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A new PhD student position in Biomedical Engineering (BME) is available at the BioDynamics Laboratory directed by Dr. Zhou at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for the fall of 2025. The lab’s research is focused on human biomechanics, wearable robotics and exoskeletons, digital human modeling, and personalized medicine.
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:
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/
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/