Postdoctoral position in driver modeling and state recognition

At the Department of Signals and Systems, we conduct world-leading research in biomedical engineering, antennas, signal processing, control, automation, mechatronics and communication systems. Our research deals to a large extent with the modeling and development of efficient systems for extracting and processing information. Systems our researchers deal with include for instance e-Health, hearing aids, robotics, power chains, and mobile telephony.

The department has about 120 employees, divided into three research divisions and one administrative unit. A majority of our activities are gathered at campus Johanneberg, except for some research in medical engineering which is done at Sahlgrenska and an education unit at campus Lindholmen. The department offers more than 70 courses, of which are most included in the Masters Programs; ”Biomedical Engineering”, ”Systems, Control and Mechatronics”, and ”Communication Engineering”.Information about the research/the project/the division
Chalmers has a long tradition of research in Transportation Systems, with intensive collaboration with society and automotive industry. A large part of such research is performed at the Department of Signals and Systems (S2), where this post-doctoral position is announced. S2 is engaged in both fundamental and applied research, spanning a large variety of research areas including Automatic Control, Automation, Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering, Communication Systems and Information Theory, Signal Processing and Antennas. Cross-disciplinary research is central and encouraged through projects across different groups within the Department.

We invite applications for one post-doctoral position in driver modeling and state recognition.

Major responsibilities
You will be involved mainly in research activities concerning driver modeling and state recognition. The main objective of the research is to formulate and online tune mathematical models of the driver, based on the onboard measurements available on a vehicle. The driver’s model have to be able to predict the driver’s steering and accelerating behavior, based on the onboard measurements of the vehicle state and information about the surrounding environment (obtained though, e.g., cameras, radars, laser scanners) and recognize the mode the driver is operating in, among a set of possible driving modes.

You will attend international conferences and meetings, where you will present your own work and establish useful contacts with other researchers. The position can commence immediately.

Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1).

Qualifications
To qualify for the position of postdoc, you must have a doctoral degree in control theory or a relevant field is required. Strong background in system identification is required. Experience in automotive applications is preferred.

You are expected to be somewhat accustomed to teaching, and to demonstrate good potential within research and education. Experience of vehicle applications is preferred.

Ability to initiate new research collaborations is essential.

The position requires sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish and English. Chalmers offers Swedish courses.

Application deadline: 2013-10-20


For questions, please contact:
Research level: Professor Jonas Sjöberg
E-mail: jonas.sjoberg@chalmers.se

Division level: Professor Claes Breitholtz
E-mail: claesbr@chalmers.se




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