Research assistant

At Mälardalen University people meet who want to develop themselves and the future. Our 16 000 students read courses and study programmes in Business, Health, Engineering and Education. We conduct research within all areas of education and have internationally outstanding research in future energy and embedded systems. Our close cooperation with the private and public sectors enables us at MDH to help people feel better and the earth to last longer. Mälardalen University is located on both sides of Lake Mälaren with campuses in Eskilstuna and Västerås.

At the School of Innovation, Design and Engineering our students are studying to be for example innovators, entrepreneurs, illustrators, communications officers, network technicians and engineers. Here we have the research specialisations of Embedded Systems, and Innovation and Product Realisation. Our work takes place in cooperation with and in strategic agreements with companies, organisations and public authorities in the region.

Employment information
Employment: Temporary employment until November 2020
Employment from: 2020-03-15
Scope: Full time
Closing date for application: 2020-03-10
Campus location: Västeras
School: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, (IDT)

Position description
This position is defined in the scope of the project SimuSafe (SIMUlation of behavioural aspects for SAFEr transport.) http://simusafe.eu.

The position includes the following tasks:


• Practical development within the project Simusafe
• Define recruitment procedure for test persons (elderly individuals) in the project Simusafe
• Implementation of test persons recruitment procedure
• Field study and data collection using simulator
• Field study documentation
• Data representation controller
• Data analysis using Python programming

Qualification requirements
The applicant is required to have a bachelor or master's level degree in information technology or equivalent. Knowledge in statistical analysis is highly valued. The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in English. Knowledge of Swedish is a significant advantage.

Decisive importance is attached to personal suitability. We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organization.

Merit
You are open-minded and interested in collaborating across borders within and outside MDH. Teamwork, organizational and entrepreneurial skills are advantages. 

Further merits for the position are:


• Knowledge of, experience with, and/or interest in programming languages and modeling and analysis tools such as Python, C++, and/or Matlab.
• Ability to collaborate with other researchers as well as work independently.
• Curious, goal-oriented, flexible, ambitious, and communicative personality.
• Interest in developing methods and bringing them into different application areas.

Application
Application is made online. Make your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the University no later than closing date for application.

We look forward to receiving your application.


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