Postdoc: Wearable EEG & AI for Early Infant Epilepsy

University of Edinburgh; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Staff benefits

Flexible work options

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the EPIC team developing ground-breaking remote EEG technology with built-in AI detection for early epilepsy diagnosis in infants. This full-time, fixed-term post is funded by EPSRC and aims to lead prototype development, collaborate with families, clinicians and engineers, and translate outputs into clinical pathways.

The post offers flexible and hybrid working options.

Responsibilities

• Prototype development: Design and iterate the integration of software with EEG hardware in collaboration with manufacturers and stakeholders.
• Stakeholder engagement: Gather and prioritise requirements from families and clinicians to ensure the device meets real-world needs.
• AI and algorithmic integration: Work with EPIC colleagues to integrate AI and signal analysis algorithms into the devices to EEG assessment.
• Ethical approvals: Contribute to ethical approval and sponsor applications to enable home-based validation of prototypes.
• Clinical translation: Build the evidence to support the translation of prototypes into clinical pathways.

Job description

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join the EPIC team developing ground-breaking remote EEG technology with built-in AI detection for early epilepsy diagnosis in infants. This full-time, fixed-term post is funded by EPSRC and aims to lead prototype development, collaborate with families, clinicians and engineers, and translate outputs into clinical pathways.

The post offers flexible and hybrid working options.