Would you like to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to address clinically-driven challenges? Do you want to develop your experimental research skills? 

You will support several projects that are part of our major programme to develop pre-clinical testing methods for early-stage treatments for knee osteoarthritis.

In the UK, one third of people aged over 45 have sought treatment for osteoarthritis. The knee is the most common site for osteoarthritis and there is a major unmet clinical need for effective earlier stage interventions that delay or prevent the requirement for total knee replacement surgery. Once these interventions have been developed they require testing to determine functional performance.

Specifically such experimental testing will include undertaking knee simulator testing of natural (animal and/or human) knees and associated analysis to assess contact mechanics, wear and biomechanics of early stage treatments under a range of conditions. You will provide specialist support for this laboratory work.

You will possess demonstrable experience of working in a technical capacity within a science, technology or engineering discipline and it is essential that you hold a BSc or BEng or MSc or MEng. You will have a proactive approach to working in a multidisciplinary team with engineering, industry and clinical colleagues.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Louise Jennings, Associate Professor of Medical Engineering, Tel: +44 (0)113 343 2100 or email:l.m.jennings@leeds.ac.uk

Further information

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Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Faculty/Service: Faculty of Engineering

School/Institute: School of Mechanical Engineering

Section: Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering

Category: Research

Contract Type: Fixed Term (One year (grant funding))