<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2159" dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2465">Dual degree PhD Positions on Printed Electronic Tattoos -Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program</span><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2466"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2467">Deadline December. 15. 2017</span><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2468"><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2469"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2470">Soft Machines Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and The Institute of Systems and Robotics at University of Coimbra (UC) have joint PhD openings in the area of soft robotics. Students will receive a dual degree through the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2471"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2472"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cmuportugal.org/" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2473">http://www.cmuportugal.org/</a></span></span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2474">) and spend two years each at UC and CMU. Their dissertational research will focus on printed electronic tattoos, e-skins, and Mechatronic systems that will be used on wearable bio-monitoring, Human Machine Interaction, Prosthetic and Robotics.</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2475"> </span><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2476"><br style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2477"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2478">We are particularly looking for candidates with hands-on experience in microfabrication, additive manufacturing, AI, and/or mechatronics. Interested PhD applicants should apply online to the Doctoral Program in Computer Science-Robotics: </span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2479"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2480"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=546" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2481">http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=546</a></span></span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2482">. In your application, please refer to the following ERI project: CMUP-ERI/TIC/0021/2014 on Soft robotics and Wearable Technology. Please also send a notification with your CV to Mahmoud Tavakoli (</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2483"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2484">mahmoud@isr.uc.pt</span></span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2485">), Anibal T. de Almeida (</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2486"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2487">adealmieda@isr.uc.pt</span></span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2488">) and Carmel Majidi (</span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-size: 14.16px; color: rgb(0, 90, 149); cursor: pointer; font-family: monospace;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2489"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; cursor: pointer;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2490">cmajidi@andrew.cmu.edu</span></span><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: monospace; font-size: 14.16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1509522918906_2491">).</span><br></div></div></body></html>