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06-07-2011, 04:30 PM
The new Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich (D-HEST; www.hest.ethz.ch) invites applications for a Professorship in Movement Biomechanics. Candidates should demonstrate an exceptional potential to develop an innovative and collaborative research program at the interface between biomechanics, movement sciences and sport, neurosciences, nutritional biology, and medicine.
The successful candidate is expected to establish an interdisciplinary research program focused on movement biomechanics in the aging musculoskeletal system. Possible research areas focus on: multi-scale simulation techniques from organ to cells; imaging of tissue deformations; mechanobiological adaptation; virtual physiology of the healthy and pathological musculoskeletal system; or computational modeling and evaluation through movement measurements. Beside a formal education in mechanical engineering or closely related disciplines, the candidate should have a proven track record in the development of computational models for biomechanical problems on the organ/tissue/cellular/molecular level, incorporating experimental aspects of movement analysis.
Additional prerequisites are a strong motivation and an undisputable commitment to undergraduate and graduate student education. The professorship will be embedded in the Department’s undergraduate and graduate program in Health Sciences and Technology. The new professor will be expected to teach undergraduate level courses (German or English) and graduate level courses (English).
The professorship comes with several salary lines for academic and technical assistants, start-up funds and annual allocations to establish a world-class research program. Access to excellent animal facilities and several technology platforms of ETH and the University of Zurich (Functional Genomics Centre, Imaging, Mass spectrometry, etc.) is ensured.
Please apply online at www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch. Your application should include your curriculum vitae, and a list of refereed publication. The letter of application should be addressed to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler. The closing date for applications is June 30, 2011. With a view towards increasing the number of women in leading academic positions, ETH Zurich specifically encourages women to apply.
The successful candidate is expected to establish an interdisciplinary research program focused on movement biomechanics in the aging musculoskeletal system. Possible research areas focus on: multi-scale simulation techniques from organ to cells; imaging of tissue deformations; mechanobiological adaptation; virtual physiology of the healthy and pathological musculoskeletal system; or computational modeling and evaluation through movement measurements. Beside a formal education in mechanical engineering or closely related disciplines, the candidate should have a proven track record in the development of computational models for biomechanical problems on the organ/tissue/cellular/molecular level, incorporating experimental aspects of movement analysis.
Additional prerequisites are a strong motivation and an undisputable commitment to undergraduate and graduate student education. The professorship will be embedded in the Department’s undergraduate and graduate program in Health Sciences and Technology. The new professor will be expected to teach undergraduate level courses (German or English) and graduate level courses (English).
The professorship comes with several salary lines for academic and technical assistants, start-up funds and annual allocations to establish a world-class research program. Access to excellent animal facilities and several technology platforms of ETH and the University of Zurich (Functional Genomics Centre, Imaging, Mass spectrometry, etc.) is ensured.
Please apply online at www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch. Your application should include your curriculum vitae, and a list of refereed publication. The letter of application should be addressed to the President of ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Ralph Eichler. The closing date for applications is June 30, 2011. With a view towards increasing the number of women in leading academic positions, ETH Zurich specifically encourages women to apply.