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PhD Studentship
Penn State University
Biomechanics Laboratory / Muscle Function & Locomotion Laboratory
Department of Kinesiology
We have a funded PhD studentship position available in the Muscle Function & Locomotion Lab / Biomechanics Lab in the Kinesiology Department at Penn State for Fall 2015.
Our laboratory is aimed at identifying the fundamental principles underlying muscle function during locomotion (in both health and disease). In particular, we focus on discerning the relationship between in vivo muscle mechanics and metabolic energetics and the mechanisms underlying locomotor adaptation and optimization. Our research integrates experimental and modeling approaches and draws on both human and comparative (animal) studies. We utilize a range of techniques and experimental set-ups including 3D motion capture/force analyses, musculoskeletal modeling, dynamic ultrasound, emg, direct muscle and tendon mechanics/energetics and custom force-instrumented treadmill capabilities. Many of our projects have implications for clinical and rehabilitation science.
The Penn State Department of Kinesiology houses a world class program in Biomechanics and Motor Control, and provides a scientifically and intellectually stimulating environment in which to learn. There exists scope for collaborations with the local laboratories of Steve Piazza, John Challis, Jinger Gottschall and Robert Sainburg, among others, as well as several national/international collaborations. Excellent seminars in Biomechanics, Motor Control, Bioengineering and Physiology attract prominent scientists from around the globe and we often host international visiting researchers. We have exciting scientific interaction between and within laboratories, while also having a great time in less formal social get-togethers.
Candidates with a background in biomechanics and/or muscle mechanics (kinesiology, biomedical/mechanical engineering, physiology, zoology, or other related areas) are preferred.
For more information contact:
Jonas Rubenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology
Muscle Function & Locomotion Lab and Biomechanics Lab
Pennsylvania State University
29 Recreation Building
University Park, PA, 16802
Tel: + 1 814 867 6209
Fax: + 1 814 863 4755
Email: jonas@psu.edu
Penn State University
Biomechanics Laboratory / Muscle Function & Locomotion Laboratory
Department of Kinesiology
We have a funded PhD studentship position available in the Muscle Function & Locomotion Lab / Biomechanics Lab in the Kinesiology Department at Penn State for Fall 2015.
Our laboratory is aimed at identifying the fundamental principles underlying muscle function during locomotion (in both health and disease). In particular, we focus on discerning the relationship between in vivo muscle mechanics and metabolic energetics and the mechanisms underlying locomotor adaptation and optimization. Our research integrates experimental and modeling approaches and draws on both human and comparative (animal) studies. We utilize a range of techniques and experimental set-ups including 3D motion capture/force analyses, musculoskeletal modeling, dynamic ultrasound, emg, direct muscle and tendon mechanics/energetics and custom force-instrumented treadmill capabilities. Many of our projects have implications for clinical and rehabilitation science.
The Penn State Department of Kinesiology houses a world class program in Biomechanics and Motor Control, and provides a scientifically and intellectually stimulating environment in which to learn. There exists scope for collaborations with the local laboratories of Steve Piazza, John Challis, Jinger Gottschall and Robert Sainburg, among others, as well as several national/international collaborations. Excellent seminars in Biomechanics, Motor Control, Bioengineering and Physiology attract prominent scientists from around the globe and we often host international visiting researchers. We have exciting scientific interaction between and within laboratories, while also having a great time in less formal social get-togethers.
Candidates with a background in biomechanics and/or muscle mechanics (kinesiology, biomedical/mechanical engineering, physiology, zoology, or other related areas) are preferred.
For more information contact:
Jonas Rubenson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology
Muscle Function & Locomotion Lab and Biomechanics Lab
Pennsylvania State University
29 Recreation Building
University Park, PA, 16802
Tel: + 1 814 867 6209
Fax: + 1 814 863 4755
Email: jonas@psu.edu