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PhD Scholarship In Motor
Control
Health and
Sports Science
School of
Medical Sciences
UNSW
Opportunities
exist for highly motivated science or engineering graduates to
contribute to an
Australian Research Council funded research program in the field of
human motor control. The
successful applicant/s will be expected to have experience and research
interests in areas relevant to a project entitled " The
implications of
resistance training for the control of movement", and will work in
close
collaboration with the Chief Investigator, Dr. Tim Carroll.
The primary objective of this project is to generate basic knowledge
about the
impact of resistance training exercises on nervous system function. It
is
anticipated that the research will also yield practical information
relevant to
the design of injury prevention and rehabilitation programs. The main
experimental techniques that will be employed include fine wire and
surface
electromyography (EMG), transcranial magnetic and electrical
stimulation (TMS
TES), and peripheral nerve stimulation.
Essential Criteria: The successful applicant/s will have an
honours or
masters degree in exercise science, physiology, neuroscience,
engineering or
related discipline, and a strong background in human motor control,
neurophysiology, or biomechanics. Solid information processing skills
are
expected (i.e. detailed understanding of the Windows operating system,
capacity
for sophisticated use of word processing, spreadsheet and drawing
packages).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
Desirable Criteria: An interest in resistance training. Prior
experience
with electromyography and peripheral or transcranial stimulation.
Capacity for
software development in the Matlab and Labview environments. Experience
in
signal processing.
Salary: $17,609
pa (tax exempt).
Preferred starting date: As soon as possible.
Duration of positions: funding is available
for up to
3 years, with a possibility of further extension.
Please direct initial enquiries via e-mail to:
Dr Tim Carroll
t.carroll@...
-- Timothy J Carroll PhD Lecturer Health and Sports Science School of Medical Sciences LG02M Wallace Wurth Building The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia Tel: +61 2 9385 8709 Fax: +61 2 9385 1059 t.carroll@... 0422 151 556 http://sportscience.med.unsw.edu.au
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