Research Fellow in Spine Biomechanics

Do you have a strong technical background in experimental biomechanics with an interest in spine? Would you like to work as part of a multidisciplinary institute to address a clinically driven challenge?

We are looking for a proactive individual to join our team of researchers at the institute of Medical and Biological Engineering , leading research on longer lasting joint replacements, tissue sparing interventions and biological scaffolds for tissue regeneration.

This role is created part of a project aiming to characterise interventional damage propagation in the intervertebral disc across scales. In the UK, four out of five adults suffer from back pain at some point in their life, with few successful surgical options when necessary. This project will develop testing methods combining experimental analysis and imaging to gain a better understanding of how damage created by a surgical intervention to the tissue propagates across scales.

You will join a wider group developing in vitro and in silico preclinical models of musculoskeletal joints. You will have a strong background in experimental tissue biomechanics or spine biomechanics and have a proactive approach to working in an experimental and computational environment. You will join an institute that includes different expertise and substantial experience in supporting early-stage researchers in a key phase of their career. We encourage an environment of collaboration, trust and wellbeing, which values difference of ideas and embraces diversity.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit the Government’s Skilled Worker visa page.