3-years PhD position on developing musculoskeletal human models for understanding seating discomfort (Univ Eiffel, Lyon, France)

[Xuguang Wang]

We are looking for a candidate for a PhD project on developing musculoskeletal human models for for understanding seating discomfort. The project is within the EU H2020 / Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Research framework program (https://clear-doc.univ-gustave-eiffe...und-programme/). The main objective of the thesis will be to develop and validate a musculoskeletal model for estimating internal loads such as muscle activity and joint forces, and then to understand the role of seat supports and seating discomfort. A more detailed description of the project and application procedure can be found at
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/847889

The application deadline is January 31 2023 for a starting of October 1 2023. A secondment of 6 months is planned at the Biomechanics Research Group of Aalborg University in Denmark.

Main benefits are:

• Appointment for a period of 36 months based on a salary of 2 700 € (gross salary per month).
• Job contract under the French labour legislation in force, respecting health and safety, and social security: 35 hours per week contract, 25 days of annual leave per year.
• International mobility

Eligibility criteria are:

• At the time of the deadline, applicants must be in possession or finalizing their Master’s degree or equivalent/postgraduate degree.
• At the time of recruitment, applicants must be in possession of their Master’s degree or equivalent/postgraduate degree which would formally entitle to embark on a doctorate.
• At the time of the deadline, applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research career (career breaks excluded) and not yet been awarded a doctoral degree. Career breaks refer to periods of time where the candidate was not active in research, regardless of his/her employment status (sick leave, maternity leave etc). Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.
• At the time of the deadline, applicants must fulfil the transnational mobility rule: incoming applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the 3 previous years.

Please send your CV and motivation letter to Dr Xuguang Wang before your application
Xuguang Wang, PhD
Directeur de Recherche
Laboratoire de Biomécanique et Mécanique des Chocs UMR_T 9406 (Univ Eiffel-UCBL)
Université Gustave Eiffe
Campus de Lyon
25 Avenue François Mitterrand, 69675 BRON Cedex FRANCE
Tel: +33 4 72 14 24 51
xuguang.wang@univ-eiffel.fr
https://lbmc.univ-gustave-eiffel.fr/l