[visionlist] vacancy description

[Michel]

Dear colleague,

I would like to post the following announcement on the website of 
Visionscience.com
(topic job).  Closing date: until filled.

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Job Title: Postdoctoral position with perspective in the Integrated 
Design of Smart Optics Systems
Delft Center for Systems and Control
Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

The Smart Optics Systems (SOS: http://www.stw.nl/Programmas/SOS.htm) is 
1 of the 4
innovative Nationwide research programs recently approved by the Dutch 
National Science
Foundation. The 6.7 MEuro research program lasts for 5 years and unites 
the Dutch scientific leaders in the
development of the next generation of smart optics systems for use in 
health and life sciences,
industrial imaging and laser processing, lithography and astronomy. 
Within the program
different multidisciplinary teams, bringing together experts from 
technology development side
(such as DM and WFS technology) with experts in mechatronics, control 
engineering, lasers
and domain experts. These teams will bring together in total 
approximately 15 PhD students
from different research organizations in the Netherlands.

The unique feature of the program is to make smart optics technology 
more industrially
attractive. For that purpose the program forsees to create a new trend 
change in the development
strategy. A trend change that optimizes the integration between passive 
and active components
taking domain specific constraints (resolution, cost and product 
complexity) into account.

Within the group leading the SOS program, the Delft Center for Systems 
and Control,
there is a career perspective for an ambitious postdoctoral researcher 
at the interface of Physics
(optics) and control for integrated system optimization. The successful 
candidate is expected to
effectively lead PhD projects, interface with industrial partners, 
perform and publish innovative
research results and develop innovative course and laboratory programs 
within the university.
Research directions of interest are: Robust Adaptive real-time control 
of Multidimensional
systems for image enhancement via active  optical components. 
Identification of Multidimensional disturbance
models. Multi-criteria optimization in the design of smart optics 
systems via virtual prototyping.
The position is initially a two year appointment, but upon successful 
progress an extension towards a
permanent position can be negotiated.

In case of an already esteemed research profile and interest to become a 
leader in smart
optics systems control it is possible to directly contact Prof. M. 
Verhaegen and discuss the potential for a
tenure track position from the start.

Interested applicants should contact Prof. Michel Verhaegen. Please 
indicate with a cover letter
your expertise, motivation and experience most relevant to the position. 
Include a cv with highlight publications,
and the names of three professional references.

Prof. Michel Verhaegen
Delft Center for Systems and Control
Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft
Phone: +31 (0)15 2785204
email: M.Verhaegen at moesp.org

Closing date: until filled.

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Prof. dr. ir. Michel Verhaegen
Delft Center for Systems and Control
Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft
Room 8C-2-25
Phone: +31 (0)15 2785204 
Fax: +31 (0)15 2786679
Telephone secretariat: +31 (0)15 2785119.2782473