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 Vacant position: PhD student
Biomechanics of pelvic floor muscles

The Man-Machine Systems & Control group of  Dept. of Design, Engineering and
Production, faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands, is looking for a researcher in the research
program:

Minimally Invasive Surgery and
Interventional Techniques

Minimally invasive surgery is a surgical intervention through a few small
holes in the patient's skin. Intervention Techniques involves the use of
catheters to reach organs through the blood vessels in order to do
diagnostic recordings or surgical intervention.
In close collaboration between engineers of the Delft University of
Technology and medical specialists of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in
Amsterdam and some other hospitals, this research program will result in an
important technological, but foremost clinically applicable contribution to
the surgical methods and techniques for the future.

PhD Project: Biomechanics of pelvic floor muscles.

Within the MISIT project gynaecology is one of the major areas. In addition
to the development of improved imaging techniques for the uterus, and the
development of instruments, also the function of the muscles of the pelvic
floor will be analysed.
In preliminary research it appeared that little is known about the
biomechanics of the pelvic floor. The morphological structure of the pelvic
floor muscle, but also the function of the muscle is hardly understood.
Malfunction of the pelvic floor muscles results in a displacement of the
organs above (uterus, bladder, etc.), especially for older women. One of the
options used is to remove the uterus. In the Man-Machine Systems and Control
group research has focussed on muscle biomechanics. The research project for
the pelvic floor muscles is a new area. Improved insight in the function of
pelvic floor muscles should contribute to an improved therapy for patients
with malfunction of these muscles.

PhD student at Delft University of Technology
The PhD-project will last for four years. After one year the progress will
be evaluated. In the first year some course work will be done, and a
complete research proposal is written. The remaining three years will be
dedicated to the research project. Salary start at f3750,- (dutch florins),
or Euro 1750,  per month

Further information:
For further information on the project you can contact the MISIT program
leader, prof.dr.ir. H.G. Stassen (tel. +31-15-2783607), or the project
leader, dr. F.C.T. van der Helm (tel. +31-15-2785616, e-mail
F.C.T.vanderHelm@wbmt.tudelft.nl), or with dr. J. Dankelman (+31-15-2785565,
e-mail J.Dankelman@wbmt.tudelft.nl). Information on the MISIT project can be
found at http://www-mr.wbmt.tudelft.nl/misit/

Applications:
Written applications can be send to Prof.dr.ir. H.G. Stassen, Dept. of
Design, Engineering and Production, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg
2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands. Electronic applications can be send to
F.C.T.vanderHelm@wbmt.tudelft.nl.


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Frans C.T. van der Helm, PhD
Man-Machine Systems & Control group
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2
2628 CD Delft
The Netherlands

tel. (+31)-15-2785616
fax. (+31)-15-2784717
e-mail: F.C.T.vanderHelm@wbmt.tudelft.nl
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