PhD Studentship in Biomedical Instrumentation at Department of Biomedical Engineering in Sweden
Vacancies
KUNGÖRELSE 2012-10-16
Dnr IMT-2012-00019
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Linköpings universitet is a national centre for research and education in Biomedical Engineering. The research is motivated by the requirements in healthcare and takes place in close collaboration with the biomedical industry and hospital clinics.
It is our aim to be a catalyst in the biomedical engineering innovation system of the future - an arena for leading international researchers and teachers where new knowledge is created and dispersed. Through development and integration of biomedical research, health care and the business community, we will contribute to increased quality of life on a global basis.
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
Hereby opens a position as
Ph.D. student in Biomedical Instrumentation
at the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duties
A PhD student should mainly work on their doctoral thesis. A PhD student is expected to, within certain limits, work with teaching and administration duties. Before graduation such assignments should not represent more than 20 percent of full time work.
Research field
The PhD thesis work includes basic research on techniques for the imaging of the microvascular bed anatomy and physiology. The PhD student has to learn and to implement algorithms based on dynamic light scattering models (laser Doppler imaging) and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, for analysing multidimensional data sets. In addition, hardware and software development is included, with the possibility of clinical evaluation.
Qualifications
Qualified for employment as a PhD student are those being accepted or already have being admitted to graduate studies. Admission will be made in connection with employment as a PhD student.
Eligible for admission to graduate studies in Biomedical Instrumentation are students that meet the basic and special qualifications. Basic eligibility requires a higher education degree at advanced level, or having completed course requirements of at least 240 credits, including a minimum of 60 credits at advanced level, or having acquired the equivalent skills and knowledge, abroad or domestically.
Specific entry requirements for admission to graduate studies in Biomedical Instrumentation are students with a degree from a 5 year one cycle MSc program or a second cycle MSc program, relating to the topic, or qualified for another degree at an advanced level, corresponding to equivalent technical science scope and depth.
Equal opportunities
Linköping University will continue to develop as an attractive and creative workplace characterized by equal opportunities, and therefore actively promote equality of opportunity and diversity.
Period of appointment
The initial appointment is given for at most one year. It will be renewed yearly subject to successful performance of duties. The program corresponds to four years full-time studies. Normally, the studies are combined with 20% assistant teaching, which gives a period of employment of five years. The total period of employment cannot exceed eight years.
Start of employment
According to agreement.
Salary
According to the present standard rate for doctoral students at the department.
Information
Professor Göran Salerud, phone +46 (0)13-28 67 55,
goran.salerud@liu.se and Senior lecturer, PhD Marcus Larsson +46 (0)13-28 67 51,
marcus.larsson@liu.se . Trade union representatives are Örjan Lönnevik (SACO), phone +46 (0) 13-28 66 34, (orjlo@ifm.liu.se) and Gerd Röndahl (OFR/S), phone +46 (0)11-36 35 37, (gerd.rondahl@liu.se).
Procedure of application
The application and the documents you wish to refer to must reach Linköping University 2012-11-16. Late applications or documents will not be considered.
All applications must be clearly marked Dnr IMT-2012-00019 and sent to:
Registrator at IMT
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Linköping University
SE-581 83 Linköping
Sweden
If you send your application by e-mail you send it to:
registrator@imt.liu.se . The application must be clearly marked Dnr IMT-2012-00019.
Documents that are sent electronically must be in Ms Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat.
The application must include:
• The name of the position you are applying for and the Registration number
• CV
• A transcript
• Master´s Thesis (finished or draft)
• Letter of reference
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