The Wiersma Lab at the University of Chicago has a postdoctoral opening for the following project:

Development of a real-time robotic head motion cancellation system based on
a 6DOF inverse kinematic Steward platform (hexapod).

This project will be used for precise patient positioning during stereotactic brain
radiosurgery. During the project the postdoctorial fellow will be expected to:

• play a leading role in the design, construction, and clinical implementation of the 6DOF robotic Stewart platform
• provide leadership and mentoring to graduate students
• publish papers in peer reviewed scientific journals and present at conferences

It is expected that the successful candidate will have the following
qualifications:

• hold a PhD in engineering, physics or computer science
• have experience in the design and control of multi-DOF robotic systems  such as an inverse kinematic hexapod
• custom linear actuator design, construction, and control including feedback mechanisms
• robotic control programming experience (labview, matlab, or C/C++)

Qualified applicants should respond by e-mail as soon as possible to Prof. Rodney Wiersma (rwiersma@uchicago.edu) with a description of their qualifications, academic background, publications, career goals and availability. The initial appointment will be for one year with the possibility of extension. The postdoc would be employed under the Biological Sciences Division.

Post-Doc positions in Medical Robotics are available at the Robotics, Automation, and Medical Systems (RAMS) laboratory at University of Maryland, College Park.
Candidates are expected to have a strong background in Medical Robotics.  Familiarity with MR imaging is preferable.

Application package:

1. Curriculum vitae with a list of at least 3 references
2. A one-page summary of research background and interests
3. Papers either published, accepted for publication, or in-preparation
4. Doctoral dissertation topic and the expected date of graduation
   (for those who are currently pursuing a Ph.D.)

Interested candidates should submit the following by email in a single PDF file to: jaydev(at)umd.edu

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If you have experience in the following areas and are interested in playing a role in developing next-generation surgical robots, then please contact Intuitive Surgical about this position!

• Hands-on experience analyzing, developing, testing and tuning feedback control systems for dynamic multi-degree-of-freedom serial-link manipulators.
  
  
• Hands-on experience with manipulator kinematic analysis and dynamic systems modeling.
  
  
• Hands-on experience with redundantly-actuated mechanisms and methods for optimizing the workspace and dynamics of such mechanisms.

As a System Analyst, you will be responsible for the analysis of new instrument designs, characterization of prototypes and performance tuning of the motor and drive train that actuates the instruments and the detailed implementation of control algorithms and safety systems for new surgical instruments.

This responsibility includes integration and evaluation of fully functional prototypes including formal product testing. You will also provide analytic assistance to other engineering groups to help in the design of mechanisms, software algorithms architecture, and key component selection (processors, sensors, motors, etc.).
You will work very closely with mechanical design engineers and clinical engineers in evaluating the instrument performance mechanically as well as clinically. You will write and provide to other engineers productivity tools to evaluate instrument performance which help guide design and development efforts across the team.

You will also work to establish and develop manufacturing process as it related to instrument motion performance. Responsibilities for development continue until the products are shipping to customers with the highest quality and reliability.

• Masters in EE or ME with experience in control aspects of mechatronic systems or PhD in control of mechatronic systems.
  
  
• Possess strong Matlab, embedded C programming capabilities as well as hardware, software, and mechanism integration skills. Knowledge of Python would be a plus. Knowledge of electrical and mechanical design principles and CAD tools a plus.
  
  
• Understand and have experience implementing standard and modern servo control systems.
  
  

Please submit resumes to:
www.intuitivesurgical.com/careers
Systems Analyst Req #555434