The School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences is currently recruiting a post-doctoral senior research officer to work on a funded project by the Medical Research Council, UK, looking at the biomechanical load safety of various physical exercises on the bone and implant health after hip and knee replacements.

You will be based at the University of Essex, Colchester Campus. The team is made up of Dr Bernard Liew (physiotherapist, biomechanist), Professor Nelson Cortes (biomechanist), and Dr Wenxing Guo (statistician) from the University of Essex; Mr Stephen McDonnell (orthopaedic surgeon) from the University of Cambridge, and Dr Leiming Gao (biotribologist) from Nottingham Trent University. There is an overseas co-investigator, Professor Stefan Maas from the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. There is an industry project partner, JRI Orthopaedics. There will be ample funded opportunities to visit the participating institutes, either for specialist training or knowledge exchange activities.

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.

Skills and qualifications required

The successful candidate will hold a relevant doctoral level degree (PhD) in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, civil engineering, bio tribology or related disciplines; or be within 6 months of completing a PhD in these disciplines.

The post holder will have relevant research experience in numerical simulations in medical devices, or in related fields such as finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics or tribology. Applicants with an interest in thin film lubrication, wear modelling, fluid-structure interaction and/or the applications on human artificial joints are particularly encouraged to apply. 

You will have the ability and willingness to complement and enhance the research project/department/school’s education and research strengths and areas of planned development. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, good organisational and time management skills are all essential to this post.

As part of the process and to be successful you will be required to demonstrate how you your research has been impactful within and beyond the academic sphere, recognising the importance of this and the effect it will have on the University.

The University of Essex is a campus based University and all academic appointments are made with the expectation that you will be present on campus to fulfil the requirements of your position. At the time of a job offer, the possibility of hybrid working, will be discussed and considered on an individual basis, but you will be required to be based within the UK.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application.  Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please contact resourcing@essex.ac.uk

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