This Post Doctoral research project is part of a collaborative nationally funded project called WikiTherapist which aims to enable therapists to develop technology-based therapy programs, on non conventional platforms like tangible user interfaces and robots.
The project will be staffed by 2 PhD students and 2 Post-docs.
This vacancy concerns the development of technology to support stroke rehabilitation. The post-doctoral researcher will be placed at Adelante under the supervision of Dr. Henk Seelen, research coordinator of Adelante; the post-doctoral researcher is expected to work with therapists and clinical researchers to develop solutions upon a technological platform developed by the TU/e, Philips Research, and Serious Toys BV. The project will follow a user centred design approach in which therapists will be involved in all stages. Particularly interesting for this project is to enable the operation of a community of innovation in which therapists and technology providers can pool resources and capabilities for creating novel technology supported therapies.
Requirements
The candidate has to meet the following requirements:
* A master in human movement science or (electrical) engineering.
* A PhD in human movement sciences or related area or (electrical) engineering.
* A strong interest in both technology and rehabilitation.
* Sound knowledge of (para-) medical domain and/or practical experience in the field of rehabilitation.
* Preferably experience in contacts with (neurological) patients.
* Preferably experience in patient related research.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Adequate social skills to bring together both technical staff and (para-) medical staff.
Conditions of employment
Contract type
Temporary
2 years
Organisation
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department
Department of Industrial Design
The department of Industrial Design of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), founded in 2001, is a rapidly growing department with over 550 students, both Bachelor and Master, and around 200 staff members. With a strong emphasis on research the ID department focuses on the design of intelligent products, systems, services, and networks. These innovative products enable people to interact with their environment in an optimal and flexible way. The TU/e ID engineer, who has developed a wide range of competencies during his/her education, is capable of integrating technology, user aspects, design, and business/marketing insights. Ambient Intelligence and Ambient (health) Care draw special attention within the TU/e and ID particular, and is an important research and application field. ID encompasses four research areas: Technology covered by the Designed Intelligence (DI) group, User aspects, covered by User-Centred Engineering (UCE) group, Design, covered by the Designing Quality in Interaction (DQI) group, and Business, covered by the Business Process Design (BPD) group.
Additional information
Dr. Panos Markopoulos
+31(0)402475247
Dr. Henk Seelen
H.Seelen@adelante-zorggroep.nl