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KESSLER MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CORPORATION
located in WEST ORANGE, NJ currently has the following position
available in support of its Rehabilitation Engineering Department and
the Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Laboratory (REAL).
Position: POST DOCTORAL FELLOW
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation
(KMRREC), Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Laboratory (REAL) is
seeking a post-doctoral fellow who is interested in rehabilitation
research using 3-D movement analysis with adult rehabilitation-related
research in balance and postural control. Research training is
individualized, multidisciplinary and emphasizes the actual conduct of
research. To qualify you must have a Ph.D. with an academic background
in kinesiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, or
rehabilitation engineering.
REAL Postural Control focuses on studies of static and dynamic balance.
Instrumentation provides data collection for motion, EMG, and ground
reaction force with motion and visual input control. For motion and
muscle activity measurements the lab has a VICON-460 motion analysis
system with six high- resolution M2-cameras and tethered MA-100 10
channel EMG system from Motion Lab Systems. A NeuroCom Research Dynamic
Platform system provides balance perturbations. The NeuroCom Research
Dynamic Platform system is a programmable dynamic platform with two
independent AMTI force-plates mounted on the moving stage. The platform
can translate anterior-posterior and laterally, and can rotate to
provide plantar-flexion or dorsi-flexion of the ankle. The system has
the option to replicate current clinical balance evaluation protocols.
Additional equipment includes: two portable AMTI AccuGait and other
force platforms available for postural control evaluations
KMRREC is located in West Orange, New Jersey, on the campus of the
prestigious world-renowned Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. KMRREC
is part of the NIDRR model systems SCI centers. The KMRREC Post-doctoral
program is closely affiliated with the University of Medicine and
Dentistry of New Jersey with additional collaborations at New Jersey
Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. An academic appointment
in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark is
available for qualified candidates. KMRREC is a non-profit Medical
Research Organization whose mission is to conduct cutting edge research
and state-of-the-art education in medical science, KMRREC currently has
a staff of approximately 60 dedicated research staff including several
post-doctoral fellows funded by federal training grants and internal
funding.
Qualified candidates should forward their CV plus the names of three
references to:
W. Thomas Edwards, Ph.D.,
Director of Rehabilitation Engineering Analysis Laboratory,
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation,
1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052.
Phone: 973-324-3539 Fax: 973-243-6984
Email: tedwards@kmrrec.org
Visit us at www.kmrrec.org
UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School and Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research and Education Corporation are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employers. Women, members of under represented minority groups
and individuals with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply.