Postdoc: Bioelectronics & Wearable Sensor Tech

Diversity Dashboard; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Hybrid working for some roles

Generous pension scheme

Discounts on shopping/eating travel

Job summary

The University of Sheffield is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the Mechanisms of Health & Disease group within the School of Clinical Dentistry. You will work on FlexiSense, a soft sensorised glove, combining flexible electronics, textile manufacturing and multimodal sensing to assess hand function in neurological conditions.

Role involves bench characterisation, data analysis and working across engineering, clinical neuroscience and translational teams, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in bioengineering, electronic/electrical engineering, materials science, biomedical engineering, medical device development or related discipline.
• Proven ability in research and evidence of research output.
• Specialist knowledge in flexible electronics, sensor fabrication, additive manufacturing/3D printing, printed electronics or wearable device development.
• Experience of sensor characterisation, experimental design and quantitative data analysis.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary MedTech research environment involving engineering, clinical and translational stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team.
• Experience with wearable biosignal recording or related modalities (Desirable).
• Interest in MedTech translation, usability work, market validation, health-economics/value cases or regulatory/quality documentation (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Assist with relevant research as directed by the project proposal to achieve milestones.
• Optimise manufacture of soft, multimodal sensorised gloves using textile-based additive manufacturing and printed electronics.
• Develop and apply experimental protocols for bench characterisation of sensor performance and robustness.
• Analyse data from mechanical, electrical and biosignal measurements with detailed records.
• Collaborate with clinicians, translators and commercialisation staff to meet project objectives.
• Contribute to translational and commercial outputs, including market segmentation and sponsor/CRO interviews.

Skills

Flexible electronics

Sensor fabrication

Additive manufacturing

Printed sensors

Data analysis

Education

PhD or equivalent in bioengineering/electronic engineering/biomedical engineering

Tools

Printed electronics

Textile-based manufacturing

Bench instrumentation

Job description

The University of Sheffield is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the Mechanisms of Health & Disease group within the School of Clinical Dentistry. You will work on FlexiSense, a soft sensorised glove, combining flexible electronics, textile manufacturing and multimodal sensing to assess hand function in neurological conditions.

Role involves bench characterisation, data analysis and working across engineering, clinical neuroscience and translational teams, with opportunities to