Job description

KTH MoveAbility Group seek a postdoc researcher in biomechanics of human movement, with a focus on development and innovation of assistive devices. Our research focuses on technology to decode, predict and enhance human movements, with an extra focus on people with motor disabilities. The KTH MoveAbility research group is part of the Department of Engineering Mechanics.  The Promobilia MoveAbility Lab is a well-equipped experimental research infrastructure, centrally located on KTH’s campus, and in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary network of clinical and technical researchers and healthcare professionals. The research group is financed by the Promobilia Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, Digital Futures, and the European Commission, among others. Our research activities have goals to investigate fundamental factors that contribute to movement abnormalities, studying the development and progression of overuse injuries, studying the neuromuscular system and its control, and the development of robotic movement aids. Our research methods include experiments, modeling/simulation and data-driven algorithms. The growing group is multicultural and multidisciplinary.

This postdoc position is funded by the Promobilia Foundation and Digital Futures, and focuses on assistive ankle devices that facilitate walking. This project will involve prototype development and construction, biomechanical modeling and simulation, experiments on human subjects, product innovation, scientific publication, and help with supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. It is therefore a requirement that the successful candidate has experience with, besides scientific publication, movement data collection on humans, including ethical issues and study design involved in research on human subjects, as well as prototype development, some mechatronics, and gait analysis.

What we offer

• A position at a leading technical university that generates knowledge and skills for a sustainable future
• Engaged and ambitious colleagues along with a creative, international and dynamic working environment
• Work in Stockholm, in close proximity to nature
• Help to relocate and be settled in Sweden and at KTH

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Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• A doctoral degree in a technical/engineering topic of relevance for the project, for example, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, biomechanics, computer science with focus on human movement, engineering physics, biomedical engineering with strong engineering focus or other technical background of relevance for this research area.
• Research expertise, demonstrated by high-quality scientific publications.
• Previous experience with exoskeleton development, both conceptual design and prototype construction.
• Previous experience with and ability to independently collect and analyze movement data on human subjects.
• Extensive knowledge of human walking.
• Knowledge and understanding of ethical considerations and study design involving experiments on human subjects.
• Good independence to take initiatives, combined with good collaborative and communication abilities.
• Social skills and ability to interact with people with and without disabilities.
• Good skills in speaking and writing technical English.

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Teaching and pedagogical skills, demonstrated by for instance supervision of undergraduate students.
• Genuine desire to learn Swedish to communicate with patients and clinicians.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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To apply for the position

Log into KTH’s recruitment system in order to apply for this position. You are the main responsible to ensure that your application is complete according to the ad.

The application must include:

• Cover letter including a statement of why you want to conduct research, your academic interests and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max two pages long.
• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge and a publication list.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Contact information to 2 references
• PhD thesis and 2 selected published articles (both in pdf form)

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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