with focus on human-computer interaction is necessary.

Good communication skills in English, both spoken and written, are required.

• Experience of doing user studies.
• Enthusiasm to design, run and analyze workshops.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• A creative and growth mindset coupled with strong problem-solving skills.

The ability to think critically, identify novel solutions, and adapt to evolving research requirements.

Additional qualifications

• Experience on acquiring necessary ethical approvals for user studies.
• The field of cyber-physical systems is dynamic and rapidly evolving. The successful candidate should demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to learn and explore new technologies, methodologies, and research directions.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position of 2 years according to central collective agreement. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date September 1 or as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For further information about the position, please contact: Didem Gurdur Broo, +46764278546, didem.gurdur.broo@it.uu.se.

Please submit your application by 28 August 2023, UFV-PA 2023/2980.

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