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Sara Rubinelli

4 months ago

PhD Position in Assistive Technology for Spinal Cord Injury at University of Lucerne University of Lucerne in Switzerland

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Biomedical Engineering

Funding

Funded PhD position for three years, supported by the Research Commission of Schweizer Paraplegiker-Stiftung. The position is 100% and appears to be salaried/funded rather than self-funded.

Deadline

Expired

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Switzerland

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University of Lucerne

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Keywords

Biomedical Engineering
Health Communication
Neuropsychology
Medical Science
Salud Pública
Assistive Technology
New Technologies
Spinal Cord Injury
Daily Life

About this position

Open PhD position at the University of Lucerne in a project on assistive technology for people with spinal cord injury.

The project focuses on understanding the use, cost-benefits, and gaps in assistive technology for daily living, with the broader aim of identifying targets for the development of future technologies in this field.

This is a 100% PhD position for three years and is funded by the Research Commission of Schweizer Paraplegiker-Stiftung. The successful candidate will work with Sara Rubinelli’s team and co-applicant scientists including Carla Sabariego, Robert Riener, Diana Pacheco Barzallo, and Björn Zörner.

Relevant academic interests include medical science, public health, biomedical engineering, and related research on rehabilitation, disability, and technology evaluation.

Application details and guidelines are available on the University of Lucerne vacancy page.

Funding details

Funded PhD position for three years, supported by the Research Commission of Schweizer Paraplegiker-Stiftung. The position is 100% and appears to be salaried/funded rather than self-funded.

What's required

Applicants should apply for a PhD 100% position for three years. The post indicates work with the announcer's team and co-applicant scientists; no further formal requirements are stated in the post excerpt.

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Professors

Vice-Dean Health Sciences and Full Professor of Health Communication

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Switzerland

Research Interests

Health Communication

Health Economics

Covid-19

Spinal Cord Injury

Rehabilitation Neuroscience