In case you're interested, I've got a potential PhD Studentship up for grabs on Development of a Biofeedback Device to Restore Grasp Function in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (click on the link to go the application page!).
This is co-supervised by Drs Sarah Astill and Rachel Coates over in Sports and Exercise Science. Well co-supervised by Rachel Coates and me since Sarah is the lead supervisor!
Anyway, this will look at extending the work I've been doing on the manipulandum to measure grip forces (currently being refined and souped by the outstanding Stuart Watt, a phenomenal undergraduate here at Leeds - thanks to the financial generosity of National Instruments who have sponsored the work!), and developing it to provide feedback to aid the recovery of grip function in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.
It's a 3.5 year studentship funded via EPSRC, preferred start date is this October, but could be delayed as far as April 2015. The deadline for applications is the 29th of August (two weeks tomorrow - yeah, I know. I know.) Most importantly, it's a super-exciting area for us to be moving into, and I'm champing at the bit to get the manipulandum doing more than just measuring, and actually building in the therapeutic functions. Help me out, people - let's get this show on the road!
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