Research Assistant in Development and Biomechanical Testing of Novel Methods for Treating Sports Injuries (Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering)

Job summary This post relates to the continuation of an internationally leading collaboration between the Biomechanics Group at Imperial with the surgeons of the Fortius Clinic, who are leaders in treatment of high-level professional sportsmen and women. We have on-going work developing surgical procedures that are more effective at stabilising injured knees. The person appointed to this post will work closely with the surgeons and take their experimental... Job listing information Reference ENG02128 Date posted 9 June 2022 Closing date 7 July 2022 Key information about the role Location South Kensington Campus (map) Position type Full time, fixed term Salary £36,694 – £39,888 plus benefits Department Department of Mechanical Engineering Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher Job description Job summary This post relates to the continuation of an internationally leading collaboration between the Biomechanics Group at Imperial with the surgeons of the Fortius Clinic, who are leaders in treatment of high-level professional sportsmen and women. We have on-going work developing surgical procedures that are more effective at stabilising injured knees. The person appointed to this post will work closely with the surgeons and take their experimental surgical specimens and perform biomechanical tests on them, to document aspects such as kinematics and stability. The resulting data will then be published and presented at international sports surgery conferences. We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high number of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Duties and responsibilities Your main duties & responsibilities will relate to supporting the collaboration between the biomechanics lab and the surgeons who will visit us. You will need to be able to work alongside the surgeons in order to assist them and to really understand what they are doing. That will empower you to offer advice from your engineering viewpoint. This process will entail handling human tissue specimens and being responsible for their storage and disposal in line with research ethics permits. The main part of your work will be the biomechanical testing of the specimens, and we have various test rigs for assessment of stability and kinematics. This work may include robotic testing, if that is appropriate for the project. Your responsibilities will then extend to recording the test data and processing the results, so that we can write papers for publication and conference presentations Essential requirements We expect that the successful applicant will: Have a first / masters degree (or equivalent) in mechanical or biomedical engineering Have previous experience in a research laboratory environment, knowledge of general laboratory practice, techniques and instrumentation, at least in line with first degree course experience Have knowledge of basic research methods and statistics Have a creative approach to problem-solving, with an ability to develop and apply new concepts Be capable of communicating the results of the work to both engineers and surgeons, and to be keen to travel to attend national and internationally important conferences. Further information This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months in the first instance. Queries relating to the position should be directed to Professor Andrew Amis at a.amis@imperial.ac.uk. To apply, please click “APPLY NOW” to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact ME-HR.Requests@imperial.ac.uk. The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes which are ultimately aimed towards finding new treatments and making scientific and medical advances, and where there are no satisfactory or reasonably practical alternatives to their use. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. Documents Job Description ENG02128.docx If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Engineeroxy

Job summary

Job listing information

Reference ENG02128
Date posted 9 June 2022
Closing date 7 July 2022

Key information about the role

Location South Kensington Campus (map)
Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £36,694 – £39,888 plus benefits
Department Department of Mechanical Engineering
Category Researcher / Non Clinical Researcher

Job description

Job summary

This post relates to the continuation of an internationally leading collaboration between the Biomechanics Group at Imperial with the surgeons of the Fortius Clinic, who are leaders in treatment of high-level professional sportsmen and women. We have on-going work developing surgical procedures that are more effective at stabilising injured knees. The person appointed to this post will work closely with the surgeons and take their experimental surgical specimens and perform biomechanical tests on them, to document aspects such as kinematics and stability. The resulting data will then be published and presented at international sports surgery conferences.

We reserve the right to close the advert prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high number of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Duties and responsibilities

Your main duties & responsibilities will relate to supporting the collaboration between the biomechanics lab and the surgeons who will visit us.

You will need to be able to work alongside the surgeons in order to assist them and to really understand what they are doing. That will empower you to offer advice from your engineering viewpoint. This process will entail handling human tissue specimens and being responsible for their storage and disposal in line with research ethics permits.

The main part of your work will be the biomechanical testing of the specimens, and we have various test rigs for assessment of stability and kinematics.

This work may include robotic testing, if that is appropriate for the project.

Your responsibilities will then extend to recording the test data and processing the results, so that we can write papers for publication and conference presentations

Essential requirements

We expect that the successful applicant will:

Have a first / masters degree (or equivalent) in mechanical or biomedical engineering
Have previous experience in a research laboratory environment, knowledge of general laboratory practice, techniques and instrumentation, at least in line with first degree course experience
Have knowledge of basic research methods and statistics
Have a creative approach to problem-solving, with an ability to develop and apply new concepts
Be capable of communicating the results of the work to both engineers and surgeons, and to be keen to travel to attend national and internationally important conferences.

Further information

This is a fixed term position for up to 12 months in the first instance.

Queries relating to the position should be directed to Professor Andrew Amis at a.amis@imperial.ac.uk.

To apply, please click “APPLY NOW” to go through to the online application form. Should you have any queries regarding the application process please contact ME-HR.Requests@imperial.ac.uk.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes which are ultimately aimed towards finding new treatments and making scientific and medical advances, and where there are no satisfactory or reasonably practical alternatives to their use. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.