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Ross Miller @rosshm16.bsky.social · 8d

Tenure-track faculty position at Assistant or Associate Professor rank, including expertise in Biomechanics, available in the Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA, about 50 miles south of DC):

jobs.umw.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant/Associate Professor of Biological Sciences - Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Biological Sciences VP Area: Provost - UMW Department: Biological Sciences Campus Location: Main Campus Advertised Range: Commensurate with experience Job S...

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Jocelyn Hafer @jocelynhafer.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · 29d

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

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's like reliving the uncertainty, and then relief + exhilaration of finding Ruby or Emerald Weapon with your golden chocobo, catching Missingno. off the coast of Cinnabar Island, or finding your other favorite easter egg for the first time.

Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Sep 1

Camping in Utah is like video games in the late 90s. You hear info about a special spot, find vague directions online from a sketchy website, spend hours following unmarked roads wondering if this is a waste of time, and then get to the destination and it lives up to the hype.
#KeepUtahWild

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Lorenz Assländer @cybal.bsky.social · Aug 25

Paper was recently featured in J Neuroscience; author copy through OSF.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...
osf.io/emskv/

With sky-less Matthias Albrecht, Markus Gruber, and Robert Peterka. Supported by AFF @uni-konstanz.de

Is It Me or the Train Moving? Humans Resolve Sensory Conflicts with a Nonlinear Feedback Mechanism in Balance Control

Humans use multiple sensory systems to estimate body orientation in space. Sensory contributions change depending on context. A predominant concept for the underlying multisensory integration (MSI) is...

www.jneurosci.org

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 19

When the @amsocbiomech.bsky.social business meeting notes how many followers the bluesky account has in comparison to other social media platforms

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd of people .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd of people .

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 16

#ASB2025 was amazing! See you all next year @amsocbiomech.bsky.social!

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 12

The @utah.edu @amsocbiomech.bsky.social community is going to be well-represented at #ASB2025!

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Owen Beck @owen1beck.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 6

Bye baggy! Hope you find your dad (or mom)!

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Aug 6

I just saw some stranger's day get ruined. It will be hours until they know, and there is nothing I can do. Still, I feel sad for them. #lostbag

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Katsu Funai @katsufunai.bsky.social · Jul 21

We have an Open Rank tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology! Looking for a new colleague interested in making the University of Utah their new home to build a metabolic research program. Please share! @uofunuip.bsky.social

Open Rank, Tenure Track Position – Metabolic Physiology - Salt Lake City, Utah job with University of Utah | 674355

The Department of Nutrition and Integrated Physiology (NUIP) at the University of Utah seeks a Tenure Track faculty member at the rank of Assistant...

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Jul 9

For all the @ispgr.bsky.social members who came over to BlueSky during #ISPGR2025, check out deck.blue to optimize your desktop experience and stay up to date on the latest #posture and #gait happenings here!

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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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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congratulations @chrismccrum.bsky.social on the @ispgr.bsky.social Promising Scientist Award!
#ISPGR2025

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ISPGR @ispgr.bsky.social · Jun 26

Looking forward to seeing you all in a few days time and hearing all about the exciting new work in the areas of posture and gait (and everything between!) #ISPGR2025

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Jun 29

Excited to see @ispgr.bsky.social promoting bluesky across the society at #ispgr2025. I've been missing the online interactions for a few years now, and hopefully we can get it back here!

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Jun 6

Excited to receive our lab's first R01 today! It's been a long time waiting for this NOA, but we're relieved and excited to get started

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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · May 30

Officially relocated to SLC from North Carolina about 3 weeks ago and am loving life out here so far 🤩

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · May 14

This paper is now published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Thanks to some great reviewers for helping to improve the paper even further!

#locomotion #biomechanics #falling #vr

doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

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ASB Postdoc Affinity Group @asb-postdocs.bsky.social · Apr 29

Tomorrow, the @amsocbiomech.bsky.social Student Committee will be hosting a webinar on “Biomechanics in Industry” with Melissa Boswell, Hannah O’Day, Kurt Beschorner, and Evan Dooley!

Event starts at 4pm Eastern, email [email protected] for the Zoom Link.

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Apr 7

Congrats Jason!

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Peter Fino @pcfino.bsky.social · Apr 3

I know of one senior academic who once replied to similar comments with a "Peer reviewers should assess the rigor of the science, not my stylistic choices in writing"

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