Nine vacancies for PhD students and postdocs in sleep research
The Sleep Revolution, an interdisciplinary research project lead by Reykjavík University, has advertised vacancies for seven doctoral students and two postdocs. The postdoc positions are in the field of computer science and engineering, while the positions of doctoral students is in the fields of computer science, engineering, psychology and sports science. Further information on individual positions can be found on RU's website. The application deadline is March 15.
The Sleep Revolution is an international research project that recently received 15 million Euro Horizon 2020 grant from the European Union. The aim of the project is to revolutionize diagnosis for sleep apnea and other sleep-related respiratory disorders. The research involves researchers from the Departments of Engineering, Computer Science, Psychology and Sports Science at Reykjavik University, the Icelandic companies Nox Medical and Sidekick Health, and close to 40 partners in European universities, institutions and companies, as well as an Australian university. The aim is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems, e.g. by making the analysis more user-friendly and personalised. At the same time, the aim is to make it more economical for the health system and to shorten patient waiting time for diagnosis.
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