ESPRIT with Pervasive Sensing

Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London

Salary Scale: £30,520 - £35,860 per annum

Fixed-term appointment for 36 months

Applications are invited for the post of Research Associate in Pervasive Sensing.  The candidate will be involved in a high profile project involving Imperial College London, Loughborough University and Queen Mary, University of London who have been awarded a major programme grant jointly funded by EPSRC and UK Sport for developing pervasive sensing technologies for elite sport performance research and training.

The project is aimed at understanding of the biology of athletic performance to gain insights into the human physiological system which will improve the health and wellbeing of the population at large. A number of government and commercial research institutions will also participate in this exciting new initiative.

The team behind ESPRIT consists of a multi-disciplinary cohort with complementary skills in body sensor networks, pervasive computing, smart textiles, biochemistry, biomechanics, mechanical engineering, automation, sports performance research and complex system modelling. The core research themes of the programme include:

• Generalised Body Sensor Networks;
• Optimised Sensor Design and Embodiment;
• Learning, Data Modelling and Performance Optimisation;
• Device and Technology Innovation.

The programme currently has five Research Associate positions, with more to be announced shortly, in the following areas:

• Sensor hardware design and low-power embedded systems
• Low power mixed signal ASIC
• Wireless sensor networks and real-time distributed processing
• Biosensor design and device miniaturisation
• Biomechanical and human performance modelling
• Bio-signal processing, data mining and pattern recognition

Candidates applying for the Research Associate in Pervasive Sensing should have a PhD (or equivalent) in Computing, Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (or related discipline), together with considerable experience in interdisciplinary research. Preference will be given to applicants with a proven research record and publications in the relevant areas. Candidates should also have competence at writing and presenting in scientific English at a level suitable for international conferences and peer reviewed journal publications.

Details of the project can be found at http://ubimon.doc.ic.ac.uk/esprit as well as the Imperial College London employment website at www.imperial.ac.uk/employment and on www.jobs.ac.uk.

Our preferred method of application is online via our website at the following link: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (select Job Search and enter the job reference no EN20090198). Please complete and upload an application form as directed and submit any other relevant supporting documents such as your full CV.

Please contact Dr Benny Lo (benny.lo@imperial.ac.uk) for any informal enquiries.

Closing date: 16 October 2009