Doctoral student in machine learning for health
Högskolan i Halmstad / Högskolejobb / Halmstad
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Halmstad University
Halmstad University adds value, drives innovation and prepares people and society for the future. Since the beginning in 1983, the University has been characterised as forward-thinking and cross-border. Today, the University has around 600 employees and 12,000 students. The range of education is wide and the research is internationally renowned. Halmstad University actively participates in social development through collaboration with both industry and the public sector.
More information about working at Halmstad University:
https://hh.se/english/about-the-university/vacant-positions.htmlThe School of Information Technology
Halmstad University consists of four interdisciplinary Schools and the current position is located at the School of Information Technology (ITE). ITE is a multicultural school with around 130 employees from 20 different countries. It is a strong research and education environment, with focus on smart technology and its applications. Students and researchers are working with everything from AI and information driven care to autonomous vehicles, social robotics and digital design. ITE offers education on all levels, from undergraduate to PhD education, plus education for professional. The research is conducted within the research environment Embedded and Intelligent Systems (EIS). An innovation centre for information driven care called Leap for Life is connected to ITE, as well as a collaboration arena for electronic development, Electronics Centre in Halmstad (ECH).
More information about the School of Information Technology:
http://www.hh.se/ite-enMore information about the research environment Embedded and Intelligent Systems:
http://www.hh.se/eis-enDescription
The selected PhD student will carry out research on developing machine learning models, for prognostic purposes, based on individual trajectories of diseases, healthcare contacts, medications and sociodemographic conditions. The projects will focus on cardiometabolic diseases (including myocardial infarction, acute heart failure and cardiac death), hospitalization burden (including surgical need and days of hospitalization) and mortality. The follow up periods range from more than 20 years (Malmö Diet and Cancer Cohort), up to 10 years (Region Halland database) down to 1-2 years in some of the emergency department databases (Lund). The machine learning work will also include developing methods that can explain the decision made by the models (XAI). The selected PhD student will be responsible for conducting research within the AIR Lund project and for participating in the required Ph.D. course activities. The employment also includes teaching responsibilities corresponding to a maximum of 20% of full-time.
This is a full-time position available from September 1st 2021 (or as soon as possible afterwards) for a period of four years (extended one year at a time, subject to satisfactory progress of the Ph.D. study). Enough resources to fund experiments and conference travels are available.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate has a master's degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, physics, or a related engineering discipline. A strong background in machine learning is desirable. Excellent programming skills, analytical problem solving and organizational abilities are required. Prior practical experience in deep learning is a plus.
Students expecting to finalize their degree the coming month are also welcome to apply. Only persons who are being admitted, or already have been admitted, to doctoral studies at an institution of higher education may be appointed doctoral students. (The Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, § 3). The student's ability to benefit from doctoral studies will be taken into account when we make the appointment. (The Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, § 5).
Salary
Doctoral students are employees of the University and paid a salary according to a uniform salary scale, adjusted in relation to the progress in education.
The position includes studies up to a doctoral degree and is annually extended in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 5, §7. The total employment period is four years but may be extended to a maximum of five years if the student performs 20% teaching or other tasks within the university.
Application
Applications should be sent via Halmstad University's recruitment system Varbi (see link on this page).
1. a cover letter stating the purpose of the application and a brief statement of why you believe that your background and goals are well-matched with the goals of this position,
2. a Curriculum Vitae that includes at least:
a list of previous degrees, dates, and institution, transcripts for higher-education studies until most recent available
3. copies of previous transcripts and degrees,
4. summary (1-2 pages) of the master's thesis
5. a copy of previous publications and software samples, if any, and
6. contact information for three reference persons.
List of qualifications and other documents that the applicant wishes to refer to should be enclosed with the application. All copies must be attested.
General Information
We value the qualities that gender balance and diversity bring to our organization. We therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, gender, functionality and, not least, life experience.
The working language at Halmstad University is English and knowledge of the Swedish language not required to start working. Also, for daily life, English is spoken widely and Sweden has the highest English Proficiency index in the world. Learning to speak Swedish will make it easier to interact with public and private services, to follow local and national issues, to participate in teaching junior students, and to participate in administrative and leadership roles. National Swedish language courses (SFI) are
available on campus. Read more about Halmstad University at
http://hh.se/english/discover/discoverhalmstaduniversity.9285.htmlVaraktighet, arbetstid
100%. Tillträde: 2021-09-01 or as soon as possible Visstidsanställning
Publiceringsdatum2021-05-25ErsättningMonthly salary
Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2021-06-15
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Arbetsgivarens referens Arbetsgivarens referens för detta jobb är "2021/46".
Omfattning Detta är ett heltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Högskolan i Halmstad (org.nr 202100-3203)
Arbetsplats Halmstad University, School of Information Technology
Jobbnummer 5766746
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