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The Postdoc Researcher will work in a Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funded study "Ensuring shoulder health as a key factor for long term health and functioning of manual wheelchair users". This innovative research project explores the shoulder situation (shoulder load in daily life, shoulder pain, shoulder capacity and shoulder status) in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) and interventions thereon in the vulnerable transition from initial rehabilitation to community life.
These are your tasks
Improvement and expansion of current methodology to classify shoulder loading activities collected with wearable sensors (IMU) in the daily life of wheelchair users
Development of a validated workflow for estimating shoulder load and daily activity patterns from wearable sensor data
Development of methods to analyze the interaction of all components affecting the shoulder situation
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of researchers, therapists, physicians and specialists in the context of SCI
Publishing in peer-reviewed journals and presenting research findings at conferences
Support in supervision of PhD and MSc students
Support in grant writing for external funding
What makes you stand out
PhD in Data Science, or Biomedical Engineering with a strong data science component
Extensive experience in machine learning and classification of sensor data as time series
Proven experience in clinical application of data science methods
Strong and proven computational skills in Matlab and/or Python
Experience in project planning and conduction
Strong track record of publishing peer-reviewed articles
Proficiency in English is required, knowledge of German is considered an asset
Independent working attitude as well as ability to work in a team
What you can expect
About Us
Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF) is part of the Swiss Paraplegic Group. The mission of SPF is sustainably improving the situation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) through interdisciplinary, clinical and Community-based research on a national and international level. Specific areas of its comprehensive research include functioning, mobility, social integration, equality of opportunity, self-determination, quality of life, health services provision as well as epidemiology and statistical methods. SPF is an university research institution recognized and promoted by the Swiss federal government and the cantons and an active link to academic and industrial research and development at the national and international levels.
Seniority level Seniority level Internship
Employment type Employment type Part-time
Job function Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries Civic and Social Organizations
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