Postdoctoral researcher, Wearable photonic sensors

at  VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Are you interested in wearables, photonics and sensing solutions and looking for a postdoctoral opportunity in the field? Would you like to develop innovative technology with superb colleagues who are top experts in their field? Do you want to build an excellent science career and work at the interface of academy and industry? Are you enthusiastic about working with fascinating projects in state-of-the-art research facilities? VTT might be just the place for you. If you are an international talent searching for a new opportunity, read more about the benefits of living in Finland and VTT’s support for relocation here!
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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Experience in understanding of light-tissue interaction physics
• Experience in development of photonic phantom and in-vivo experiments and measurement setups
• Experience in time-domain and spectral signal analysis
• Motivation and capacity to build and manage multidisciplinary publicly and customer funded projects
• Experience in applying funding and building networks
• You have recently (max 5 years ago) gained your doctoral degree in biomedical engineering, physics, or a closely related field.
• You have experience in developing non-invasive photonics based sensors to monitor the physiological status of humans
• You have excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

• Work in the field of photonics based wearable sensors to develop new measurement and signal analysis techniques in multidisciplinary projects
• Participate in the execution of research projects by developing innovative sensing concepts, measurement techniques and setups and by validating the concepts in volunteer trials
• Develop signal analysis methods, correlate results with clinically relevant parameters
• Build and plan multidisciplinary research projects and apply project funding
• Collaborate with customers and research partners and participate in offering our expertise and know-how
• Participate in project management and reporting including writing scientific publications
• Advancing health and wellness monitoring in specified projects
• Collaborating in research team and project group with co-writing and project work
• Participating actively in dissemination with journal publications and in conferences
• Supervising or tutoring junior team members