Postdoc in Biomechanics: Machine learning in innovative walking aids - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The School of Engineering Sciences carries out a wide range of research at the international front line, from fundamental disciplines such as Physics and Mathematics, to Engineering Mechanics with applications such as Aeronautics and Vehicle Engineering. We also offer university degree programs in Engineering Physics, Vehicle Engineering, and 'Open entrance', as well as a number of international masters programmes.

KTH MoveAbility Lab, at the Department of Engineering Mechanics, is offering a postdoctoral position in Biomechanics, with a focus on machine learning for innovative walking aids. Our research focus is on technology to decode, predict and enhance human movement, with application in patients with motor disorders. The position is funded through a European consortium grant through the EIT Health.

Job description

The project will be carried out at the new KTH MoveAbility Lab, in collaboration with scientists and clinicians within the European consortium, as well as with clinicians and researchers at various Stockholm hospitals. Our lab’s research focus is on technology to decode, predict and enhance human movement, with application in patients with motor disorders. The aim of this European EIT Health project is to develop and rapidly produce shoes with individualized rocker profiles that reduce pressure at the foot soles during walking and reduces the risk of developing pressure sores in patients with diabetes type II and peripheral neuropathy.

Your areas of responsibly will be to develop a data-driven machine learning prediction algorithm that finds an optimal or acceptable rocker profile for each individual patient, based on a baseline evaluation. The project will require both experiments on patients as well as rigorous numerical analyses. Further areas of responsibility are to report findings in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals and at scientific conferences, as well as within the European consortium and among other clinical research collaborators. Within the project, it may also be possible to design and develop wearable walking assistive devices with passive or active components.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Works in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline (Whit some exceptions for special reasons such as periods of sick or parental leave, kindly indicate if such reason exists in your resume). The PhD must be in a technical/engineering topic of relevance for the project, for example, biomechanics with a strong focus on machine learning in human movement, computer science / AI with focus on human movement, engineering physics, or other technical background of relevance for this research area.
• Research expertise must be apparent through published articles in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. Applicants must be strongly motivated for this research area.
• Applicants must thus have a good level of collaborative and communicative abilities, as well as a good ability to communicate and write scientific reports in English.

Preferred qualifications

• Besides the traditional academic merits, documented experience in human movement research and experimentation on human subject is of merit.
• This position requires ability to work both independently and in a multidisciplinary team. Besides collaborative abilities, further qualifications include awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality. Great emphasis will be placed on personal competency

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Application

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Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

Your application should include:

• Cover letter with statement of why the applicant seeks this job
• CV and publication list
• Transcripts from university studies including certification of PhD degree
• Contact information to 2 references.
• PhD thesis and 2 relevant published articles (both in pdf form)

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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