A postdoctoral position is available in the Technology-Enabled Precision Medicine for Metabolic Disorders (PrecisionLab) led by Prof. Jose Garcia-Tirado at the University of Bern’s Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine, and Metabolism (UDEM).
Diabetes technology encompasses the hardware, software, and devices, that people with diabetes (PwD) use to manage their condition. PrecisionLab, led by Prof. Jose Garcia-Tirado, will impact Diabetes Technology on two main fronts: (i) by the design, testing, and deployment of the next generation of fully Automated Insulin Delivery (fAID) systems (a.k.a. Artificial Pancreas) for insulin-dependent diabetes with and without adjuvant therapies and (ii) by the design, testing, and deployment of Decision Support Systems (DSS) for people either under multiple daily injections (MDI) or Sensor Augmented Pump (SAP) with and without non-insulin glycemic-lowering agents. Our goal is to propose “set-and-forget” systems alleviating the disease burden for those with the condition.
Job Purpose
We look for an enthusiastic junior scientist to push forward the boundaries of the design and translation of advanced control systems in the context of fAID systems. The position is initially for a year with a possibility of extension depending on the candidate's performance.
Your Profile
Required:
You have a Doctoral degree in engineering from an internationally recognized university. You have published relevant research results in either feedback control systems, model predictive control, state estimation, or system identification. You have strong communication skills (both written and verbal) in English and an interest in becoming a leader. You prefer working in an open, diverse, and cooperative environment including nurses, medical doctors, and patients. You are interested in developing new research areas as well as helping more junior researchers develop their research skills.
In addition, you possess:
- Your Ph.D. degree is in control systems, biomedical, electric, electronic, systems engineering, or related engineering with a background in control system design.
- Experience using Matlab/Simulink.
- Experience designing and deploying control system algorithms in real-life applications.
- Highly motivated, creative candidate with good problem-solving skills
- Communicative skills and motivation to work with academic and industrial partners.
- Willingness to collaborate in a highly interdisciplinary team
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.
A plus:
Experience in translational research.
Knowledge of statistics in the medical sciences.
Our Offer
- We provide excellent scientific expertise in a dynamic environment and offer support for a global scientific career with a focus on translational research. Our algorithms aim at being tested in the clinic after a careful regulatory process.
- A friendly, stimulating, international, and multidisciplinary environment.
- A workplace in Bern, Switzerland's capital, known for its high quality of life and surrounded by beautiful nature, perfect for hiking, biking, swimming, and winter sports.
- A salary commensurate with the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation (Gross Min. CHF 6763/month, depending on previous experience).
Apply online at: https://jobs.inselgruppe.ch/offene-stellen/postdoctoral-fellow-br-control-systems-design-for-faid-systems/8fe9478e-af53-467d-9672-53f3166988ef
Further information: jose.garcia@unibe.ch
Prof. Dr. Jose Garcia-Tirado
University of Bern
