3 PhD positions in imaging and biomechanics at the University of Sheffield

[Enrico Dall'Ara]

There are three PhD positions at the University of Sheffield for the development and applications of elastic registration algorithms to the Musculoskeletal system.
The successful candidates will be part of an EPSRC PhD network in a multidisciplinary environment within the INSIGNEO institute for in silico medicine (http://insigneo.org/).
Please find more information below about the three projects.

1^st)
Title: Quantification of bone tissue growth and adaptation in longitudinal murine studies
Supervisors: Prof P Lawford, Prof M Viceconti
Description: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/m...lara1-1.487466

2^nd)
Title: Automatic mesh morphing of whole bone finite element models to clinical CT data
Supervisors: Prof R Hose, Prof M Viceconti
Description: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/m...lara2-1.487483

3^rd)
Title: Accurate estimation of displacement and deformation of tissue and cells from time-lapsed images
Supervisors: Dr E Dall’Ara, Prof R Hose
Description: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/faculty/m...lara3-1.487489

Before applying make sure that you are eligible according to the EPSRC rules: https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/stude...p/eligibility/

Applicants can apply to more than one position, stating which one they would prefer.
Applications close on 13^th September 2015
Positions start in in October-November 2015