Research Focus:
The successful candidate will work on projects involving design, control, and evaluation of wearable robots (exoskeletons) for rehabilitation and human performance augmentation.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate shall have good background in at least one of the following areas:
- Human biomechanics
- Wearable robots
- Robot control and simulation, mechatronics
- Machine learning, reinforcement learning
- BS/MS degree in engineering (biomedical/mechanical/computer), MS preferred.
Application Process:
Interested candidates please send CV to Dr. Zhou (alexzhou@njit.edu) with the email subject “PhD Position in Biomechanics and Exoskeleton Control”..
About NJIT:
NJIT, situated in Newark, NJ, and conveniently located within a 10-mile radius of New York City, is among the top 100 colleagues (#84 in 2024) per US News and World Report. The biomedical engineering (BME) PhD program at NJIT, which is jointly offered with Rutgers University, provides a unique educational opportunity where PhD students enrolled at either institution take classes from both institutes and are awarded a joint diploma.
Faculty Contact:
Xianlian Alex Zhou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
323 Martin Luther King Blvd. Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-596-6940
Email: alexzhou@njit.edu
Faculty Bio Page: https://web.njit.edu/~alexzhou/