Connectionists: EPFL: Two positions (PhD studentship and postdoc) in neuromechanical models of human locomotion

[Auke Ijspeert]

PhD studentship and postdoc position in neuromechanical models of human 
locomotion

https://biorob.epfl.ch/openings

The Biorobotics laboratory (Biorob, http://biorob.epfl.ch/) at EPFL 
(Lausanne, Switzerland) has one open PhD studentship and one open 
postdoc position in numerical simulations of human locomotion. The goal 
of the project is to develop neuromechanical models of human locomotion, 
together with Stéphane Armand (gait analysis, University of Geneva) and 
Alexandros Kalousis (machine learning, University of applied sciences, 
Western Switzerland), in the framework of a collaborative Sinergia 
project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The 
neuromechanical models will include numerical models of spinal cord 
circuits coupled to biomechanical simulations of the body. The purpose 
of the project is to model pathological gaits resulting from motor 
impairments such as cerebral palsy,  and to compare and combine 
neuromechanical simulation and machine learning approaches for gait 
analysis. The positions start in September 2018 and are fully funded for 
4 years.

EPFL is one of the leading Institutes of Technology in Europe and offers 
internationally competitive salaries and research infrastructure.

Applications will be considered starting from Feb 15 2018, and then 
continuously until the positions are filled. The starting date is 
September 2018.

See https://biorob.epfl.ch/openings  for requirements and how to apply.

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Prof Auke Jan Ijspeert
Biorobotics Laboratory
EPFL-STI-IBI-BIOROB, ME D1 1226, Station 9
EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Office: ME D1 1226   Tel: +41 21 693 2658    Fax: +41 21 693 3705
www: http://biorob.epfl.ch           Email: Auke.Ijspeert at epfl.ch
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