Doctoral studentship at Northeastern University (NU)

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Research assistantship is available at the NortheasternUniversity (NU).  Our research focuses onintroduction of multi-scale mechanical sciences into biological cells and natural / prosthetic tissues.   The successful candidateshould have a Master degree in physics, mechanics, or an equivalent discipline,and should have strong background in solid mechanics, finite element analysis –ABAQUS, and computational mechanics. Preference is given to those having experience in multi-scale multi-physicscomputation (e.g. COMSOL) and basic knowledge in cellular biomechanics, tissueengineering and polymer physics.  The candidateshould possess good teamwork spirit, self-motivation, and communicationskills.  Applicants should sendcurriculum vitae with copy of academic transcripts to Dr. Kai-tak Wan (ktwan@coe.neu.edu).  Further information can be found at http://www1.coe.neu.edu/~ktwan/