Research Assistant_Informatics & Engineering Systems

Research Assistant – Informatics & Engineering Systems

Title: Graduate Research Assistant (GRA)

Location: Brownsville campus, Texas

FTE: 0.5 (20 hours per week) during Fall and Spring semesters; may increase to 0.5 (40 hours) during summer if funded.

Scope of Job: Support an NSF‑funded project on understanding tremor propagation (TP) in the human upper limb through advanced musculoskeletal modeling, muscle fatigue modeling, and simulation of tremor‑suppression devices.

• Literature review
• Modeling and simulation of tremor propagation
• Analysis of muscle fatigue and tremorogenic muscles
• Assisting in the simulation of tremor‑reduction devices such as orthoses or functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems

• Currently admitted to a graduate degree program
• Be in good academic standing
• Be registered full‑time for the respective semester (nine semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine during spring, three during summer sessions), or in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements on the degree plan
• Be a master’s student in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Experience or strong interest in at least one of the following areas: system dynamics and control; biomechanics and musculoskeletal modeling; MATLAB/Simulink, Open Sim, or similar modeling tools; robotics, mechatronics, or rehabilitation devices

• Coursework or project experience in dynamics, control, modeling, and simulation
• Familiarity with computational modeling software (e.g., MATLAB, Simulink, Open Sim)
• Interest in rehabilitation robotics or medical devices
• Strong communication and teamwork skills

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Number of Vacancies: 1

Desired

Start Date:

06/01/2026

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Open Date: 05/07/2026