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Research Assistant in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

The Department of Medical Sciences is a large clinical institution with more than 250 employees and over 900 additional coworkers connected via the Uppsala University Hospital. The Department of Medical Sciences has a broad research profile with strong research groups in a number of different areas. The research carried out at the department is performed in close connection with the clinical activities at the Uppsala University Hospital, which includes both basic studies on the causes of a variety of illnesses and the development and evaluation of improved diagnostics and new treatment methods. More information about the Department of Medical Sciences can be found at www.medsci.uu.se

Are you interested in working on projects related to measurement of physical behaviours, supported by competent and friendly colleagues in an international setting? We invite you to apply for a position as Research Assistant at Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a clinic at the Academic Hospital and a part of the Department of Medical Sciences. One part of our work involves research and developing methods to measure physical load at work.

Duties
The main task involves developing and validating algorithms to estimate energy expenditure based on wearable accelerometers. You will independently drive the project forward from data processing to scientific publication. Additionally, presenting your research in various settings is part of the role.

Requirements
You should hold at least a master's degree in the field of biomechanics/kinesiology. Documented research experience in the field of accelerometry and energy estimation is necessary. You should have independently published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Proficiency in spoken and written English is essential. Knowledge of performing calculations and building algorithms in Matlab or R is required.

About the employment
The employment is a temporary position, 3 months. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala.

For Further Information about the position, please contact: Peter Johansson at +46 018 6113647 or peter.johansson@medsci.uu.se.

In this recruitment we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you are asked to answer when making your application. The answers will be used as a part of the selection process.

Please submit your application by November 20 2023, UFV-PA 2023/4085.

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