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Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering & INSIGNEO Institute for in silico medicine
Contract Type: Fixed-Term, Full Time
Salary: Grade 7 (£29,552 - £ 32,277 per annum)
Starting date: as soon as possible
Ending date: 28/02/2017
Deadline for application: Feb 15th 2015
The INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine is an initiative between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sheffield and the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. INSIGNEO intends to realise the scientific ambition behind the Virtual Physiological Human, producing a transformational impact on healthcare. While recently established, INSIGNEO is already considered one of worldwide-leading institutions in the area of in silico medicine research. For more information on INSIGNEO please see our web pages: http://www.insigneo.org/.
One of the strength of INSIGNEO is our ability to generate individualised multiscale models of the neuromusculoskeletal system of a patient, to be used to diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment planning purposes. Under the supervision of Prof Marco Viceconti, internationally recognised expert in multiscale modelling of the musculoskeletal system, and of Dr Claudia Mazzà, specialist in human movement analysis and modelling, the post-holder will develop protocols for the generation of individualised multiscale biomechanical models of the musculoskeletal system, from imaging and motion analysis data. Such models are used to investigate the biomechanical and mechanobiological determinants of various diseases, such as osteoporotic fracture, osteoarthritis, etc. In particular, the post-holder will contribute to further development and application of these methods to the investigation of the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, in the framework of the European Integrated Project MD-PAEDIGREE (http://www.md-paedigree.eu/).
The ideal candidate for this post would hold a PhD in Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines, with a PhD thesis on musculoskeletal computational biomechanics, a good knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy, physiology, and pathology, in depth knowledge of multi-body dynamics and finite element analysis, a good understanding of medical imaging and human movement analysis methods, and with programming skills with Matlab and C language and a good knowledge of OpenSim.
For more information and full documentation: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/ (Job reference number: UOS010108).
Informal enquiries:
For all on-line application system queries and support, contact: e-Recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk .
For informal enquiries about this job, department and selection process, contact: Claudia Mazzà on c.mazza@sheffield.ac.uk or on 0114 222 26073.
Department of Mechanical Engineering & INSIGNEO Institute for in silico medicine
Contract Type: Fixed-Term, Full Time
Salary: Grade 7 (£29,552 - £ 32,277 per annum)
Starting date: as soon as possible
Ending date: 28/02/2017
Deadline for application: Feb 15th 2015
The INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine is an initiative between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sheffield and the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. INSIGNEO intends to realise the scientific ambition behind the Virtual Physiological Human, producing a transformational impact on healthcare. While recently established, INSIGNEO is already considered one of worldwide-leading institutions in the area of in silico medicine research. For more information on INSIGNEO please see our web pages: http://www.insigneo.org/.
One of the strength of INSIGNEO is our ability to generate individualised multiscale models of the neuromusculoskeletal system of a patient, to be used to diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment planning purposes. Under the supervision of Prof Marco Viceconti, internationally recognised expert in multiscale modelling of the musculoskeletal system, and of Dr Claudia Mazzà, specialist in human movement analysis and modelling, the post-holder will develop protocols for the generation of individualised multiscale biomechanical models of the musculoskeletal system, from imaging and motion analysis data. Such models are used to investigate the biomechanical and mechanobiological determinants of various diseases, such as osteoporotic fracture, osteoarthritis, etc. In particular, the post-holder will contribute to further development and application of these methods to the investigation of the Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, in the framework of the European Integrated Project MD-PAEDIGREE (http://www.md-paedigree.eu/).
The ideal candidate for this post would hold a PhD in Engineering, Physics, or related disciplines, with a PhD thesis on musculoskeletal computational biomechanics, a good knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy, physiology, and pathology, in depth knowledge of multi-body dynamics and finite element analysis, a good understanding of medical imaging and human movement analysis methods, and with programming skills with Matlab and C language and a good knowledge of OpenSim.
For more information and full documentation: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/ (Job reference number: UOS010108).
Informal enquiries:
For all on-line application system queries and support, contact: e-Recruitment@sheffield.ac.uk .
For informal enquiries about this job, department and selection process, contact: Claudia Mazzà on c.mazza@sheffield.ac.uk or on 0114 222 26073.