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Jason Franz @franzbiomech.bsky.social · 8d

Brand new POSTDOC opportunity in my lab (!!) will help lead a multi-institutional collaboration designed to enhance understanding of anatomic variability in Achilles tendinopathy toward more effective, personalized clinical interventions.

Learn more and apply: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · 29d

Congrats Nidhi, well deserved.

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Pieter Van den Berghe @pieterveedeebee.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re hiring a postdoctoral associate in Biomechanics @UNOmaha! Focus: gait training for stroke survivors. Lab and/or field studies, collaboration with experts at the universty and medical center. PhD in PT, biomechanics, biomed eng, or related.
👉 biomch-l.isbweb.org/forum/biomch...

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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · Aug 28

Please repost!

We have an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in biomechanics in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. At U-M we have great colleagues, exceptional resources, and biomechanics can be found all across the campus. #BiomechSky

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biomechanics (Open Rank), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - Biomch-L

The School of Kinesiology (http://kines.umich.edu) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor, Associate...

biomch-l.isbweb.org

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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · Aug 19

Please repost. The School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan is seeking applications and nominations for our next Dean!

Click the "leadership profile" link on the careers page below for full details. And Go Blue!

Dean, School of Kinesiology | U-M Careers

careers.umich.edu

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 31

The CEDE website is now up and running. Designing an experiment using EMG? Then check out this website and try the decision support tool:
cede.isek.org

Welcome to CEDE

cede.isek.org

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Jason Franz @franzbiomech.bsky.social · Jul 27

As promised - our new post-doc position is now available!! Join our productive inter-institutional team at UNC-Chapel Hill in an ongoing NIH-funded project collaborating with friends at Utah (reporter.nih.gov/search/nC8k4...)

Apply now (Active until filled!): unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/304...

Jason Franz @franzbiomech.bsky.social · Jul 24

Will you be at ISB or ASB in the coming weeks? Definitely come talk to me or someone from our group about a new Postdoc Position we are looking to fill asap in foot neuromechanics, aging, and gait. I'll post the official call for applications soon. Join us at UNC Chapel Hill! Reposts encouraged.

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Short trip to Amsterdam from any stop in the tour. Let us know when.

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Christopher McCrum @chrismccrum.bsky.social · Jul 24

New job vacancy!

Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt Universities
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/job/Maastric...
with me, @melvynroerdink.bsky.social Pieter Meyns & @kennethmeijer.bsky.social

@ispgr.bsky.social @worldfallssociety.bsky.social

Joint PhD: Prevent Falls with Augmented Reality (FallAR) at Maastricht & Hasselt University

vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl

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Chris Rozell @crozell.bsky.social · Jul 17

Please repost! We're hiring a postdoc to work with me and
@salagapan.bsky.social on an exciting interdisciplinary project in human neuroscience and brain-body interactions underlying effortful behavior in health and mood disorders.

siplab.gatech.edu/postdoc_ad_2...

SIPLab

siplab.gatech.edu

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 12

While agreeing with the gist of your message, dishonest fraud is a tautology. Second, consider this example. I was recently listed as a co-author on a submission. Editor felt this was fishy and contacted me. This was luck. But if this had been published would that make a fraud?

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Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute @mossresearch.bsky.social · Jul 9

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opening!📣

The Sensorimotor Learning Lab is seeking a Postdoc to join us in Fall 2025! Under the direction of @amandastherrien.bsky.social, the fellow will investigate the mechanisms of sensory plasticity in adaptive motor learning.

Link to learn more and apply⬇️

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Jul 9

We're hiring!
Heath Henninger and I are hiring a research engineer to support two new new grants. Responsibilities will include developing new devices for gait perturbations and supporting biomechanical data collections.
Apply here: utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/185...

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 9

Late in the evening here. and you’re all good.

Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 9

Adapt max heart rate and your all good.

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 9

This October, the fifth Motor Impairment Conference will take place in Amsterdam.
We have an excellent list of invited speakers on various domains of motor impairment and cordially invite you to join.
Abstract submission deadline is August 8th. For details see: motorimpairment.org.

International Motor Impairment Conference – Next conference: 8-10 October 2025, Amsterdam

motorimpairment.org

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congrats.

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 2

I meant to write “Pun” of course

Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jul 2

Pub was maybe not intended, but to visit a poster crowd navigation skills are indispensable.

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · Jun 29

On my way to Maastricht. See you all tomorrow.

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Sjoerd Bruijn @smbruijn.bsky.social · Jun 29

New preprint by Yiyuan Li, with @jvandieen.bsky.social and others; The contribution of vestibular and proprioceptive signals to trunk stabilization varies between postural tasks and between walking speeds. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
feedback welcome!

The contribution of vestibular and proprioceptive signals to trunk stabilization varies between postural tasks and between walking speeds

Stabilizing the upright posture of the trunk relies on vestibular and proprioceptive afference. Previous studies found that the feedback responses to sensory afference vary between postures and tasks....

www.biorxiv.org

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Sjoerd Bruijn @smbruijn.bsky.social · Jun 29

And another preprint, this one from our STEPUP consortium: "Foot placement coordination is impaired in people with Parkinson’s Disease". Too many authors to tag!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Foot placement coordination is impaired in people with Parkinson’s Disease

Background Gait instability is a common and disabling symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD), contributing to frequent falls and reduced quality of life. While clinical balance tests and spatiotemporal g...

www.biorxiv.org

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Jaap van Dieen @jvandieen.bsky.social · May 22

I think your point makes sense. The criticism reminds me of a common reaction when results failed to be reproduced. The replication experiment differed in details from the original experiment. I would think: if results are not robust to small differences, they may be irrelevant.

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Simon Avrillon @simonavrillon.bsky.social · May 10

We are recruiting a PhD student to join our team and contribute to research on neuromotor interfaces for motor augmentation and recovery in both healthy individuals and patients.

The application deadline is approaching soon!
amethis.doctorat.org/amethis-clie...

Collab with @francoishug.bsky.social

Amethis

amethis.doctorat.org

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Sjoerd Bruijn @smbruijn.bsky.social · May 8

New preprint with Yaqi Li, Eugenie Lambrecht and @jvandieen.bsky.social; www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
Suggestions and feedback welcome!
#BiomechSky

The Impact of Visual Perturbations on Balance Control during Walking

Visual perturbations may lead to a perception of self-motion and affect balance control. We studied effects of different visual perturbations in 16 healthy young participants walking on a treadmill, b...

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