Veröffentlicht: 28 Juni 2024
Basel
70% – 100%
Festanstellung
Research Associate in Inertial Measurement Unit Based Motion Capture for Orthosis Fitting and Clinical Applications 70-100%
starting September 2024
The Functional Biomechanics research group (Prof. Dr. Mündermann) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering (DBE) invites applications for a Research Associate Position within an Innosuisse project focusing on inertial measurement unit based motion capture. The project will be carried out at the new CADENCE Core Facility at the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the University of Basel in collaboration with industry and academic partners and will start in September 2024. The project aims to identify clinically relevant parameters based on wearable sensors, to test their reliability and construct and clinical validity, and to determine the minimum set of wearable sensors for orthosis fitting and clinical applications. The Research Associate will be responsible for all aspects of the project, including experiments on humans.
Your position
The project will involve motion capture experiments on patients with orthopaedic conditions affecting joint function, such as patients requiring ankle foot orthoses, and healthy control participants. You will review the literature on clinically relevant motion capture parameters, adapt, combine, and refine established motion capture systems including inertial sensor based wearable sensors, assess their reliability and construct and clinical validity, and evaluate the minimum required sensor sets. You will collaborate with clinicians, orthotists, and biomedical and software engineers to recruit and assess participants, collect motion and electromyographic data, and refine data processing and analysis algorithms. You will also be involved in proposal writing and in teaching or supervising undergraduate and graduate student projects.
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We offer you
The position is funded by Innosuisse for 2.5 years. We offer an international, multidisciplinary working environment and excellent research infrastructure. Remuneration will be according to the guidelines of the University of Basel. The expected start date is 1 September 2024.