Call for candidates under the "MACBIOIDI: Promoting the cohesion of Macaronesian regions through a common ICT platform for biomedical R & D & i" project
A call is open for 2 (two) positions at the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) of the University of Madeira (Funchal, Portugal), in the context of the "MACBIOIDI: Promoting the cohesion of Macaronesian regions through a common ICT platform for biomedical R & D & i" project financed by the EU under the INTERREG program (MAC/1.1.b/098).´
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1- PhD scholarship (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/182787)
The main task for the accepted candidate will be to conduct research towards his/her PhD in the area of Virtual Rehabilitation applied to stroke. The candidate is expected to complete the degree within 3 years.
Stroke is one of the most common causes of acquired disability, leaving numerous adults with cognitive and motor impairments, and affecting patients' capability to live independently. Depression is a common yet often unrecognized consequence of stroke, affecting between 25% and 70% of all survivors. Virtual Reality (VR) based methods for stroke rehabilitation have mainly focused on motor rehabilitation but there is increasing interest towards the integration of cognitive training for providing more effective solutions.
- The main objectives will be:
- To address in an integrative manner post stroke rehabilitation, with emphasis on the motor aspects but addressing also cognitive impairments such as mood disorders.
- Use user-centric and other human computer-interaction techniques to design and develop novel Vitual Reality technologies and interactive media applied to stroke rehabilitation.
- Design, execute and analyze clinical interventions with end users to validate the developed technologies.
- The ideal candidate would be either:
- a clinical profile (such as a psychologist, occupational therapist or related discipline) with formal training or with experience with technologically driven interventions;
- or a technical profile (such as a biomedical engineer, computer scientist, electronic or a closely related discipline) with a formal training or with experience in the medical/clinical domain;
Experience in ICT for health, depth sensors or
full body tracking technologies will be a plus.
- Applicants should fulfill the following
requirements:
- MSc degree or equivalent;
- Strong oral and written English communication
skills, people skills, the ability to work independently as well as a team
member of the NeuroRehabLab (http://neurorehabilitation.m-iti.org/lab/) and taking the initiative and being
proactive;
- Willingness to participate and lead End—User
evaluations with healthy, elderly and patients.
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2- Technical Assistant (https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/182792)
The main task for the accepted candidate will be to support the research project with the development of Virtual Rehabilitation scenarios applied to stroke, and related research tools.
The main tasks will consist of:
- supporting the development of virtual reality scenarios using the Unity game engine (https://unity3d.com/) for post stroke rehabilitation, with emphasis on the motor aspects and the use of physiological signals such as EEG (Electroencephalography).
- contributing to the integration of the project developments in 3D Slicer (https://www.slicer.org/), an open source software platform for medical image informatics, image processing, and three-dimensional visualization.
- other eventual support in web and/or system administration tasks.
- Admission requirements:
The ideal candidate would be a computer scientist, electric, electronic or tele-communications engineer or a closely related discipline with background in one or more of the following fields: Game development, Human Computer Interaction, Signal processing. Experience in ICT for health, depth sensors or full body tracking technologies will be a plus.
- Applicants should fulfill the following requirements:
- MSc degree or equivalent in computer science, electric, electronic or tele-communications engineering or other relevant disciplines for the project;
- Strong oral and written English communication skills, people skills, the ability to work independently as well as a team member of the NeuroRehabLab (http://neurorehabilitation.m-iti.org/lab/) and taking the initiative and being proactive;
- Willingness to participate and lead End—User evaluations with healthy, elderly and patients.
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Legislation and regulations: The
scholarships are directed to applicants under the current conditions
established on the FCT regulations (http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/) and Research Grant Holder Statute.
Work
place: The candidate will work
within an interdisciplinary team of researchers with competences in both
technical and clinical domains. The work will be conducted at Madeira-ITI
(Funchal, Portugal) in close collaboration with the MACBIOIDI project partners
and end users, under the supervision of Prof. Mónica da Silva Cameirão (http://neurorehabilitation.m-iti.org).
Scholarship
length: The scholarship will
have a length of 3 years (with a renewable contract every 12 months), with an
expected start as soon as possible. The MACBIOIDI project end is 31st
of December 2019.
Monthly
stipend: The candidate will
receive a stipend of 980€/month as determined by the FCT regulations
(http://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores). Voluntary Social Security (SSV) and
accidents insurance are included.
Selection process: The selection process will be based on:
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Motivation
letter (10%)
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Curriculum
Vitae (30%)
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Previous
experience (20%)
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Interview
(40%)
Recommendation letters
are facultative but can contribute positively to the evaluation. Speaking and
understanding Portuguese will also be considered as a plus.
Selection
committee: Prof. Dr. Mónica S.
Cameirão (President), Prof. Dr. Sergi Bermúdez i Badia.
Required documents include a transcript of degrees, CV and motivation letter. Applications and queries must be submitted by
email to hr@m-iti.org
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