Postdoc: Cutting-Edge In Vivo Knee Multiscale Modeling

Delft; Delft, Rotterdam; Remote; EUR 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ABP pension

Flexible employment package

Leave hours system

Education and training opportunities

Relocation assistance

Health insurance discount

Parental leave

Vitality program

Job summary

Postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft, in the Biomechanical Engineering department, focusing on multiscale pathomechanics of joint and tissue load in vivo. You will refine models, analyze biomechanics and imaging data, and support translation and dissemination.

You will supervise masters and PhD students, collaborate across sites, and help write proposals to sustain this research line beyond the Healthy Joints project.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Vision, Robotics, or related field.
• Strong interest in human movement analysis and multiscale modeling.
• Experience with motion capture data collection, processing, and gait data analysis.
• Advanced skills in algorithm development and computational modeling (Python, OpenSim).
• Excellent project management and communication for multi-site projects.
• Independent yet collaborative work style with fluency in Dutch and English.
• Proven grants track record and scientific publications in biomechanics or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Refine multiscale musculoskeletal models and apply them to in vivo knee loading.
• Develop/refine algorithms and analyze biomechanics and imaging data.
• Support translation and dissemination activities and supervise students.
• Collaborate to sustain and expand the Healthy Joints research line and write proposals.

Skills

Multiscale modeling

Python

OpenSim

Gait analysis

Algorithm development

Project management

Scientific writing

Dutch language

English language

Collaboration

Education

PhD in Biomechanical Engineering

Tools

OpenSim

Python

Job description

Postdoctoral researcher at TU Delft, in the Biomechanical Engineering department, focusing on multiscale pathomechanics of joint and tissue load in vivo. You will refine models, analyze biomechanics and imaging data, and support translation and dissemination.

You will supervise masters and PhD students, collaborate across sites, and help write proposals to sustain this research line beyond the Healthy Joints project.