PhD Assistant in Shoulder Biomechanics at the BioMotion Center

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PhD Assistant in Shoulder Biomechanics at the BioMotion Center

The BioMotion Center of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Service is looking for a PhD assistant with a workload between 80% and 100%, for a fixed-term contract of one year renewable.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, it plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The BioMotion Center and its partners at CHUV, EPFL, and the University of Bern (UNIBE) are conducting a large-scale research project on shoulder prostheses. This involves analyzing the complications of this surgery from biomechanical, clinical, anatomical, and genetic perspectives, and proposing improvements.

As part of this project involving researchers active in complementary fields, a PhD assistant position with a focus on biomechanics is open for application.

Mission

• You will carry out a doctoral thesis under the supervision of Prof. Julien Favre and Dr. Patrick Goetti
• You will develop methods for measuring shoulder movement based on the latest technologies
• You will contribute to the collection and analysis of movement data, as well as to the interpretation and dissemination of research results
• You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team
• You will attend the Doctoral School training courses
• You will participate in the common activities of the BioMotion Center.

Profile

• You hold a Master’s degree in engineering (e.g., biomedical, mechanical, computer science, electrical, or life sciences), or an equivalent qualification
• You have a strong interest in movement measurement and analysis, as well as biomechanical modeling
• You show a marked interest in computer vision methods enabling markerless motion capture
• You are willing to carry out a doctoral thesis related to shoulder prostheses
• You are comfortable in French and English, both spoken and written
• You are a rigorous and diligent person
• You are motivated, with a strong sense of organization and interprofessional collaboration
• Experience in clinical and/or movement data collection is an asset.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-tier social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Prof. Julien Favre, head of the BioMotion Center, julien.favre@chuv.ch (please do not apply by email.)

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