Research Opportunities
Early Predictors of Speech Perception and Performance in Cochlear Implant Users
The Neural Engineering Group within the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering invites applications for a PhD Student position with specific signal processing skills and an interest in neural engineering. For more information click here.
“Passive skeletal muscle form and function: Engineering insights from Zoology”
The Centre for Bioengineering at Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce a part funded Ph.D. position in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, available immediately. The title of the project is “Passive skeletal muscle form and function: Engineering insights from Zoology”. The passive mechanical properties of muscle tissue are important for many biomechanics applications, including impact biomechanics, surgical simulation and rehabilitation engineering. However, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the three-dimensional response of skeletal muscle tissue to applied loading. This project will study the passive behaviour of skeletal muscle tissue across different species to test the hypothesis that the passive mechanical behaviour of skeletal muscle tissue is dominated by soft but incompressible muscle fibres surrounded by stiff but initially wavy collagen fibres of the connective tissues. This hypothesis will be examined using a micro-structural and mechanical study of different muscles from a variety of species. This will provide comparative data across a number of systems naturally adapted to different functions to corroborate or falsify the hypothesis. More details can be found in the attached PDF. This cross disciplinary Ph.D. project will be co-supervised by Assistant Professor Ciaran Simms in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering and Professor Paula Murphy in the Department of zoology at Trinity College Dublin.
The suitable Ph.D. candidate should be a first-class graduate in Biomedical Engineering, Zoology or a cognate discipline, and should be available to commence their Ph.D. at Trinity College Dublin in or around September 2013. Funding will cover three years of Ph.D. fees and provide a stipend of €8000 per annum, with additional income from teaching assisting work. Requests for more information should be sent to Dr Ciaran Simms (csimms@tcd.ie).
Dr Ciaran Simms FTCD
Trinity Centre for Bioengineering
School of Engineering
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Biomedical Acoustic Signal Processing
The Neural Engineering Group within the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Researcher with specific acoustic signal processing skills. This position will be in collaboration with Professor Richard Costello at the Royal College Surgeons in Ireland and funded by the Health Research Board from 2012-2017.
The Neural Engineering Group within the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering invites applications for a Senior Researcher with specific experience in the design and analysis of neuroimaging to join a multidisciplinary team studying the cause of adult onset primary torsion dystonia (AOPTD).
Are you interested in pursuing your PhD degree or carrying out post-doctoral research in the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering?
If so, please email tcbe@tcd.ie with the following information
- The Research theme you are most interested in (Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine, Neural Engineering, Muskuloskeletal or Cardiovascular)
- A cover letter detailing your background and research interests
- Your C.V.
- Any papers and publications you were involved in