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Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
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🦵🦿 Musculoskeletal biomechanics researcher

💻 Research Engineer with Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics, University College Dublin

⛰️ Often to be found on the hills
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
New 3-year PostDoc opportunity in CoMAP, funded by UKRI-BBSRC — developing innovative methods to study motor unit adaptation to ageing and its functional consequences in humans. Please pass on to any who may be interested.

@ukri.org
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
UMass Kinesiology invites applications for a full-time, academic year (nine months), Lecturer faculty position (teaching) with a focus in either biomechanics, movement neuroscience, or exercise physiology. More details careers.umass.edu/en-us/job/52...
Details - Lecturer - Kinesiology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
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...
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at UD is hiring a biomechanist! We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a preferred research focus in musuloskeletal modeling.
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
University of Delaware - Details - Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
careers.udel.edu
September 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
Please repost! We have a second biomechanics faculty position!

This is an open rank clinical-track position in sports biomechanics at the University of Michigan. This is a largely teaching-focused position and we have outstanding resources to support teaching and student learning. #BiomechSky
September 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
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
August 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
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
July 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Fancy moving to Ireland? 🇮🇪 TUS Midlands based in Athlone, Ireland are recruiting for a permanent lecturer (equivalent to tenured assistant professor) in sports biomechanics and performance data. Teaching focused on biomechanics, stats and data analytics. Great group with a shiny new lab!
July 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
Are you interested in muscle #biomechanics and looking for #postdoc opportunities?

If you have skills in (statistical) shape modelling, advanced data analyses or 3D imaging/model reconstructions, get in touch with me!

I will be at #SEB2025 (Antwerp), #CNB2025 (Helsinki), and #ISB2025 (Stockholm).
June 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Incredible generosity from the De Luca Foundation that will provide much needed support for broadening participation in biomechanics 👏👏👏
🎉 Big news! ASB received a $500K donation from the De Luca Foundation to expand access to biomechanics!
💡 Supports B-SURE Grants + travel awards for our Annual Meeting.
🙏 Thank you, De Luca Foundation!
🔗 Read more: asbweb.org/category/stateme...
#ASB2025 #STEM #Biomechanics
June 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
Pleasure to collaborate with fellow @jabjournal.bsky.social Associate Editors @chrismccrum.bsky.social and Tanvi Bhatt in writing "A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics". Now available open access: doi.org/10.1123/jab.....
A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics
"A 40-Year Contemporary Evolution of Gait and Posture Mechanics in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics" published on 10 Jun 2025 by Human Kinetics.
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
🚀 Want the latest in biomechanics? 🚀

The Journal of Applied Biomechanics is now on Bluesky & LinkedIn! 📡📊

📢 Follow us for the latest updates, discussions, and breakthroughs in biomechanics!

#Biomechanics
March 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
We are hiring!

We are looking for a motivated #PhD candidate to work on our MUSCLE3D project!

Please find more information attached.

Sharing among your network and encouraging excellent candidates would be greatly appreciated.

w/ Brent Raiteri & Tom Verstraten

tomato-sybyl-33.tiiny.site
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January 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
We're advertising for a Research Associate in Sports Biomechanics to support an Innovate UK funded project at Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport

Closing date 17th Dec; start Jan 2025

Reposts appreciated 😊

manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
Research Associate in Sports Biomechanics - (7558) | Manchester Metropolitan University Careers
All about Manchester Metropolitan - an exciting, modern university in the heart of one of the UK's great student cities.
manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Reposted by Dr Laura-Anne Furlong
Journal of Experiment Biology’s latest series of Conversation interviews focusses on extraordinary creatures where experts tell us about incredible animals, their astonishing physiology and how they live in some of the Earth’s most remarkable environments.

https://bit.ly/3OlaWHe
November 23, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Feels a bit like the 'hey I'm new here, thanks for letting me join, here's a photo I took' posts that appear on Facebook (am I allowed mention that thing here??) but in the spirit of that, here's a random cute puppy pic.

Disclaimer: all future posts will be much more biomechanics/science focused.
November 21, 2024 at 8:58 PM