PhD at the interface of computational and experimental neuro-mechanics

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Application Deadline: July 18th, 2025

Anticipated Start Date: September 1st, 2025

The Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems at the University of Stuttgart invites applications for a full-time position as a PhD student (f/m/d), 100% TV-L E13, in the field of neuro-mechanics.

About us

The Continuum Biomechanics and Mechanobiology research group is one of the two chairs at the Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems. The group focuses on developing and applying computational and experimental methods to investigate the neuromuscular system and related fields.

About the project and the position

The research project is part of the DFG Priority Programme (SPP) 2311, entitled Robustly coupling continuum-biomechanical in silico models to obtain active biological system models for later use in clinical applications, and aims to translate non-invasive electromyographybased diagnostics into clinical practice.

The project is in cooperation with researchers from the University of Tübingen and brings together an interdisciplinary research team of clinicians and engineers, and combines in vivo experiments and in silico models. This position focuses on enhancing our understanding of electromyographic data in patients through simulations and algorithms for data evaluation.