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  • Post-doc in computational wear modelling of hip and knee implants (Uni Essex, UK)

    Hi all, I am currently recruiting a post-doctoral senior research officer to work on a funded project looking at the effects of various physical exercises on the hip and knee implant wear after a joint replacement. The job link will go live approximately next week (online link to apply will be posted here when available), but I thought it best to advertise early, for interested applicants to prepare. Interested applicants should email me first (Bernard Liew, bl19622@essex.ac.uk). Any queries, do contact me.

    Job details: Full-time, fixed-term for 22 months (1 August 2025 to 31 May 2027). Salary: GBP37,099 to 40,521 per annum. Based onsite (no remote) at the University of Essex, Colchester Campus.

    Relevant Qualifications & Skills
    • Relevant doctoral level degree (PhD) in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, biotribology or related disciplines; or be within 6 months of completing a PhD in these disciplines [Essential]
    • Experience in hip/knee implant mesh generation and validation, including contact refinement and convergence analysis for accurate wear prediction [Essential]
    • Experience in Finite Element Analysis (preferably in ANSYS; alternative in Abaqus) to develop 3D friction contact models of the hip/knee with physiological boundary conditions under transient or dynamic loading using ANSYS APDL [Essential]
    • Experience in Finite Element wear modelling of the hip/knee (preferably in ANSYS; alternative in Abaqus) using Archard’s wear law with custom mesh update routines
    • Ability to read/modify/debug codes; and create subroutines in preferably FORTRAN, Matlab, or Python [Essential]
    • Write/edit/debug codes in Matlab/Python for working with Finite Element software (preferably in ANSYS; alternative in Abaqus) [Essential]
    • Experience and Knowledge in elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication modelling [Essential]
    • Experience and knowledge of integrating joint angles and contact forces from musculoskeletal models (preferably in Anybody software) into numerical joint wear models [Desirable]
    • Experience in dynamic modelling of hip/knee implant mechanics using ANSYS LS-DYNA [Desirable]
    • Knowledge of human motion capture data collection methods (e.g. inverse kinematics, inverse dynamics, time normalization) [Desirable]
    All candidates must submit as part of their application the following separate documents:
    1. Updated CV, with an updated list of your research outputs (e.g., articles, conferences)
    2. Concise narrative evidence of how you meet the Relevant Qualifications & Skills
    3. Two peer-reviewed or pre-print articles related to joint implant wear published within the past 5 years.
    Last edited by Bernard; May 9, 2025, 05:55 PM.

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    Hi all,

    Please see the official advertisement, with the job pack included. To apply, click on "Apply online​", in the link below to apply. Please submit the three documents of CV, How you meet the required skills, and two relevant articles during the submission process.

    For those interested, please do contact me first (Bernard Liew, bl19622@essex.ac.uk)​ , and I am happy to answer any questions.

    Link (copy and paste onto browser): https://vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_...09NEm&LANG=USA

    Closing Date to apply: 1 June 2025
    Interviews are planned for: 16 June 2025
    Expected start date: 1 August 2025​

    Regards,
    Bernard

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