美国阿拉巴马大学机械工程系实验室The NeuroRobotics and Control Laboratory（NCL）正在寻找积极进取的学生攻读两个博士学位，RA 或者TA 职位（2023 年秋季或者2024 年春季入学）。实验室由即将入职的助理教授张强博士指导，主要研究领域包括：
1.人体神经肌肉系统建模和控制。
2.先进的基于机器学习的非线性动力系统控制方法开发，例如外骨骼和功能性电刺激。
3.先进的神经机器接口技术（sEMG 和超声信号）及其在假肢、矫形器、计算机和其他辅助设备的神经控制中的应用。
二、所需资格
1.获得电气/机械/生物医学工程或相关领域的学士/硕士学位
2.机器人设备、线性和非线性控制的机电一体化设计背景
3.在以下一个或多个领域的研究经验：机器人操作和触觉、信号处理和分类以及生物力学分析或相关领域，
三、其他首选资格
1.具有人体相关实验（尤其是临床人群）、人体运动控制与学习、辅助设备设计与控制、嵌入式系统设计、移动应用程序开发、肌肉骨骼建模等方面的经验，
2.编程技能（MATLAB、C/C++、LabVIEW等），
3.同行评审出版物的记录。
四、联系方式
五、关于实验室负责人
张强博士获得武汉大学机械工程学士学位（2014），武汉大学机械电子工程硕士学位（2017），美国宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡大学机械工程硕士学位（2019），以及美国北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校(UNC) 和美国北卡州立大学（NCSU）联合培养生物医学工程博士学位（2021）。从2021 年底至今，在UNC/NCSU 生物医学工程联合学院高级康复闭环工程项目进行博士后研究培训。张博士获得了多项奖项，包括2019 年 IEEE/RAS-EMBS 康复机器人国际会议(ICORR) 最佳学生论文奖入围者、2021 年 UNC/NCSU BME 博士研究生优秀成果奖、2022 年 ASME DSCD 新星奖和2023 年北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校研究生院院长杰出论文奖。
六、关于阿拉巴马大学
阿拉巴马大学（英语：University of Alabama），位于美国阿拉巴马州塔斯卡卢萨，是一所公立大学，成立于1831 年。阿拉巴马大学是阿拉巴马州规模最大的大学之一。其橄榄球队“红潮队”（Crimson Tide）是美国最富盛名的大学橄榄球队之一，2009、2011 和 2012 年全美大学生橄榄球比赛冠军。成为BCS 碗赛总决赛的第一个蝉联冠军。
阿拉巴马大学位于美国阿拉巴马州塔斯卡卢萨，是一所美国著名的公立研究型大学，阿拉巴马州规模最大的大学之一。学校以全美最美丽的校园之一和齐全的设备自豪，校园里有6 个图书馆、9 个计算机教室和现代化的娱乐休闲中心。根据2019《美国新闻与世界报道》发布的美国大学综合排名，阿拉巴马大学被评为美国一级国家级大学，排名全美第129 名，并且长年位居美国公立大学前50 名。学校拥有全美前三强的公共关系专业，医学院排名全美第10，法学院排名第22，在信息、传媒、医学护理等领域的研究都备受赞誉。
此外，阿拉巴马大学的橄榄球队Crimson Tide 是美国最富盛名的大学橄榄球队之一，在2009，2011 和 2012 三年的全美大学生橄榄球比赛中夺得冠军。由于所在地区的关系，阿拉巴马大学与NASA 建立合作关系，在航天工程领域取得了许多备受瞩目的研究成果。阿拉巴马大学培养出了众多社会各界的杰出校友，包括普华永道的全球CEO 沈德培，《杀死一只知更鸟》的作者哈珀·李，巴克莱银行主席Robert Diamond，传奇足球教练保罗“熊”布莱恩特、纽约洋基队体育解说员梅尔艾伦和《阿甘正传》的作者温斯顿格鲁姆等。
塔斯卡卢萨（Tuscaloosa）近年来吸引了许多各行各业的跨国企业进驻此地,这些来自世界各个地区的企业不仅活络了此地的就业市场, 学校与各公司间良好的建教合作关系，更提供了阿拉巴马大学的在学学生以及毕业生无数的实习机会。想继续进入研究所进修的大学部学生可以在毕业后或是大学在四年级时提出申请。阿拉巴马大学行学期制, 一年两个学期, 每学期长达16 周, 每年的秋季班是一学年的开始, 八月底开课, 12 月中结束。春季班于1 月初开课, 五月初结束。硕士班的新生一般来说可以在春季或秋季入学, 但 MBA 和心理系还有广告与公共关系的学生必须要在秋季班入学。
The NeuroRobotics and Control Laboratory (NCL) is directed by Qiang Zhang, who is an incoming assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alabama . The NCL is seeking highly motivated students for two Ph.D. graduate research/teaching assistant positions (Fall 2023) to conduct research in the fields of:
①Neuromuscular system modeling and control in normal and neurologically disabled individuals.
