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The Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research & Development Center for Limb Loss and Mobility (CLiMB), Seattle, WA, has a position open for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in locomotor biomechanics. The appointment will be made through the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. The candidate will work at the Veterans Affairs Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Brittney Muir.
This position requires a Ph.D. degree in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering, or a related field. The candidate should have a strong interest in working with multidisciplinary teams (engineers, kinesiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and clinicians) and will be expected to publish scholarly papers, attend conferences, assist with grant writing, as well as mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
The major responsibility of the candidate is to support the funded projects in the lab, including development and testing of a 3D printed insole for individuals with diabetes and testing and implementations of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot in the acute phase of stroke rehabilitation. Additional responsibilities include; human subjects’ data collection, the processing and analysis of data, general research support for the laboratory projects, and manuscript preparation for Dr. Muir’s research agenda on the biomechanics of successful aging in Veterans. Projects will use our state-of-the-art motion capture and robotic facilities. Candidates with prior experience using motion analysis, human subjects testing, or robotics are encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should send an application, assembled as a single PDF file, consisting of a motivation letter (explaining research interests, goals, and qualifications), a CV with full list of publications, two or three relevant publications, and the email addresses of two reference (expected to supply letters of recommendation) to Dr. Muir (bcmuir@uw.edu). Applications will be processed as they arrive until the position is closed. The position is for 2-3 years. Expected start date June 2022.
Brittney Muir, Ph.D.
bcmuir@uw.edu
Research Health Science Specialist | Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB)
Associate Director of Research and Development | VA Ventures
VA Puget Sound, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
Affiliate Professor | Department of Mechanical Engineering | University of Washington
This position requires a Ph.D. degree in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering, or a related field. The candidate should have a strong interest in working with multidisciplinary teams (engineers, kinesiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and clinicians) and will be expected to publish scholarly papers, attend conferences, assist with grant writing, as well as mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
The major responsibility of the candidate is to support the funded projects in the lab, including development and testing of a 3D printed insole for individuals with diabetes and testing and implementations of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot in the acute phase of stroke rehabilitation. Additional responsibilities include; human subjects’ data collection, the processing and analysis of data, general research support for the laboratory projects, and manuscript preparation for Dr. Muir’s research agenda on the biomechanics of successful aging in Veterans. Projects will use our state-of-the-art motion capture and robotic facilities. Candidates with prior experience using motion analysis, human subjects testing, or robotics are encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should send an application, assembled as a single PDF file, consisting of a motivation letter (explaining research interests, goals, and qualifications), a CV with full list of publications, two or three relevant publications, and the email addresses of two reference (expected to supply letters of recommendation) to Dr. Muir (bcmuir@uw.edu). Applications will be processed as they arrive until the position is closed. The position is for 2-3 years. Expected start date June 2022.
Brittney Muir, Ph.D.
bcmuir@uw.edu
Research Health Science Specialist | Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB)
Associate Director of Research and Development | VA Ventures
VA Puget Sound, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
Affiliate Professor | Department of Mechanical Engineering | University of Washington