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Biomechanics Specialist at the UNC/NC State Joint BME Department

July 1, 2023

The Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory (NREL) within the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering invites applications for a Biomechanics Specialist to help evaluation of assistive devices used on patients with lower limb disabilities.

Required Qualifications

  • A MS degree in Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, or Sport Science with focus on biomechanical analysis or a BS degree with more than 2 years hands-on experience
  • Hands on experience in motion capture, biomechanical data analysis, and statistics.
  • Comfortable to work in a supporting role or a leading role in a team environment
  • Ability to effectively interact and communicate with a diverse team of individuals from across the organization including researchers, medicine personnel, students, and patients.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with patients with disabilities
  • Experience with Marker-based Motion Capture Systems, Visual3d, and metabolic measurement
  • Programming skills (MATLAB, C++, LabVIEW etc.)
  • Previous publications

Job Responsibility

  • Assist daily operations of the lab, to include providing direct assistance to lab personnel in the preparation, testing, operation, and maintenance of all laboratory equipment.
  • Play both the leading and supporting roles in biomechanical analysis efforts, including motion capture and data analysis.
  • Report results, and recommendations to enable interpretation and application for improved product design
  • Assist with supervision, training, and mentoring of interns and students
  • Engage other lab duties, such as patient recruitment and IRB protocol development

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit resume and three references to nrel.ncsu@gmail.com. To learn more about our research, please visit our lab website https://nrel.web.unc.edu

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