Research Assistant 2 – Biomechanics of Movement

About the role

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at McGill University seeks a Research Assistant 2 to support the Biomechanics of Movement project under Professor Guillaume Durandau. The role involves contributing to cutting‑edge research on human movement, rehabilitation technologies, wearable robotics, and motion‑capture systems.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing and submitting grant applications, ethics protocols, and research proposals.
• Coordinate project timelines, documentation, regulatory compliance, and communication among collaborators.
• Process, organize, manage, and analyze research data using computational, biomechanical, and statistical tools.
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts, conference abstracts, technical reports, and presentations.
• Support development and optimization of research methodologies, software tools, and experimental workflows.
• Recruit, schedule, screen participants and collect data for clinical and experimental studies.
• Conduct biomechanical analyses using marker‑based and markerless motion‑capture systems and standardized rehabilitation outcome measures.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation sciences, biomechanics, human‑movement analysis, biomedical engineering, or kinesiology.
• Experience with motion‑capture technologies, EMG, force plates, and inertial measurement units.
• Proficiency in data processing and statistical analysis using MATLAB, Python, SPSS, or similar tools.
• Strong scientific writing and communication experience.

Required skills

• Motion capture systems (marker‑based and markerless)
• Electromyography (EMG)
• Force plates
• Inertial measurement units (IMUs)
• MATLAB
• Python
• SPSS or comparable statistical software

What we offer

• Unionized position as a member of the AMURE (Research Associates and Assistants) bargaining unit.