Biomedical Signal Processing Post-Doctoral, Research Engineer and PhD Positions

As a result of significant grant funding recently awarded to the Biomedical Signal Processing research group at UCC from Science Foundation Ireland and the Wellcome Trust, a number of exciting new research positions are available. Successful applicants will join an interdisciplinary research group of engineers and clinicians investigating the automated monitoring of Physiological signals (www.ucc.ie/en/neonatalbrain). In addition, the Biomedical Signal Processing research group has an active collaboration with the Department of Computer Science at UCC to develop Web based techniques for remote patient monitoring.  The four research positions are:

• SFI funded Post Doctoral Researcher (18 Month Post from 1^st July 2008). The successful applicant will work to develop novel neonatal seizure detection algorithms based on electrophysiological markers of seizure. The candidate should hold a PhD in Engineering, Computer science or a related discipline and will have journal publications in the field of biomedical signal processing and ideally be experienced with algorithm development for biomedical signal processing, particularly EEG and ECG. Interested applicants are advised to contact Dr Geraldine Boylan for more information. Email: g.boylan@ucc.ie

•   Wellcome Trust funded Post Doctoral Researcher (24 Month Post from 1^st July 2008). The successful applicant will investigate artificial intelligence techniques for seizure detection and smart alarm management that are best suited to a clinical environment. The candidate should hold a PhD in Engineering, Computer science or a related discipline. S/he will have journal publications in the field of artificial intelligence and ideally have some experience in: machine learning, adaptive classifiers, visualisation of high dimensional data, man-machine interfaces. Interested applicants are advised to contact Dr Gordon Lightbody for more information. Email: g.lightbody@ucc.ie

• Wellcome Trust funded Software Research Engineer (36 Month Post from 1^st July 2008).  The project aims to allow seizure detection algorithms to make the leap from ‘bench to bedside’ – from small scale offline software constructs to a clinically useful tool. The result of this project will be a clinically validated system that will deployed at the cot-side in monitoring newborn babies at risk of seizure. The candidate should hold an honours degree in Engineering or Computer science and be experienced in software development for Real Time Digital Signal Processing applications and equipped with a good working knowledge of C++, C# or equivalent programming languages. Interested applicants are advised to contact Dr Liam Marnane for more information. Email: l.marnane@ucc.ie

•   SFI-SRC funded PhD Studentship (36 Month Stipend & Fees from 1^st September 2008). This aim of this project is to develop novel real time biomedical signal processing algorithms for use in a mobile, low power constrained environment. Applicants must have a suitable honours degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science. Interested applicants are advised to contact Dr Liam Marnane for more information. Email: l.marnane@ucc.ie

Please send a current CV and cover letter, together with the names of 2 referees to Ms Rita de Cassia Sarteschi at r.sarteschi@ucc.ie or Fax: +353 21 4903377

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday May 23rd, 2008