"Research Associate - Exosuit Assisted Gait Retraining"

Job Summary

A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the Department of Biomechanics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO, https://coe.unomaha.edu/biomechanics) to advance translational research in gait retraining for stroke survivors. She/he will join a team studying home-based gait retraining in rural stroke survivors with a highly scalable and reproducible soft exosuit. We are looking for candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas and a desire to grow in at least one additional area during their postdoctoral training:

• Gait rehabilitation
• Gait analysis
• Markerless motion capture
• Assistive devices, orthoses, and braces

This postdoctoral research associate will be co-advised by Dr. Philippe Malcolm and Dr. Mukul Mukherjee (UNO), in collaboration with Dr. Pierre Fayad at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Representative work from our team includes:

• Metabolically efficient walking assistance using optimized timed forces at the waist | Science Robotics
• UNO Research Discovers Surprising Way to Make Walking Easier – YouTube (illustration of lab facilities)
• Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (precursor of current project)
• Can Exoskeleton-Resisted Training Improve Walking in Stroke Survivors? (current project)

The position will include conducting lab-based motion capture studies as well as home-based data collection using a portable motion capture system (OpenCap), along with opportunities to engage in manuscript writing, project management, mentoring, and grant development. There will also be opportunities to shape new research in human-in-the-loop optimization of exercise intensity, musculoskeletal simulation, brain activity sensing, and/or business development research.

About Us

The University of Nebraska at Omaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preventing and eliminating discrimination against employees and prospective employees based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha does not condone or tolerate discrimination. In support of this policy, the University has implemented employment programs to recruit, employ, and promote qualified individuals based solely on their knowledge, skills, abilities and talents. These factors, along with our commitment to recruit, assess and select all candidates/employees using job-related criteria, ensure fairness, equal evaluation, and treatment in our selection decisions and processes.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in physical therapy, biomechanics, biomedical engineering, orthotics/prosthetics, or a related field
• Experience with gait rehabilitation and/or gait analysis
• Record of peer-reviewed publications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working with a clinical population
• Experience with project management
• Experience with MATLAB or other data analysis software
• Strong oral and written communication skills

How to Apply

IMPORTANT! Please apply to this position via the following link: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/24514