The University of Sheffield's Biomedical Robotics Laboratory and Microrobotics Laboratory within the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering invite applications for PhD Scholarships from talented and excellent graduates, in the following domains: 1. Ingestible Surgical Robots. Deadline 29 February 2020 2. In-the-body Soft Robots. Deadline 29 January 2020 This is an exciting opportunity to join two internationally leading research groups and conduct medical robotics research in an interdisciplinary project involving engineers, scientists and clinicians. The projects will be in collaboration with the Sheffield Children’s Hospital and Sheffield Royal Hallamshire Hospital, and have the potential to open collaborations with MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Harvard Medical School, USA. Candidates are expected to have a background in one of the following fields: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Material Engineering, Control, or a related field. Applicants should have, or expect to achieve a first or upper second class UK honours degree or equivalent qualifications gained outside the UK in an appropriate area of study. Applicants with other qualifications or experience should contact the Department’s Research Support Officer, phdacse@sheffield.ac.uk, so that your eligibility can be verified. Both positions are funded for 3.5 years and include a Research Training and Support Grant. For both positions, nationality and residency eligibility are according to EPSRC requirements, e.g., UK/EU (https://epsrc.ukri.org/skills/students/help/eligibility/). It is recommended that complete applications are submitted by 29th January 2020 for a chance to get a full scholarship regardless of nationality, for any of these two positions. Such applications should be submitted directly through the central University of Sheffield application portal. Details of the Department's Admissions procedures and a link to the portal can be found here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/research-degrees/applyphd. For informal queries, please contact Dr Dana Damian (d.damian@sheffield.ac.uk) The start date for both positions is October 2020. Applications for Ingestible Surgical Robots: Closing date for applications: 29 February 2020. Please send your CV to Dr Dana Damian (d.damian@sheffield.ac.uk) with a cover paragraph stating your interests and suitability for the role. Email title [PhD Scholarship Ingestible Surgical Robots] - Candidate Name. Please indicate/confirm within this message, if you meet our minimum English Language requirements, and provide evidence of this: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/research-degrees/applyphd. Please note that subsequently you may need to apply for this position through the university graduates portal; you will be instructed via email if this will be the case. Applications for In-the-body Soft Robots: Closing date for applications: 29 January 2020 (17:00 GMT). All applications should be made directly through the central University of Sheffield application portal. Details of the Department's Admissions procedures and a link to the portal can be found here: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/acse/research-degrees/applyphd. For informal queries, please contact Dr Dana Damian (d.damian@sheffield.ac.uk) About University of Sheffield and ACSE: University of Sheffield is a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities. The University is rated 75th in world in the 2019 QS World University Rankings. The Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE) has an international reputation for its research excellence. The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) outcome placed it 3rd in the UK overall and 1st in research outputs in the General Engineering, ranking 98.5% of its research outputs as being world-leading or internationally excellent. In the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018, the University was voted top five nationally for providing the best overall student experience, with our Students' Union voted best in the UK for the tenth year in a row. |
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