Vacancies

several full professorships at Aalborg University
At the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine of Aalborg University several positions as full professor are open for appointment from 1.6.2010.

The positions are a part of the Danish Globalisation Programme and are available for a period of 3-5 years and will be filled in one or more of the following research areas:

  • ICT Energy Solutions at the Department of Electronic Systems
  • Physics of Nanomaterials at the Department of Physics and Nanotechnology
  • Energy Storage Technologies at the Department of Energy Technology
  • Translational Pain Research at the Department of Health Science and Technology
  • Neurobiology and Motor Learning at the Department of Health Science and Technology

    • For more information, click here.

    Three PhD positions at UTwente
    The University of Twente has three PhD positions available on the prediction of the functional effects due to surgery on the musculoskeletal system of patients using the Twente Lower Extremity Model (TLEM).

    The University of Twente (UT) is involved in a European project aimed to improve patient safety and post-operative functionality of patients who have to undergo severe surgery to their musculoskeletal system. The starting point of the project is the Twente Lower Extremity Model (TLEM) which is a musculoskeletal model with which muscle forces can be calculated during all kinds of daily activities.

    For more information on the PhD projects, click here. For more information on the project, click here.

    Professorship at University of Muenster
    The Institute of Sport Science, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany), invites applications for a Professorship In Human Performance And Training In Sports (W2).

    The candidate should possess experiences connecting to the sub-disciplines of sport psychology and movement science. Possible themes in research could be directed towards expertise in high level sports, or motor learning, or attention and perception, or basic neurological principles of moving and
    learning.

    More information can be found here.

    Deadline for application: March 12th, 2010

    PhD position at TU Delft
    The Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering (3ME) has a PhD position available on a project, called ‘Identification of Neuromuscular Control of Trunk Musculature in Low-Back Pain.

    Within the research programme NeuroSIPE we investigate stabilisation of the lumbar spine (lower back) in healthy subjects as well as in subjects with low back pain.
    Our mission is to clarify complex sensorimotor stabilisation processes in healthy subjects, to identify mechanisms underlying development of low back pain, and to develop enhanced diagnostic and treatment methods.
    Volunteer experiments will be used to identify structure and parameters of the applicable sensorimotor feedback system including muscular sensors such as muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs. An available musculoskeletal model will be used to clarify complex 3D stabilisation processes of the trunk musculature.

    For more information, please click here.

    PhD position Orthopaedic Hospital for Children in Aschau, Germany
    The gait laboratory of the Orthopaedic Hospital for Children in Aschau invites applications for a PhD position in the fields of motion analysis / clinical biomechanics.

    For more information, click here.

    PhD or post-doc position K.U. Leuven
    The Department of Biomedical Kinesiology of the K.U. Leuven has a 4 y PhD or 3 y post-doc position available.

    Het cerebellum is uitermate geschikt om verwachte en onverwachte input met elkaar te vergelijken en te zorgen voor correcties indien nodig. Er kon worden aangetoond dat verwachting van verstoring een grote invloed heeft op lopen en op reflexen tijdens lopen en er werd voorgesteld dat het cerebellum hierbij een grote rol speelt. Ook voor het aanpassen van de sterkte van reflexen tijdens lopen wordt gedacht aan een tussenkomst van het cerebellum. In verband met het begrijpen van de verhoogde valkans van cerebellaire patiënten worden proeven uitgevoerd met verstoord lopen, gebruik makend van een “split-belt” loopband. Daarnaast wordt de mogelijkheid geboden om gesimuleerde verstoringen van de motoriek te bestuderen in fMRI. De resultaten worden vergeleken met deze van gezonde controles.

    More information:
    Prof. Dr. Jacques Duysens
    Department/Institute: Dep. of Biomedical Kinesiology (FaBeR)
    Tervuursevest 101 – bus 01500
    BE-3001 Heverlee,
    K.U.Leuven
    Belgie

    Post-doc position EMGO+ Institute
    The EMGO+ institute has a two-year post-doc fellowship opportunity within the field of Musculoskeletal Health.

    Candidates should have a recent phd (after July 1st, 2008). Candidates should submit a CV, an analysis of their strong and weaker skills, a one-page project plan, a publication plan for the two-year period, and a plan for a visit to a foreign (outside of the Netherlands) research institute. We would especially invite candidates to reply who have a background in biomechanical or neurophysiologic research and an interest of linking this with epidemiologic or applied research.

    Contact address:
    Maurits van Tulder, PhD
    Professor of Health Technology Assessment
    EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center
    van der Boechorststraat 7
    1081 BT Amsterdam
    tel: + 31 20 4448178

    Deadline for application: March 31st, 2010