Senior Research Associate - 'Socksess' - Smart Sensing Socks for Monitoring Diabetic Feet and Preventing Ulceration

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
(Full time, indefinite with end date)
Interview date: To be confirmed

We are seeking a Senior Research Associate to join Lancaster Medical School and work on the ‘Socksess’ project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPSRC) Research Council.

The ‘Socksess’ project is developing smart sensing socks for people with diabetes to monitor their feet and help prevent diabetic foot ulcers and associated limb amputations.

You will work with the project team to undertake gait laboratory testing in people with diabetes. You will be based in the Medical School at Lancaster University but will work closely with the project team at the Manchester Metropolitan University to undertake gait testing and other project responsibilities.    

The main responsibility of the role is conducting gait laboratory measurements and analysing biomechanical data in people with diabetes. The postholder will also support participant recruitment working closely with project partners at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and contribute to data analysis, presentation of results and scientific dissemination.

You will have (or be imminently completing) a PhD in biomechanics, gait analysis, the allied health professions or similar relevant discipline. You will have experience of operating relevant gait laboratory/biomechanics equipment and testing of human participants in this environment.

Lancaster Medical School is based on the Lancaster University campus in the recently built Health Innovation One building. The Faculty of Health and Medicine provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic people for this role to increase our staff diversity in this part of the University.

You are encouraged to contact Prof. Neil Reeves (Project Lead) n.d.reeves1@lancaster.ac.uk for further information about the position.

This is a 1FTE role, funded for 7 months in the first instance, to start as soon as possible after 1^st December 2024.

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