PhD Research Project - Whole body biomechanics during elite rowing - Imperial College

[Angela Kedgley]

This project will build on a twelve year collaboration between GB Rowing and Imperial College which has explored the biomechanics of rowing technique in relation to performance and injury. Outputs from this work have been incorporated in the training programmes of elite athletes. The student will be involved in analysis of elite athletes involving testing our bespoke instrumented ergometer and a commercial motion tracking system. The project itself will focus on the development of this test environment including the integration of 2 motion analysis approaches in combination with our existing ergometer set up to permit a greater appreciation of whole body motion during rowing particularly in relation to drive symmetry and spinal motion from the pelvis to the cervical spine. This will necessitate knowledge of instrumentation, software development, signal analysis and the expansion of our current real time biofeedback approaches, and subsequent data analysis in relation to performance and injury.

PhD Supervisor: Prof A McGregor
Co-Supervisor: Prof A Bull
Application Deadline: 31 October 2013
Application Process: Please submit a CV and a personal statement (1 page max) to Prof McGregor (a.mcgregor@imperial.ac.uk).

Desirable Qualifications:
MSc Biomedical or Electrical/ Electronic Engineering
Degree in physical sciences, engineering, computing or physics

Funding Notes:
Stipend - £17,500 per annum (only be available for UK students)
Fees - £5,000 per annum
Consumables - £6,000 for the project

Other EU students can apply but only fees and consumables will be covered.