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PhD position in field-based human and/or ape locomotor biomechanics(m/w/x)
Reconstructing locomotor evolution using living ape models via field-based data collection. Prior fieldwork experience with mammals required. Scientific freedom, state-of-the-art equipment, structured training program.
Requirements
- Interest in human origins
- Competency in computational data processing
- Prior fieldwork experience with mammals
- Master's degree in related field
- Excellent academic performance
- Strong motivation for PhD
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Willingness to conduct fieldwork-based research
- Effective collaboration and teamwork skills
- Experience with machine learning applications
- Experience with biomechanical recording equipment
- Interest in primate functional morphology
Tasks
- Investigate great ape and human locomotor biomechanics
- Conduct field-based data collection
- Perform computational and quantitative analyses
- Examine functional morphology through experimental approaches
- Reconstruct locomotor evolution using living ape models
- Collaborate within the Minerva Fast Track Research Group
- Utilize high-resolution imaging and experimental biomechanics
- Contribute to the reconstruction of early hominin behavior
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- Machine learning
- Biomechanical recording equipment
- 3D motion capture
Benefits
Informal Culture
- Scientific freedom
Modern Equipment
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Project consumables and equipment
Other Benefits
- Excellent research environment
Learning & Development
- Structured training program
- German language courses
Family Support
- Work and family compatibility
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PhD position in field-based human and/or ape locomotor biomechanics(m/w/x)
Reconstructing locomotor evolution using living ape models via field-based data collection. Prior fieldwork experience with mammals required. Scientific freedom, state-of-the-art equipment, structured training program.
Requirements
- Interest in human origins
- Competency in computational data processing
- Prior fieldwork experience with mammals
- Master's degree in related field
- Excellent academic performance
- Strong motivation for PhD
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Willingness to conduct fieldwork-based research
- Effective collaboration and teamwork skills
- Experience with machine learning applications
- Experience with biomechanical recording equipment
- Interest in primate functional morphology
Tasks
- Investigate great ape and human locomotor biomechanics
- Conduct field-based data collection
- Perform computational and quantitative analyses
- Examine functional morphology through experimental approaches
- Reconstruct locomotor evolution using living ape models
- Collaborate within the Minerva Fast Track Research Group
- Utilize high-resolution imaging and experimental biomechanics
- Contribute to the reconstruction of early hominin behavior
Education
- Master's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- Machine learning
- Biomechanical recording equipment
- 3D motion capture
Benefits
Informal Culture
- Scientific freedom
Modern Equipment
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Project consumables and equipment
Other Benefits
- Excellent research environment
Learning & Development
- Structured training program
- German language courses
Family Support
- Work and family compatibility
About the Company
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Industry
Science
Description
The company is a unique PhD program combining different disciplines to study the evolutionary history and origins of humans and other primates.
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