Työnimike: Early Stage Researcher in Medical Physics

Työnkuvaus:
The University of Eastern Finland, UEF, is one of the largest multidisciplinary universities in Finland. We offer education in nearly one hundred major subjects, and are home to approximately 15,000 students and 2,800 members of staff. We operate on three campuses in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna. In international rankings, we are ranked among the leading 300 universities in the world. The Faculty of Science and Forestry operates on the Kuopio and Joensuu campuses of the University of Eastern Finland. The mission of the faculty is to carry out internationally recognised scientific research and to offer research-education in the fields of natural sciences and forest sciences. The faculty invests in all of the strategic research areas of the university. The faculty's environments for research and learning are international, modern and multidisciplinary. The faculty has approximately 3,800 Bachelor's and Master's degree students and some 490 postgraduate students. The number of staff amounts to 560. http://www.uef.fi/en/lumet/etusivu We are now inviting applications for Early Stage Researcher position in Medical Physics, Department of Applied Physics, Kuopio Campus The Biophysics of Bone and Cartilage Research Group (BBC, http://luotain.uef.fi/) is a multidisciplinary research team located at the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Forestry, University of Eastern Finland. The research group focuses on basic and applied research related to musculoskeletal diseases. Our aim is to develop better diagnostic methods for osteoarthritis and osteoporosis as well as models to predict future development of these diseases in a subject specific manner. The group consists of three professors (Töyräs, Korhonen, Jurvelin), one assistant professor, 7 post-docs and 20-30 PhD students. Annually, we publish more than 30 scientific papers and several PhD theses. We collaborate closely with medical doctors in Kuopio University Hospital, an essential link for translation of the research outcomes into clinical practice. We are looking for a highly motivated person to conduct studies in spectroscopic analysis of connective tissues. The aim of the project is to develop a novel multimodal (NIR, OCT and US) arthroscope that can improve the assessment of connective tissue properties and compositions and improve diagnostics during minimally invasive surgery. The main focus of the PhD project will be studying the use of near infrared spectroscopy in non-destructive assessment of ligament and tendon properties and composition. The Early Stage Researcher position may be applied for by persons who according to the Universities Act of Finland (558/2009, Chapter 5, Section 37) are eligible for studies leading to a scientific postgraduate degree. Qualified applicants should have a Master's degree in biophysics, medical physics, bioengineering or a related field. Persons graduating in the near future are also encouraged to apply. However, they are expected to hold a relevant MSc degree (or equivalent) by the starting date of the Early Stage Researcher position. The Early Stage Researcher is expected to have high interest toward biological systems and clinical applications. Previous experience in laboratory work, signal and image analysis and Matlab and Labview coding is considered as asset. The position will be filled for a fixed term from October 1, 2016 (or as agreed) up to August 31, 2017. The continuation of the position will be agreed separately. Positions of early stage researchers shall always be filled for a fixed term (UEF Administrative Regulations, Section 30). The salary of the position is determined in accordance with the salary system of Finnish universities and is based on levels 2-4 of the job requirement level chart for teaching and research staff (€1,985.85 - 2,475.31/ month). In addition to the job requirement component, the salary includes a personal performance component, which may be a maximum of 46.3% of the job

Työnantajan nimi: Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Työnantajan osoite: 70211 KUOPIO

Työn lyhyt kuvaus: Fyysikot ja astronomit

Maa: Suomi

Alue: Pohjois-Savo

Sopimuksen kesto: Tilapäinen

Sopimuslaji: Kokopäiväinen

Lähde työtarjous: TE-palvelut, Julkiset työvoimapalvelut, Suomi