Open Positions

Please check our positions below. If you are interested in joining our lab, contact nsquared@fau.de with a short description of your scientific background and what you would like to do, e.g. bachelor/master thesis.

Electromyography (EMG) is a measurement method used to assess muscle activity and activation through sensors placed on the skin. Modern algorithms leverage high-density EMG (HDsEMG) arrays to capture signals from muscles beneath the skin surface, enabling, e.g., gesture recognition in individuals with paralysis. The integration of HD-sEMG into textiles using printed electronics marks a significant innovation, facilitating accurate and rapid data acquisition for patients with motor impairments after neuromuscular lesions.

This project is conducted in collaboration with the Noxon GmbH in Munich.

Goals:

The goals of the project include recording intramuscular EMG (iEMG) concurrently with custom-designed HDsEMG textile electrodes to validate the identification of motor units in the Tibialis Anterior muscle of the leg, as well as in the forearm muscles during hand movements. Established decomposition tools will be utilized to extract unique motor units from the measured HDsEMG signals during muscle contractions at varying force levels.

Requirements:

  • Solid Matlab and Python Knowledge
  • Experience in biomedical signal processing
  • Experience in electrical design and CAD

Supervisor:

Dominik Braun, M. Sc.

Application:

Please apply with a cover letter, CV and transcripts to nsquared@fau.de.