Ph.D. positions available in NCSU/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering

Description:

Neuromuscular RehabilitationEngineering Laboratory in NCSU/UNC Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering isseeking applicants for several research assistant positions with immediateopening in the following research areas: (1) robotic control and optimalcontrol, (2) neural-machine interface, (3) machine learning and biomedicalsignal processing, and (4) biomechanics and motor control. We encourage highly motivated students in Biomedical,Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or other related majors to apply our Ph.D.program and participate in our exciting research projects. Successfulcandidates will have access to the excellent research resources in both the Collegeof Engineering at North Carolina State University and School of Medicine at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Requirement:

Students with MS degrees andresearch experience in rehabilitation engineering or robotics are preferred. Successfulcandidates must be available in the Spring or Fall 2014. We are specificallylooking for students with the following research interests and background:

Field1:Biomedical signal processing, machine learning

Required Background and Skills:

• Strong algorithm development     and theoretical analysis capability
  
• Proficient in machine     learning, probability theory, and data fusion.
  
• Understand the property of     human electrophysiological signals
  
• Previous experiences with human     subject related research (experimental design, data collection, and     statistical analysis)
  
• Strong programming skills     (C/C++ and MATLAB)
  ..

DesiredExperience and Skills:

• Background on human movement     control, motion analysis, and gait analysis.
  
• Previous experiences with neural-machine     interface or brain-machine interface
  
• Previous experiences with     hardware integration and data acquisition
  

Field2:Robotic Control, Mechatronics

Required Background and Skills:

• Proficient in control     theory, adaptive control, and optimal control
  
• Strong background on robotic     system control and design
  
• Modeling and simulation     (dynamic modeling and/or finite element modeling)
  
• Previous experiences in system     integration and sensor integration
  
• Strong programming skills     (C/C++)
  

DesiredExperience and Skills:

• Previous experiences with Labview     
  
• Previous experiences with human-robot     interface design
  
• Previous experiences on bipedal     robot control
  

Field3:Biomechanics and Human Motor Control

Required Background and Skills:

• Proficient in human gait     analysis, motion analysis, and human motor control theory
  
• Biomechanical modeling (human     dynamic modeling, musculoskeletal modeling)
  
• Previous experiences in     study human kinematics and kinetics
  
• Strong programming skills     (MATLAB)
  

DesiredExperience and Skills:

• Previous experience in     analyzing biomechanics of healthy subjects and people with physical     disabilities
  
• Previous experience in     modeling neural control of human balance and locomotion
  

Contact:

Interested students areencouraged to apply to our graduate program in NCSU/UNC Joint Department ofBiomedical Engineering. Please also email a cover letter, CV, GRE score, TOFELscore (if applicable), published peer-reviewed research papers, links todemo/videos of your previous design, and names & contacts of 3 referencesto

Helen Huang, Ph.D.

Email:hhuang11@ncsu.edu

NCSU/UNC Department of Biomedical Engineering

North Carolina State University& University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

4402C Engineering Building III

Raleigh, NC, 27695-7115