Universitätsklinik Balgrist
XR Research Engineer (1 year contract) 80 - 100 %
Start of employment 01.04.2025, temporaryThe Research in Orthopedic Computer Science (ROCS) at the University Hospital Balgrist and University of Zurich is offering a research engineering position. The research project is a collaboration project with industry and aims to develop the next generation of surgical education and training by developing a system for immersive remote teaching.
Your responsibilities
Your primary responsibility is to develop a prototype for remote teaching and surgical training. To achieve this, you will collaborate with technical PhD students and scientists from the ROCS team. As a full-stack programmer, your tasks will include:
- Build a setup for the simulation of a surgical procedure with synthetic bone models
- Integrate surgical tool tracking with a clinical-grade optical tracking system
- Develop computer graphics particularly in the depiction of anatomy and surgical procedures
- Setup streaming of pose information and sound for remote collaboration
- Implement a prototype for a user interface for collaborative teaching
- Conducting integration and system tests
Your profile
- Master degree in computer science, robotics or similar
- Track record in developing VR and AR applications
- Excellent programming skills with C# and Python
- Excellent background in computer graphics with programming skills in Unity and Unreal Engine
- Experience in networking and streaming protocols
- Experience in integrating hard- and software components into integrated prototypes
- Experience in computer vision and camera system is beneficial
- Willingness for international travel
Information on your application
Successful candidates will get the opportunity to participate in an exceptional and large research and innovation project that is creating cutting edge technologies for medical innovations and beyond.We offer:
- Varied, interesting and challenging work embedded within a highly interdisciplinary research team
- Associated with our research group is OR-X, a highly innovative national research infrastructure shaping the future of surgery
- Flexible and friendly working environment
- Opportunity to participate in international conferences
The application closes end of January 2025, with the latest employment start date set for April 1, 2025 (earlier start dates can be arranged by agreement).
To apply, please submit a letter of motivation, information on previous work, publications if available, and your CV. Please ensure that all those parts are combined into a single PDF-file.
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Matthias Seibold Deputy Head ROCS +41445107357
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The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
More → https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/explore/work.html
Please apply via our job portal www.jobs.uzh.ch.
Working at UZH
The University of Zurich, Switzerland's largest university, offers a range of attractive positions in various subject areas and professional fields. With around 10,000 employees and currently 12 professional apprenticeship streams the University offers an inspiring working environment on cutting-edge research and top-class education. Put your talent and skills to work with us. Find out more about UZH as an employer!
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