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Laboratoire/Entreprise : The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne (RCH)
Durée : 12 mois
Contact : Morgan.Sangeux@rch.org.au
Date limite de publication : 2016-02-18

Contexte :
We are seeking a full time Research Officer on a 12 month contract to join the Gait Lab & Orthopaedics Research Group. The successful applicant will support the project with a computer-aided decision system for gait analysis, recently funded by the National Health & Medical Research Council. This project aims to build a computational tool to diagnose gait impairments automatically and predict the outcomes of surgical treatments. The tool will be supported by gait data from The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne (RCH).

Sujet :
The successful applicant will support the project with a computer-aided decision system for gait analysis, recently funded by the National Health & Medical Research Council.

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

– Developing methods to extract and learn features from gait kinematic data, associate these features with additional clinical data and physical examination and link these features with clinical decisions about gait impairments and outcomes pre-/post-surgery
– Implementing the methods in a tool designed to help clinicians with day to day decisions
– Disseminating the research outcomes through presentations at international conferences and scientific publications

Profil du candidat :
A tertiary qualification in BSc/Honours/Masters computer science/informatics, statistics or related discipline, a relevant PhD and an appropriate level of expertise gained from a combination of experience and training

Formation et compétences requises :
– Excellent knowledge and practical experience with machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms, in particular in relation with the analysis of curves (functional data analysis) or time series
– Excellent knowledge and experience in Matlab, R or Python to implement the algorithms
– Excellent knowledge and experience with database environments (MySQL)
– Demonstrated ability to present research outcomes at international conferences and write high quality scientific publications
Interests in gait analysis, biomechanics and clinical sciences
– Experience in gait analysis is highly desirable but not strictly required

Adresse d’emploi :
Closing date: Thursday 18th February 2016.
The Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne (RCH)
Melbourne, Australia

For more information on this role, please contact Morgan Sangeux on 03 9345 6792
Position Reference: 4985/2016
Salary: Research Officer Level A Step 1 $82,397 plus Super

Document attaché : pd49852016.pdf