PhD in Markerless Movement Biomarkers for Stroke Recovery

1000scholars; Zürich; On-site; CHF 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Lucerne Institute (LLUI) in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position focused on movement biomarkers in stroke recovery. You will contribute to markerless upper-limb motion capture, movement classification, and outcome modelling within the CEREBRIS project.

The role offers collaboration with computer scientists, engineers, clinicians and translational researchers across Europe, with exposure to multimodal data and opportunities to advance clinical translation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision, or related field.
• Experience with computer vision for motion analysis and kinematic data.
• Understanding of study design, statistical methods, and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development and validation of markerless motion capture pipelines for upper-limb kinematics.
• Translate kinematic outputs into clinician-friendly information.
• Support scientific writing and dissemination of research findings.
• Assist in generation and evaluation of synthetic data.

Skills

Experience with computer vision for Rk

Statistical modelling understanding

Python/C# expertise

Education

Master’s degree in Biomechanics or related field

Tools

Python

C#

Job description

Lake Lucerne Institute (LLUI) in Switzerland invites applications for a PhD position focused on movement biomarkers in stroke recovery. You will contribute to markerless upper-limb motion capture, movement classification, and outcome modelling within the CEREBRIS project.

The role offers collaboration with computer scientists, engineers, clinicians and translational researchers across Europe, with exposure to multimodal data and opportunities to advance clinical translation.