Research Assistant in Maker Technologies

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The Faculty of Technology strives to ensure that Linnaeus University's vision permeates all activities, with a focus on the keywords: Attractive knowledge environment, Excellent research, Social drive, and Global values. The Faculty of Technology has broad operations spanning ten different departments through which Linnaeus University provides education and conducts research. The faculty has approximately 3100 students at the undergraduate and advanced levels, 90 doctoral students and 300 teaching staff including administrators. The  Department  of  Computer  Science  and  Media  Technology has an international reputation, and it currently has more than 75 faculty members, who have conducted research in major areas of computer science and media technology such as software engineering,  visualization  and  visual  analytics,  embedded  and  adaptive  systems, artificial  intelligence  and  learning  and  knowledge  technologies.  Our mission is to educate the next generation scientists  to  bring  about  scientific  and  technological innovations to the nation and to the world.

Terms of employment: Part time, 80 % position.

Type of employment: project based and 15 months from the start date.

Location: Växjö

Start: Immediately or after mutual agreement.

Work description

You  will  work  with designing, implementing,  organizing  and  completing  different activities related  to  the development  and use of Maker  Technologies (3D  printing, micro-controllers, Robotics, Visual Programming, Drones, IoT solutions, etc).These activities can be creating and developing new prototypes, trying out new technologies, organizing  hands-on  workshops  and events. You will  work  in  teams together with colleagues   with   different   skills   and   background   utilizing   different   Maker Technologies.  These efforts  will  take  place in  the  context  of a  number  of  external funded  research  and strategic development  projects supported  among  others  by  the EU commission, The Swedish Research Council, The National Agency of Education and a couple of industrial partners.

Requirements

We are looking for a creative and driven colleague with proven experience in Maker Technologies who is   used   to   working   with different people, from idea conceptualization, designing and planning to implementation and follow-up. As you will be actively carry  out research and  development  activities  in  different projects, you should have the ability to identify needs and turn them with your professionalism into requirements  and  innovative  solutions that  provide an added  value. You have good  communication  skills and master  different technologies  and  tools in  order  to create solutions according  to  different  target groups and purposes. The position requires that you can work towards deadlines and handle several parallel projects.

You  have  an  academic  degree,  so the  candidate fulfils  the  requirements for  this position if he/she has:

–A  completed academic undergraduate  program with  a  focus  on  mechatronics (mechanical/computer  engineering)  and  additional 60  credits  at  the  advanced level

–Or the equivalent knowledge obtained in or outside of Sweden You  have  also  a few  years  of  documented  work  experience  as Maker  Technologies Developer.

We give great  importance  to  your  personal  qualities  and  value  the  ability  to  take responsibility for delivery and work both independently and in groups. You must have good knowledge of English has many of the activities are carried out with international partners. We want you to supplement your application with a portfolio of projects that you have worked  with  in  recent  years.  The  portfolio  can  either  be  placed  on  a  website  or delivered via a file transfer service. Attach the link to your portfolio in the application. Indicate what role you played in each project.

Last day to apply 2021-05-26.

For further information, please contact

Marcelo Milrad, professor and subject chair in Media Technology, phone: 073 3969574, e-mail: marcelo.milrad@lnu.se

Morgan Ericsson, Acting Head of Department, phone:072-5941748, e-mail: morgan.ericsson@lnu.se

Matters of employment will be answered by HR partner Emmy Andersson, tel: 0480-446108, e-mail: emmy.andersson@lnu.se


Linnaeus University has the ambition to utilize the qualities that an even gender distribution and diversity brings to the organization.

Please apply by clicking on the Apply button at the bottom of the ad. Your application should be designed according to the Template for application which can be found in the Guide to Appointment procedures under important documents below the ad. The credentials you invoke must be verified with certification and they must be attached digitally in your application. Other documents, including various types of scientific works, must be submitted digitally along with the application. The application and other documents to be marked with the reference number. All documents cited must be received by the University no later than 24.00 (Local time in Sweden) on the closing day.