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Työnimike: Project Researcher in Video Analytics for 1.4....

Työnkuvaus:
Åbo Akademi University now invites applications for a Project Researcher within Information Technology cluster at the Faculty of Science and Engineering in Turku. The appointment will be for two years, starting preferably from April 1st 2019 until March 31st 2021 (or as agreed).

There are multidisciplinary entities in both research and education at the Academy. Åbo Akademi University has a strong position on the Finnish educational market, in the interaction with society and business life, and in international research. In various external comparisons Åbo Akademi University has been ranked among the best universities in Finland. Åbo Akademi University has determinedly developed and strengthened its role as a research university. For example, the University has three Centres of Excellence appointed by the Academy of Finland. In addition, Åbo Akademi University has four centres of excellence funded by the Åbo Akademi University Endowment. The centres of excellence have all undergone international quality assessment. In addition, The University's dynamic and international research has brought great results. At a national level, our researchers publish the relatively largest number of international publications, and they have won international science prizes. Åbo Akademi University provides a unique environment for research and education in the historical campus areas of Åbo / Turku.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering is a research-intensive unit with activities in various fields of science and engineering. The laboratories and research groups have an extensive contact network; collaboration with other universities and research institutes, as well as industry - both nationally and internationally - plays a central role in the research activities.

We are situated in Turku, Finland. Finland is a great and safe environment, offering many excellent state-subsidized services, including affordable day care and free schools, which are consistently ranked among the best in the world. The city of Turku offers language showers and pre-schooling in English. Subsidized private day-care centres also offer day-care in French, English or Russian. Moreover, the Turku International School provides basic and upper secondary education in English.

The Software Technology Research Center (STRC) at Åbo Akademi University creates software based solutions for the digitalisation of industry and society. The center combines expertise in software quality, analytics, high-performance and energy-efficient computing to create services and tools that provide high added- value to our partners. Our research effort is currently focused towards the industrial internet, autonomous safety-critical systems, and novel application areas of datascience. The center has strong collaboration with the Industry, and Academia. (file://users/jolilius/Dropbox/Workflow/IT%20Admin/2018-09-21%20-%20new%20positions/www.tucs.fi http://www.tucs.fi, http://mastinstitute.fi/ http://mastinstitute.fi , https://alliedict.fi/ )

The center is now extending its research in the direction of Drug Development and Diagnostics (DDD). ÅAU has internationally high-level expertise in the research and
disciplines relevant to the Drug Development and Diagnostics profiling area.
Specific disciplines include biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, bioinformatics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, diagnostics and material sciences. Some highlights at ÅAU within the area include the ÅAU Centre of Excellence in Cell Stress and Molecular Ageing and the Center of Functional Materials (FunMat). ÅAU has extensive know-how, infrastructures, and investments in bioimaging and has a leading national role in developing and coordinating national and European bioimaging infrastructures.

WORK TASKS

To strengthen our team we are now offering a postdoc Project Researcher position with the specific task of building cooperation between the STRC and the DDD profiling area. We are looking for a candidate with competences in the area of Video Analytics or similar.

Current bioimaging technologies produce huge amounts of data. For this data to be easily usable and searchable there is a need to develop techniques for semantic tagging, that
identifies the biological phenomenon being observed in the set of images/videos. You will participate in our work on sensor fusion and video processing, and develop solutions to improve the analytics of our bioimaging platform. You will also contribute to our work on situational awareness for autonomous ships, where video processing also plays a fundamental role.

We expect you to participate in the research initiated at the Software Technology Research Center. Project Researcher follows the system of a total working time of 1624 h/year. The work tasks are annually specified in a work plan.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

In accordance with the Personnel Regulations of Åbo Akademi University (accepted by the University Board 17.8.2017) a doctoral degree is a pre-requisite for employment as a Project Researcher. Pre-requisite for the position is a PhD or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other closely related relevant field.

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-driven candidate that is able to work independently but also collaborate with research groups at Åbo Akademi University. Effective communication skills in English, both oral and written, are expected. Good interactive and planning skills, and eagerness to work for scientific breakthroughs are required.

SALARY

The salary for Project Researcher is based on levels 5 - 6 of the job requirement level for teaching and research personnel according to the salary system of Finnish universities. Task specific salary is 2 903,16? - 3 386,18? per month. In addition, a salary component based on personal work performance from 6% up to 50% is paid.

APPLICATION

The application with the attachments enclosed (listed below) should be submitted electronically by Thursday, April 11th, 2019 at 16:00 p.m. (CET +1) at ( http://www.abo.fi/jobb http://www.abo.fi/jobb).

- Cover Letter, where you introduce yourself, present your qualifications and briefly describe previous research fields and main research results

- Curriculum vitae, including a complete list of publications

- A copy of the doctoral degree certificate

- Two reference letters with contact information

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