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The Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) in Seattle, WA has an opening for a research scientist/engineer. The position will start sometime between September 2024 and January 2025, and this posting will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found. The Center is a mixture of engineers, clinicians, biomechanists, kinesiologists, and epidemiologists who develop and conduct research to preserve and enhance the mobility of Veterans with musculoskeletal impairment or limb loss. The appointment will be made through the Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Hospital in Seattle under the guidance of Dr. Brittney Muir.
Additional responsibilities include human subjects’ data collections, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
The successful candidate will be working with Dr. Muir to develop supporting documentation to stand up new studies, monitor the status and participant safety of ongoing studies, and maintain meticulous documentation and record keeping for the ongoing oversight of all studies.
The base salary for this position is $55,000-$70,000 annually.
Job Description:
Field of research: The primary duty of this position will be to support the funded projects in the lab, 1) including development and testing of a 3D printed insole for individuals with diabetes, 2) testing of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot in those in the acute phase of stroke rehabilitation, and 3) using wearable devices on people with Parkinson’s Disease.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to advance our knowledge of gait and mobility by proposing, designing, and carrying out human locomotion studies.
Duties and responsibilities:
Desired:
Qualified applicants should send 1) a cover letter discussing the above qualifications and briefly describe how this position supports their overall career trajectory, 2)a curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information for 3 references to Brittney Muir, Ph.D. (bcmuir@uw.edu)
Brittney Muir, Ph.D.
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
Additional responsibilities include human subjects’ data collections, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
The successful candidate will be working with Dr. Muir to develop supporting documentation to stand up new studies, monitor the status and participant safety of ongoing studies, and maintain meticulous documentation and record keeping for the ongoing oversight of all studies.
The base salary for this position is $55,000-$70,000 annually.
Job Description:
Field of research: The primary duty of this position will be to support the funded projects in the lab, 1) including development and testing of a 3D printed insole for individuals with diabetes, 2) testing of an upper extremity rehabilitation robot in those in the acute phase of stroke rehabilitation, and 3) using wearable devices on people with Parkinson’s Disease.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to advance our knowledge of gait and mobility by proposing, designing, and carrying out human locomotion studies.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Perform data analysis and interpretation with any of the following software packages: MATLAB, R, Labview, Vicon Nexus, Visual 3D, or MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. (25%)
- Participant data collection. (20%)
- Create custom software applications to support study aims (10%)
- Participant recruitment. (10%)
- Support grant and manuscript preparation. (10%)
- Identify key scientific questions that warrant investigation. (5%)
- Design experiments and protocols to answer key scientific questions. (5%)
- Determine appropriate human subject experimental study designs. (5%)
- Support IRB and R&D applications. (5%)
- Review scientific literature. (5%)
- Required: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Kinesiology, or related field. Research experience is a plus, but is not required. Authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
Desired:
- Experience in Biomechanics research.
- Experience with human subjects gait lab data collection procedures.
- Experience with any of the following software applications: MATLAB, R, Aruino, OpenSim, Vicon Nexus, C++, Python, CUDA, ROS, JAVA, MS .net, or other languages.
- Knowledgeable about how to operate the following types of equipment, i) motion analysis camera system, ii) instrumented treadmill, iii) electromyography system, iv) force plate, v) load cell systems, digital multimeter, xi) voltage and current sensing.
- Expert with the following MS Office suite: Word, Excel and Power Point.
- Able to prepare and present scientific results.
- Knowledgeable and experienced with gait patterns and compensations. Knowledgeable and experienced with biomechanics, especially lower limb biomechanics and gait analysis.
- Able to perform statistical analysis and work in collaboration with a biostatistician.
- Able to interpret scientific results and draw clinical conclusions from scientific data.
- Experience designing and fabricating custom robotic orthotics, prosthetic, and assistive devices.
Qualified applicants should send 1) a cover letter discussing the above qualifications and briefly describe how this position supports their overall career trajectory, 2)a curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information for 3 references to Brittney Muir, Ph.D. (bcmuir@uw.edu)
Brittney Muir, Ph.D.
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