ARMA and MRL are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher for a period of 1-2 years starting January 2008. The position will require co-supervising a team of two PhD students on an applied medical obotics/automation project and participating in additional new research projects. The project that we are seeking this post-doctoral researcher for is described in the following link.

The skills required are:

1. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
2. Proven research experience involving robotic system inetgration
3. Strong communication and team work skills.
4. Strong programming skills (preferably C++ under Linux RTAI).
5. Experience in mechanical design is beneficial.
6. Available for a 2 year commitment for this research position.
7. Available for a start date between November 2007 and February 2008.

If you are interested in this position please send the following information to Prof. Simaan:

1. A pdf copy of your C.V. including a list of references and the name and email of your advisor. Include also a list of relevant courses taken.
2. Dissertation title and abstract.
3. A statement of research interests (no more than 1-2 pages) in pdf format.
4. A cover letter in pdf format indicating your earliest possible start date.
5. please submit all these file in pdf format to Prof. Nabil Simaan (ns2236@columbia.edu) with the title "open post doctoral position" in the email subject line.
6. please do not send any additional files in any other format than Adobe PDF. Emails with other attachements will not be opened and most-likely will be filtered by Columbia anti-virus.