Developing Injury Risk Functions for the Lumbar Spine and Pelvis for HBMs

Open position for the development of injury risk functions for the lumbar spine and pelvis for Finite Element Human Body Models in LS-Dyna. The position is eight months and at the Division of Vehicle Safety. Work will be carried out in the EU-project SAFE-UP with supervision by Johan Iraeus and Johan Davidsson.

The Department 
The Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2) conducts fundamental and applied research in all modes of transport to achieve sustainable technological solutions. The department also offers and contributes to bachelor and master programs in areas such as Shipping, Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, to mention a few. In addition, professional education is performed on both a national and international level, with specifically designed mission training for different societal actors within our ambition for lifelong learning. The department continuously strives to establish a cooperation between academia, industry, and society, with a great focus on utilization of our research results. M2 is characterized by an international environment with employees and students from around the world, as well as outstanding research and world class education. M2 consists of seven different divisions within the areas of engineering and maritime sciences, and one division of administration and support.

Information about the research
The Injury Prevention (IP) group is responsible for investigating the injury mechanisms at body, organ and tissue level as well as the dynamic response of the human body to applied mechanical loads. The IP research group-initiated research activities in the field of Human Body Modelling (HBM) in close collaboration with industry and SAFER - The Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers. The division of Vehicle Safety is physically located in house Saga ate Lindholmen, in the vicinity of SAFER, and utilizes this central positioning to collaborate with the resources of other SAFER partners, including prominent Swedish Universities, research institutes, government agencies, and supporting industries.

Human Body Modelling using advanced Finite Element modelling techniques is a challenging research activity requiring different expertise - biomechanical knowledge and material and computational mechanics.

The project that you will work in involves simulations of past experiments using the open-source ViVA+ model and the SAFER THUMS HBM, data analysis, injury risk curve construction using regression techniques, and validation of the constructed curves. The project is funded from EC-project SAFE-UP where collaboration is a cornerstone of our success.

Job description
You will reproduce past impact experiments on lumbar spine units with a newly developed lumbar spine in LS-dyna. You will also carry out data analysis and construct injury risk curves from the matched data, i.e. injury outcome in the original experiments matched with tissue loading in the reconstructions. These works will be carried out in close collaboration with supervisors and industrial partners. Therefore, communication and collaboration skills are necessary. You are required to contribute to technical reports and scientific publications.

Contract terms
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of 9 months.

Qualifications
Mandatory educational qualifications
• MSc in Engineering
• Crash simulations with LS-DYNA
• Mechanical engineering

Meritorious educational qualifications
• Biomechanics
• Anatomy and medicin

Mandatory experience
• Proficient in oral English and good communication skills.

You need to be motivated, self-propelled, and have good oral communication skills.
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We offer
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the coastal city of Gothenburg. 
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Chalmers aims to actively improve our gender balance. We work broadly with equality projects, for example the GENIE Initiative on gender equality for excellence. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Name, Ref 20210403  and be attached as PDF files, as below:

CV
Personal letter
Other documents (optional):
• Copies of completed education, grades etc. Two references that we can contact should be provided at a possible interview.

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Application deadline: 30 September 2021

For questions, please contact:
Johan Davidsson, Vehicle Safety, johan.davidsson@chalmers.se, 0317723640
Johan Iraeus, Vehicle Safety, johan.iraeus@chalmers.se, 0317721366

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