Applications are invited for a post to work with Professors Olga Stepankova, Lenka Lhotska (Czech Technical University in Prague) and Iva Holmerova (Charles University Faculty of Humanities) as part of a European-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN), “DISTINCT”. This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813196. Successful applicants will also register for a PhD at CVUT.
The DISTINCT (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology) network comprises of ten world-leading research organisations plus IDES, an enterprise for technology, research and care, as well as nine partner organisations including Alzheimer Europe, Alzheimer’s Disease International, the World Occupational Therapists Federation, two other major universities and three other enterprises. DISTINCT works with INTERDEM (Early detection and timely INTERvention in DEMentia), a large international collaboration enabling training and development opportunities for all grades of researcher from PhD students to senior academics to develop capacity for future research in dementia care.
The overarching research goal of the DISTINCT project is to improve usability of technology in dementia care by evaluating its effectiveness and implementation issues in relation to social health. A total of 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) will be hosted across the network and will work in research, a network-wide training program, public engagement activities and collaboration with network partners through short-term secondments in European industrial/academic partner laboratories. Candidates interested in more than one position need to apply separately to each centre hosting ESRs and a final decision will be taken together on the day of the interview. Details of all DISTINCT ESR projects can be found at: www.dementiadistinct.com.
Candidates will be required to meet the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher eligibility criteria: In particular, at the time of appointment candidates must have had less than four years full-time equivalent research experience and must not have already obtained a PhD. Additionally, they must not have resided in the Czech Republic for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the appointment. During registration candidates are asked to submit their application consisting of the following documents: an updated copy of their Curriculum Vitae (max. two A4 pages), a motivation letter for the post (max. one A4 page), application for a doctoral study program at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, CVUT (the form is attached to this post announcement) and if available, proof of English language requirement (IELTS: minimum overall score 7.0, and minimum of 6.0 in each subset). The application should be submitted via e-mail stating "DISTINCT application" in the subject to before end of May 2019.
The full-time post will be available from September 2019 and it is offered for a fixed-term 36 month contract. The post benefits from a highly competitive and attractive salary, plus mobility and family allowances as applicable according to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN regulations. The Prague-based project is: ‘Design, development and testing of a low cost pet-like care-bot.’ (ESR8). More information on the projects can be found at: www.dementiadistinct.com.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to profs and /or .
The deadline for application is 31 May with interviews to be held in London on 1 and 2 July 2019.
Charles University
Faculty of Humanities
Pátkova 2137/5
182 00 Praha 8 - Libeň
Czech Republic
