The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university which offers interesting challenges and a unique vantage point to national and international research and education. 
 
The Department of Computing, Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku is looking for 1-2 (fixed term positions) postdoctoral researchers or doctoral researchers/project researchers, or secondarily, research assistants in the field of health technology.  

The work is full-time and will start according to mutual agreement as soon as possible, from October 1^st, 2023, at the earliest. The positions are fixed term ending on September 30^th, 2027.  

The positions are in the STIMULUS project (Speckle Technology and Digital Biomarkers of Microvascular Function for Monitoring Cardiovascular Diseases), funded by a European Innovation Council Pathfinder grant. In this project, we develop new instruments for assessing adverse changes in microcirculatory status linked to hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, leading to earlier detection of cardiovascular diseases (over 60 million people in the EU suffer from them). The instruments are developed and validated in clinical trials. We integrate two state-of-the-art technologies leading to a novel innovation, 3D speckle tissue monitoring.  

The University of Turku leads the project and oversees a work package focusing on instrument development, biosignal analysis and extraction of novel digital biomarkers. As a postdoctoral researcher or doctoral researcher/project researcher or research assistant you will join the innovative health technology research group at the University of Turku and a consortium of leading research institutes from Netherlands, Denmark, France, and Germany. 

 
What we offer 

You will have the opportunity to develop new innovative medical instruments, new algorithms and machine learning solutions, and participate in clinical trials. You will be a part of a multi-disciplinary research group with both clinical/hospital and international collaboration and will have the opportunity to pursue your own ideas, participate in other interesting side projects and carry out international research visits. All this leads to good possibilities to advance your research career. 

 
Your experience and ambitions 

Preferably, you have a technical background with one or several items listed below and a genuine drive to develop solutions for better healthcare:  

• embedded programming 
• medical instrumentation 
• signal processing 
• machine learning  
• Python programming skills 
• research experience 
• experience in interdisciplinary research 
• prototyping 

We welcome candidates with genuine interest in developing new innovative healthcare solutions and encourage candidates of varying degrees of experience to apply. High motivation, willingness to learn and a true drive to progress are your greatest assets to succeed in the recruitment process. 
 

The qualification requirements of the positions are stated in the University of Turku Rules of Procedure: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/organisation 

A person selected for the position of Postdoctoral researcher is required to have a doctoral degree and the ability to do independent scientific work as well as having the necessary teaching skills. 

A person selected for the post of Doctoral researcher/Project researcher is required to have a higher university degree. The degree must be completed by the end of the application period. If the selected person already has a right to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Turku, (s)he must also have an accepted research plan. In addition, when acquiring his or her degree or otherwise, he or she is required to have demonstrated the ability and motivation to undertake postgraduate studies and the capacity to complete a doctoral degree in accordance with the research plan. 

 
The salary is determined in accordance with the university salary system for teaching and research personnel. For a postdoctoral researcher, the salary is on levels 4-6, which is 2720,86–3673,96 euros per month. In addition a personal work performance component will be paid. The personal performance component is 6% - 50% of the task-specific salary component. 

 
For a doctoral researcher/project researcher the salary will be on the job demands chart on levels 2-4, where the task-specific salary component is 2182,19–2720,86 euros per month. In addition a personal work performance component will be paid. The personal performance component is 6% - 50% of the task-specific salary component. 

 
If suitable candidate(s) cannot be found, we may also consider candidate(s) who have more or less completed all their coursework for the Master of Science degree in a suitable field and are ready to start their Master’s thesis in a topic within the boundaries of the project in question. In this case, the job title will be research assistant. For a research assistant, the salary is at level 1, where the task specific salary component is 1984,19 euros per month. In addition, a personal work performance component will be paid. The personal performance component is 6% – 50% of the task-specific salary component.

A six (6) month trial period applies to the positions. 

Applications must be submitted at the latest on Friday, September 15, 2023 (23:59) using the electronic application form of the University of Turku on the following address: https://www.utu.fi/careers 

The link to the application system is at the beginning of this announcement (“Apply for the job”). 

Please include with your application: 

• A CV with any information you consider relevant for the application 
• Copies of degree certificates with translation in English or Finnish (if applicable) 
• List of publications 
• Brief cover letter stating your interests and motivation 
• Study transcript (research assistant position) 

For further information about the position, please contact Assistant Professor Matti Kaisti (mkaist@utu.fi). Regarding the recruitment process, please contact HR Specialist Nina Reini (nina.reini@utu.fi).

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