<div dir="ltr"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,44,47)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Are you passionate about creating pioneering non-invasive techniques that could replace traditional invasive biopsies for assessing musculoskeletal health and developing innovative regenerative robots for next-gen rehabilitation ? Do you want to develop wearable systems for continuous, in-depth monitoring of skeletal muscle structure and inflammation over long timescales (months or more)? Are you ready to push the boundaries of muscle monitoring and machine learning to shape the future of robotic training?</span><br><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Neuro-Mechanical Modeling and Engineering Lab</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(NMLab,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/NMLab" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(35,121,181);text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/NMLab</a>) at the University of Twente invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position funded by the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">ERC Consolidator Grant ROBOREACTOR<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(<a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101123866" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(35,121,181);text-decoration:none">https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101123866</a>). This is an exciting opportunity to join a cutting-edge team at the intersection of neurophysiology, biomechanics, and rehabilitation robotics (<a href="http://bit.ly/NMLTube" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(35,121,181);text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/NMLTube</a>).</span><br><br><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(54,95,145)"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Project Overview</b></span></b><br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">As a postdoctoral researcher in this project, you will work on breakthrough technology for non-invasive biopsies of skeletal muscles, specifically targeting the lower limbs. You will employ high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) and ultrasonography, combined with advanced statistical and machine learning techniques, to characterize muscle properties at multiple scales. Key focuses include:</span></span><ul style="margin:1em 1em 1em 2em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:none;color:rgb(37,44,47)"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Motor unit phenotype distribution</b></span></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">3D muscle fascicle morphology</b></span></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;list-style:outside"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Muscle inflammation levels</b></span></li></ul><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(37,44,47)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">You will validate these non-invasive measurements against invasive biopsy samples and advanced imaging techniques, working with both healthy individuals and post-stroke survivors in the context of rehabilitation robotics and regenerative robotics technologies.</span><br><br><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-fa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