MSCA-PF: Joint application at the University of Granada. Department of Software Engineering.

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Descripción de la vacante

The University of Granada invites postdoctoral candidates for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship. This position aligns with the university's robust research initiatives in ICT, data analytics, and eHealth, inviting applicants eager to contribute to impactful projects within a prestigious academic environment.

Responsabilidades

• Engage in research related to ICT applications in healthcare and smart cities.
• Collaborate with health professionals and apply research findings.

Descripción del empleo

Organisation / Company: University of Granada

Department: International Research Projects Office, Department of Software Engineering

Hosting related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure: No

Description

Professor Maria Bermudez-Edo, from the Department of Software Engineering at the University of Granada, is welcoming postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2025. Applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule; for more information about the 2025 call, please consult this link.

About the Institution

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of Spain's largest and most prominent universities, with approximately 54,000 students and over 6,000 staff members. It offers a wide range of programs across its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers, including over 90 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (including international double degrees), and 28 doctoral programs.

UGR has been awarded the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)" and is ranked among the top Spanish universities in various rankings, including the Shanghai Top 500 (ARWU), where it is positioned between 301-400 globally and ranks 3-8 in Spain. It excels particularly in Mathematics, Dentistry & Oral Sciences, Food Science & Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, and Psychology.

The university hosts three researchers listed among the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) and is recognized as a top 200 university in Europe. It has participated in numerous EU Framework Programmes, securing significant funding for research projects under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

About the Research Centre and Group

The Research Centre for Information and Communications Technologies of UGR (CITIC-UGR) is renowned for its work in ICT, covering areas such as High Performance Architectures, Bioinformatics, eHealth, Software Engineering, Neural Engineering, Data Mining, Nanoelectronics, and more. The Mydass research group focuses on leveraging ICT to improve the lives of children with special needs and the elderly, including active aging, through technologies like IoT, semantics, and microservices. The group collaborates closely with health professionals and applies its research to smart cities, traffic, and pollution management.

The current project involves using IoT technologies for data collection from sensors, data analytics, and visualization, with applications in eHealth to support older adults and in smart city initiatives to promote sustainable tourism and low-emission urban environments.

Research Area

• Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

Interested candidates should send their application documents to Professor Maria Bermudez-Edo at [e-mail].