The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character. The University was founded in 2003 and counts more than 6,700 students and more than 2,000 employees from around the world. The University’s faculties and interdisciplinary centres focus on research in the areas of Computer Science and ICT Security, Materials Science, European and International Law, Finance and Financial Innovation, Education, Contemporary and Digital History. In addition, the University focuses on cross-disciplinary research in the areas of Data Modelling and Simulation as well as Health and System Biomedicine. Times Higher Education ranks the University of Luxembourg #3 worldwide for its “international outlook,” #20 in the Young University Ranking 2021 and among the top 250 universities worldwide.
Within the University, the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) is a highly interdisciplinary research centre (IC), integrating experimental biology and computational biology approaches in order to develop the foundation of a future predictive, preventive and personalized medicine.
Within the LCSB, the Digital Medicine group headed by the FNR-PEARL Chair Prof. Dr. med. Jochen Klucken focusses on:
- Shaping the digital transformation of medicine and innovating personalized digital medical devices and related digital supported healthcare solutions, and
- Understanding and evaluating the new benchmarks of a new ecosystem for digital medicine
Patient-centred digital healthcare services and smart medical devices complement the existing healthcare service ecosystem and aim to address the patient’s needs, continuously monitor and accompany the individual patient journey, and provide clinical decision support for healthcare provider. Digital therapeutics are at the verge of being reimbursed and integrated into healthcare procedures. The goal of the Digital Medicine group is to develop, understand and evaluate this new type of healthcare application in medicine in order to reduce disease burden, improve healthcare and generate innovative solutions and services. To reach this goal, we focus on the patient and healthcare provider view and their interaction with digital medical devices, and thus, develop and test user-interfaces jointly with patients and healthcare provider. Here, we closely interact with members of the Luxembourg ParkinsonNet and the Parkinson Research Clinic headed by Prof. Rejko Krüger. Our team consist of clinicians and study nurses, data scientists, social and health economic scientists, as well as medical process experts and health technology assessment (HTA) experts.
Your Role…
We search a highly motivated UI-Designer / UI-engineer to co-create user interfaces for patients and healthcare providers within integrated healthcare concepts for Parkinson disease and digital therapeutics for distinct healthcare applications. Experience in related programming languages is preferrable. Jointly with UX Designer, medical Informaticians and Data-scientists you will work in a multidisciplinary team and translate the data derived from questionnaires, PROMS/PREMs, wearable sensors and smart algorithms into individualized digital healthcare applications. Thus, you contribute to user-interface designs for patients and healthcare providers for patient-management solutions (telemedical applications, and others). We will generate own solutions but also jointly with public/private partners, test existing ideas and applications in a clinical research environment.
What we expect from you…
We seek a highly motivated UI Designer / UI-Engineer with the following profile:
- A PhD degree or comparable experience in UI-design, medical/computer engineering, computer science, or a related field, with an interest in translational medicine
- Strong background in UI-design plus experience in Mock-up generation and optionally experience in web-page/smartphone app programming
- Experience with prototyping tools
- Fluency in English (written and oral) is mandatory, skills in German and/or French will be considered an advantage
- Willingness to work closely in an interdisciplinary team
- Strong motivation to engage in the research topic and to collaborate with partners
- Passionate about using technology to conduct research
We expect from the candidate:
- To work closely with other team members (researchers, developers, and data scientists) on the design and implementation of statistical, ML/AI based data analysis workflows and visualization tools
- To present research results at national and international workshops and conferences
- To publish scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals
- To actively collaborate with the team members and the partners
We offer…
- An amazing opportunity to be part of an innovative and multidisciplinary research team
- An exciting research topic
- Financial support for participation in scientific activities (workshops, conferences, summer schools, etc.)
- Modern and bright office rooms. No cubicles or open space offices
- A modern infrastructure with state-of-the-art research facility, applications, computational equipment, and technologies
- Modern and performant work equipment
- A real opportunity to create a positive impact on medical research
- A dynamic, exciting, and equal opportunity international research environment
- An international environment with competitive compensation & benefits
- Compulsory social health insurance and private options at preferential rates
In Short…
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 24 Month (extendable up to 60 months)
- Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week (part-time possible)
- Starting date: As soon as possible
- Location: Belval
- Internal Title: Postdoctoral researcher
- Job Reference: UOL04941
The yearly gross salary for every Postdoctoral Researcher at the UL is EUR 77.167,08 (full time)
How to apply…
Applications (in English) should be submitted online and include:
- A detailed curriculum vitae, including any publications
- A motivation letter that includes a description of previous research experience and future interests
- Copy of PhD degree or related qualifications
- Name and contact details of three references preferable
Early application is highly encouraged, as the applications will be processed upon reception. Please apply formally through the HR system. Applications by email will not be considered.
The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.
In return you will get…
- Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR).
- A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure.
- A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …
Further information…
For further information, please contact sofia.pereira@uni.lu