Position Opening: Wearable Robotics and Robot-assisted Gait Rehabilitation

Faculty: Dr. Babak Hejrati
Position Type: Multiple graduate research positions

My lab research areas include control, design and fabrication, robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation, in which we use robotic technology and human motion analysis to design devices for assisting individuals with lower- and upper- extremities impairments. Such robotic devices can be also used to enhance human performance through power augmentation (e.g., wearable

exoskeleton) and training (e.g., virtual reality and simulators). Several graduate researcher positions are available in the exciting and rapidly growing area of wearable robotics and robot-assisted gait rehabilitation for motivated and hard work students. The successful candidates will work on designing and controlling of wearable robotic devices that can be used for helping people with lower-  and upper-extremities problems (i.e., walking impairments and hand neurological dysfunctions).

Required qualifications:

• Solid background in mechanical design, fabrication, mechatronics, and hands-on experiments
• Strong background in robotics and control
• Strong programming skills in Matlab and C/C++
• Proficient oral and written skills in English

To Apply: contact Prof. Hejrati (Babak.hejrati@maine.edu) with a single pdf file including:

• Cover Letter describing background, experience, and motivation,
• CV and sample publications,
• 3 references, and transcripts of the applicant’s bachelor and/or master studies.