Human performance related to role specific injuries in the military

Imperial College London invites applications for this unique research collaboration between the Departments of Surgery and Bioengineering at Imperial College London and the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court. The project is funded by the Women in Ground Close Combat (WGCC) and focuses on injuries in military personnel, in particular how different body types and gender are suited for specific roles within the military and how this may affect training methods and the propensity for injury. The project will involve close interactions with the Military Performance Analysis and Research team at DMRC Headley Court.
Applicants should have a least a first class or upper second class degree in a subject related to bioengineering, human performance or rehabilitation sciences to undertake a PhD research programme in the area of biomechanical performance and modelling. This project will build upon a long standing collaboration and research programme further details of which are available below.
This project will include:
• Instrumentation for measurement of activity levels during training,
• Motion capture analysis of standard actions within a lab environment,
• Application of the data to musculoskeletal models,
• The application of study finding to the training environment.
Because of the breadth of skills required, some of which the applicant will have to develop, the applicant should be highly personally motivated, with the ability to study independently. In addition, the applicant should be an exceptional communicator able to work together with a larger team. This larger team includes the academic supervisors, the musculoskeletal research groups at Charing Cross Hospital and South Kensington, and the Military Performance Analysis and Research team at DMRC Headley Court and armed forces cohort involved in the study.

Interested applicants should send a current curriculum vitae to Professor Bull on the above e-mail address. Suitable candidates will be required to complete an electronic application form at Imperial College London in order for their qualifications to be addressed by College Registry.