A research position for one Bolsa de Investigação para Mestre (1 BI Mestre) is opened at IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações in the scope of the project FORTO 2.0 ? AAL/0006/2020, funded by the applicable financial framework (Active and Assisted Living (AAL)). The work is in the area of Biomedical Instrumentation and Signal Acquisition.
Scientific Area:
Information and Data Sciences
Group:
Pattern and Image Analysis ? Lx
Admission Requirements:
Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD program or enrolled in non-academic degree courses in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent; Strong knowledge in biomedical instrumentation, embedded systems programming, electronic systems design, and real-time data acquisition;
Good programming skills preferably in C/C++ and Python;
Experience in the development of ?bare metal? firmware, in particular taking into account high performance applications;
Experience with wireless communication protocols (Bluetooth, BLE, and WiFi);
Previous developments in the field (preferable);
Ability to integrate multi-disciplinary teams;
Good English writing skills;
Self-motivation for scientific research.
Work Objectives:
The general objective of this research is to work in the area of biomedical instrumentation and systems development, real-time data acquisition, and edge processing, namely: Design and implementation of an embedded system for real-time biomedical signal acquisition; Implementation of communication protocols with external devices (e.g. using SPI and I2C); Development of supporting programming APIs; Laboratory and real-world benchmarking of the developed hardware and software; Systematic analysis and reporting of the main findings.
Applicable legislation:
A fellowship will be celebrated according to the regulations defined by FCT, ?Regulation of Instituto de Telecomunicações? fellowships? and ?Estatuto do Bolseiro de Investigação?, according to Law no. 123/2019, dated August 28 (Status of Scientific Research Fellow), in its actual redaction, and also by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. Fellowship Regulation of Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia. For direct access to the FCT RBI go to the following link https://www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamento.phtml.pt (Reg. 950/2019, published in the DR of 16 December).
Place of work:
Instituto de Telecomunicações ? Lisboa.
Duration:
9 months, with the possibility of renewal. Start date: October 1st, 2021 or soon thereafter.
Monthly salary:
1104,64? according to the table of grant amounts awarded directly by FCT for positions held in Portugal (www.fct.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores).
The payment will be made by bank transfer.
Selection criteria: