Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge

A position exists for a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Engineering to work on an EU-FETOPEN funded project SHERO and EPSRC funded project ROBOPATIENT.

The post holder will be located in Central Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK

The SHERO project aims to develop self-healing functional materials for the use in soft robotics applications. Based on the theoretical and technological bases developed, we aim to develop soft robotic platforms that can demonstrate the basic functionalities and advantages. The ROBOPATIENT project aims to develop medical applications of soft robotics especially for training of medical doctors. aiming to develop soft robotic platforms for feasibility tests in clinical training. The post holder is expected to conduct investigations and development of soft robot platforms as well as dissemination of achievements through various communication channels. There will be collaboration with project partners which require smooth communication and team work.

https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/34156/