PhD Scholarships: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (BioSpine Project)
PhD Scholarships: Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation (BioSpine Project)
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Job Description
We are currently looking for a number of PhD candidates to contribute to our funded research project BioSpine which focuses on the development of noninvasive rehabilitation technology to recover sensorimotor function in people with spinal cord injury. The primary focus of this role is increasing our understanding how central and peripheral nervous systems coordinate the activity of muscles in people with neural injury with specific focus on the role of central pattern generators. This new knowledge will be used to develop and evaluating physicsinformed neural networks encoding principles of physiology and biophysics to best replicate the functional behaviour of the spinal cord motor neuron pools muscles and sensory apparatus during movement. The developed physicsinformed neural networks will subsequently be employed to deliver personalised controllers for rehabilitation devices including exoskeletons and electrical stimulation of muscles and spinal cord. Success in this role requires multidisciplinary collaboration with clinicians biomedical and bionics engineers and biomechanists.
Qualifications :
The selection of applicants for the award of higher degree research scholarships at Griffith University involves consideration of your academic merit and research background. To be successful within this role you will be able to have an inquisitive mind and lateral thinking. You will have evidence of a passion for understanding how complex biological systems work with a strong desire to undertake research in the field of rehabilitation technologies.
- Expressions of interest are welcome from domestic and onshore international applicants.
- Applicants must have completed or expect to complete a bachelors degree with honours equivalent to first class honours or a Masters degree (AQF Level 9) incorporating a significant research component of a standard comparable to a bachelor honours degree or be regarded by Griffith University as having an equivalent level of attainment in accordance with Schedule One of the HDR Scholarship Procedure. For further information on the eligibility requirements for the program refer here.
Please note:
A successful candidate is expected to hold degrees in biomedical engineering mechatronics engineering biomechanics human movement science kinesiology or related degrees.
Onshore international applicants should ensure that English Language Proficiency requirements for the program are met before formally applying. Applicants to research programs will need to show they meet:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS (Academic) with no band score less than 6.0 OR
- A minimum score of 575 on the paperbased TOEFL including a score of no less than 5.0 on the TWE OR
- A score of 79 on the internetbased (iBT) TOEFL with no subscore less than 19
Additional Information :
About the scholarship
The 2025 Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship has an annual stipend of $34752 (indexed) for a period of up to three years of fulltime study. Please see the GUPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
A successful International applicant will also be awarded a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship to cover tuition fees for up to three years. Please see the GUIPRS Conditions of Award for more information.
What Griffith offers
As a scholarship holder you will study with a University that ranks among the top 2% worldwide and spans across campuses in South East Queensland. At Griffith University weve worked hard to create a culture that will challenge you to be curious creative and courageous. We also support the professional and personal development of all our HDR candidates and invest in the skills of our people. Griffith University values diversity inclusion and flexibility and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and people of all backgrounds to apply. Griffiths strategic goals are to also increase the proportion of women in senior academic and administrative roles and in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
EoI process
Please do not select the APPLY button. All expressions of interest must be submitted to containing:
- Statement addressing your suitability for the project/scholarship
- Evidence that you have completed a program with the required grades as detailed in the about you section including a copy of your academic transcript
- A curriculum vitae (CV) using the Griffith CV template
- Names of two referees
Closing date for expressions of interest is: Friday 30 May 2025 5pm AEST
The preferred applicant will then be invited to apply for the program and scholarship online
For project related enquiries please contact:
Associate Professor Claudio Pizzolato
Phone: (07)
Email:
For administration enquiries please contact:
Griffith Graduate Research School
Email:
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
