Assistant Research Professor

at  North Carolina State University

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering or a related field, such as kinesiology.
• At least 3 years of post-doctorate research experience

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Communication Skills
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Problem-Solving Abilities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High level of knowledge in human perception, sensory-motor integration, robotic prosthetics, haptics, human-robot interactions, human cognitive load measurements, and clinical biomechanics (focusing on populations with limb loss and individuals post stroke).
• Have publications on peer-reviewed journals and conferences
• Experiences in proposal writing and have shown success in securing research funding
• Experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

The Assistant Research Professor is actively engaged in advancing research within CLEAR (Closed-loop Engineering for Advanced Rehabilitation).

Responsibilities:

• Developing and conducting research projects within the focus of CLEAR (Closed-loop Engineering for Advanced Rehabilitation)core.
• The current needed research direction focuses on studying cognitive and psychological impact of wearable robotics on human users, motor control and learning in the context of wearer-robot systems, and human-robot symbiosis.
• Developing research proposals independently or collaboratively
• Development of experimental plans and conduct human-subject related research
• Supervising of undergraduate and graduate research students
• Secure external funding to support his/her research projects.
• Publish key findings in leading journals and assist in obtaining extramural funding
• Participate in collaborative proposal development within CLEAR
• Participating in the outreach activity