Final Announcement with Change of Criteria and New Closing Date
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          Rehabilitation Research Centre
            The University of Sydney
Functional Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Mobility
            3-Year Ph.D. Scholarship

A new Ph.D. student will investigate either the biomechanics or the
physiology of functional electrical stimulation-assisted mobility within the
Rehabilitation Research Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences. This
project will investigate the biomechanics or physiology of FES-assisted
functional mobility using skin-surface FES gait systems versus an implanted
FES neuroprosthesis currently under pre-clinical trials in Sydney,
Australia.

Essential Criteria: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in
biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, human physiology, motor
control, human movement studies, medicine, physiotherapy or a similar field.
They must also have a research-based honours degree, Masters degree (by
research) or equivalent research experience with peer-reviewed publications
to be eligible for doctoral studies within the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Applicants must have good communication skills. Additional essential
criteria for the Biomechanics Ph.D. student include (i) a background in
mechanics of human movement (forward and inverse dynamics), (ii) a
background in motor control (i.e. paradigms of motor control theory) and be
prepared to use a model for the development of feedback control systems for
FES-assisted walking, (iii) previous computer modeling of human movement
skills (with at least one computer software package which models human
movement), and (iv) previous experiences in 3D human motion capture.
Additional essential criteria for the Physiology Ph.D. student include a
background in cardiovascular physiology with previous experience in
measuring cardiovascular performance (e.g. cardiac output, stroke volume,
etc) and/or autonomic control of heart rate and blood pressure during
exercise.

Desirable Criteria: Commencement of Ph.D. studies in Semester I 1999 will be
preferred. Additional desirable criteria for the Biomechanics Ph.D. student
include experience with Software for Interactive Musculoskeletal Modeling
(SIMM) and experience in human motion capture using a multi-camera set-up.
Additional criteria for the Physiology Ph.D. student include the assessment
of muscle fatigue and fatigability using non-invasive measurement techniques
(NIRS, twitch interpolation or similar) and/or muscle and blood
biochemistry.

Period of Scholarship: The Ph.D. scholarship is tenable for 3 years
commencing Semester 1, 1999 but must be undertaken no later than Semester
II, 1999.

Value of Scholarship: The scholarship award is $22,500 (tax-free) plus an
annual research ann travel allowance of $2,500.

Enquires and Further Information: Associate Professor Glen M Davis, Director
of the Rehabilitation Research Centre (+61 2) 9351-9466, Fax (+61 2)
9351-9977 or E-mail [log in to unmask] A mission statement about the
Rehabilitation Research Centre outlining its broad research objectives is at
http://www.cchs.usyd.edu.au/Academic/RRC/.

Closing Date: March 15, 1999
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Associate Professor Glen M Davis
Rehabilitation Research Centre
University of Sydney
Australia

Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation
          Western Pacific Region




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