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== Upcoming Recruitment Drive for 2014 ==


The Developmental Biomechanics Lab be aiming to recruit two exceptional researchers in 2014 to work on an exciting new project relating to prenatal joint shape morphogenesis. A research technician will be hired in early 2014 and a postdoctoral research fellow in mid-2014. More details will be posted here soon, but in the meantime, preliminary expressions of interest (with a CV) are welcome.
== MRes Opportunities for 2016/17 ==


== UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme) Summer 2014 ==
Opportunities are available in the Developmental Biomechanics group for enthusiastic MRes students. The research focus of the group is the importance of fetal movements for skeletal development. When a baby doesn’t move enough in the womb, their bones and joints may not form normally, and our research aims to find out why and how this can occur. Both experimental and computational projects are available, and researchers from either a biology (e.g., developmental biology, physiology, genetics) or engineering background are welcome- we are an interdisciplinary group!
If you are a registered undergraduate student at Imperial College or at another UK higher education institute and would like to gain hands-on research experience in the Developmental Biomechanics Lab then a UROP (more details [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/urop here]) is a great way to spend your summer. If interested, please email Niamh, explaining why you are interested in doing a UROP. There are options for applying for funding for a bursary during the UROP, as detailed in full [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/urop/fundingandfinances/sourcesoffunding here].  


== PhD Opportunity (Starting October 2014)Deadline for Application: January 20th ==
If you are interested in pursuing an MRes project in our group then please email [[Nowlan:Contact|Dr Nowlan]] to arrange a chat and include in your email (a) your CV and (b) a brief description of what type of project you are interested in and why. Please note that applicants must arrange their own funding sources.


We will be looking for an exceptional graduate from the UK or EU to start a PhD in October 2014, to work on the biomechanics of prenatal skeletal development. A minimum requirement is a 2.1 (upper second class) Masters level degree (either obtained or expected). To apply, please email Niamh with your CV and a description of your interests and experience before '''January 20th'''.
Possible project ideas:
 
* The importance of mechanical forces for spine development in the embryonic chick
== MRes (Masters in Research) Opportunities ==
* Creating a mechanobiological simulation of joint shape morphogenesis
 
* Computational modelling of human fetal movements
The Developmental Biomechanics Lab is offering a range of exciting research projects as part of the Department of Bioengineering's MRes programme. which has been developed to prepare Bioengineering students for a research career in bioengineering. The course involves lectures and practical work in the first term, followed by a full-time work on a research project. See more details [http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/facultiesanddepartments/bioengineering/postgraduatecourses/mresbioengineering here].
* Effects on prenatal joint development of a period of immobility followed by movement recovery in the chick model system
* Image registration analysis of joint shape development

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MRes Opportunities for 2016/17

Opportunities are available in the Developmental Biomechanics group for enthusiastic MRes students. The research focus of the group is the importance of fetal movements for skeletal development. When a baby doesn’t move enough in the womb, their bones and joints may not form normally, and our research aims to find out why and how this can occur. Both experimental and computational projects are available, and researchers from either a biology (e.g., developmental biology, physiology, genetics) or engineering background are welcome- we are an interdisciplinary group!

If you are interested in pursuing an MRes project in our group then please email Dr Nowlan to arrange a chat and include in your email (a) your CV and (b) a brief description of what type of project you are interested in and why. Please note that applicants must arrange their own funding sources.

Possible project ideas:

  • The importance of mechanical forces for spine development in the embryonic chick
  • Creating a mechanobiological simulation of joint shape morphogenesis
  • Computational modelling of human fetal movements
  • Effects on prenatal joint development of a period of immobility followed by movement recovery in the chick model system
  • Image registration analysis of joint shape development
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