②Advanced machine learning based control approaches development for nonlinear dynamic systems, such as exoskeletons and functional electrical stimulation.
④A dvanced neural machine interfacing technologies (sEMG and ultrasound and their application to neural control of prosthetics , orthotics , computers , and other assistive devices.This is a great opportunity to work in a highly multidisciplinary research lab .
2、Required Qualifications
①A recent BS/MS degree in Electrical Mechanical Biomedical Engineering or related fields,
②Background in mechatronics design of robotic devices, linear and nonlinear control,
3、Additional Preferred Qualifications
①Experience in human related experiments (especially clinical population), human motor control and learning , design and control of assistive devices , embedded system design , mobile app development, and musculoskeletal modeling，
②Programming skills (MATLAB , C/C++, LabVIEW , etc)
③Record of peer reviewed publications.
4、Contact
If you are interested , please send your CV , transcripts , and TOEFL/GRE scores (if available) to Dr . Qiang Zhang https://starwars6791338.wixsite.com/qiang-jason- zhang at qiangzhang003@gmail.com . Accepted PhD . students will be provided with full financial support (including tuition waivers and health insurance.
5、About the PI
Dr.Qiang Zhang received the B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering and the M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Wuhan University (WHU), Wuhan, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively, the M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill, NC, USA, and North Carolina State University ( NCSU), Raleigh, NC, USA, in 2021. He was an Advanced
Rehabilitation Research and Training (ARRT) Post Doctoral research fellow in the Closed Loop Engineering for Advanced Rehabilitation at the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Zhang was a recipient of a number of awards, including the finalist for the Best Student Paper Award of the 2019 IEEE/RAS EMBS International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), the 2021 UNC/NCSU BME Department Ph.D. Student Research Award, 2022 ASME DSCD Rising Star Award, and 2023 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award, UNC Chapel Hill.
6、About UA
The University of Alabama is a public institution that was founded in 1831. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 31,685 (fall 2021), its setting is sub urban, and the campus size is 1,143 acres. It utilizes a semester based academic calendar. University of Alabama’s ranking in the 2022 2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #137.
As the flagship campus of the University of Alabama system, the Tuscaloosa campus is often referred to as “The Capstone.” UA students have more than 500 student organizations to get involved in on campus and freshmen have to live there, too. There are close to 70 fraternities and sororities in the school’s infl uential Greek system, made up of more than 11,500 students. The Alabama Crimson Tide sports teams are notorious competitors in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, cheered on by a costumed elephant mascot named Big Al. There is also a men’s and wom en’s wheelchair basketball program.
As a research institution, UA offers opportunities for all students to get involved in projects. There is an annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference that showcases individual work. Undergraduates can get a leg up on networking, too, through Future Alumni for Tradition and Excellence, or FATE. And speaking of alumni, notable UA graduates include legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, New York Yankees sportscaster Mel Allen and “Forrest Gump” a uthor Winston Groom.
