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Robotics and Medical Systems (RaMS) Laboratory

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Postdoc Researcher Position in 2025

updated by Jun Sheng |  Oct. 17, 2024

We have 1 post-doctor position to start from April 1st or later. The contract will be 2-year and can be renewed. Candidates with the following interests and/or experience are encouraged to apply:

  • Surgical Robotics
  • Mechanism Design
  • Mechatronics

If interested, please send the following files in ONE PDF file to Dr. Jun Sheng by email (jun.sheng@ucr.edu) with a subject of postdoc application + your first name.

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial ones are fine)
  3. 2-3 published or accepted papers 

Ph.D. Student Positions in 2025

last updated by Jun Sheng |  Aug. 8, 2024

We have 2 fully funded openings for Ph.D. students starting in Fall 2025 or later on surgical robotics projects. The candidates must have a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering/Robotics by the starting date. Candidates with at least one of the following research experiences are encouraged to apply:

  • mechanical design
  • mechatronics and controls
  • pneumatic or hydraulic soft robotics
  • smart material robots

If you are interested, please fill out this google form. If you cannot open this google form, please email the following files in ONE PDF to juns@ucr.edu with a subject as: PhD application + First Name Last Name.

  1. Resume or CV
  2. Personal statement (research experience and interests, up to 2 pages)
  3. Undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
  4. GRE score reports (if available) and TOEFL/IELTS score reports (for international applicants)
  5. Published, accepted, or in-preparation papers

Undergraduate and M.S. Students Hiring (Expired)

last updated by Jun Sheng |  Apr. 4, 2024

We are looking for 2-3 senior undergraduate and master students to work on a collaborative project with Prof. Mingyu Cai about robot manipulation for surgical application. The positions are unpaid now. The students are expected to know and have interest in commercial robot arms, programming, and kinematics. If interested, please send your CV with GPAs to junsheng@engr.ucr.edu.

M.S. Students Hiring

last updated by Jun Sheng |  Aug. 18, 2022

We have several partially funded openings for M.S. students in 2022-2023. Admitted M.S. students with the following interests and/or experience are encouraged to contact me:

  • Mechanical design
  • Mechatronic systems

Please send the following files in a single PDF file to Dr. Jun Sheng by email (jun.sheng@ucr.edu).

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Personal statement (research experience and interests, 1 page)
  3. Undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
  4. Published, accepted, and in-preparation papers and thesis abstracts

Ph.D. Students and Post-doc (Expired)

last updated by Jun Sheng |  Aug. 18, 2022

We have 2 fully funded openings for Ph.D. students to start in Winter/Spring/Fall 2023 and 1 post-doctor position to start immediately. Candidates with the following interests and/or experience are encouraged to apply:

  • Smart materials
  • Microfabrication
  • Soft robots
  • Surgical devices (post-doctor)

If you are interested , please send the following files in a single PDF file to Dr. Jun Sheng by email (jun.sheng@ucr.edu).

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Personal statement (research experience and interests, up to 2 pages)
  3. Undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
  4. GRE score reports (for PhD applicants, if available) and TOEFL/IELTS score reports (for international PhD applicants)
  5. Published, accepted, or in-preparation papers and thesis

Recruiting Undergrad and Master Students

by Jun Sheng |  Nov 19, 2021 

We are looking for undergraduate and master students to work on an interdisciplinary project to develop a robotic optical probe for cancer diagnosis. Students will gain experience in the design and fabrication of fiber optic devices and systematic integration with biomedical robots. Students may earn credits (e.g., ME190 and ME 290) or work towards a master thesis through this research project. Candidates should have good hands-on skills, preferably with knowledge in optics (ME 180 or ME 280). If interested, please contact us by sending an email to juns@ucr.edu and chenli@ucr.edu with your CV. 

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Ph.D. Students (Expired)

last updated by Jun Sheng |  Sept. 25, 2020

Currently, we have 2 funded Ph.D. positions available to start starting in Spring 2020 or Fall 2020. Candidates with the following interests and/or experience are encouraged to apply:

  • Imaging-guided steerable surgical robotics
  • Smart actuation and sensing for medical robotics
  • Medical robotics for rehabilitation engineering
  • Data science for intelligent healthcare systems

If you are interested in joining us, please send the following package in a single PDF file to Dr. Jun Sheng by email (jun.sheng@ucr.edu).

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Undergraduate transcript and graduate transcript (for those who have or are pursuing a M.S.)
  3. GRE score report and TOEFL score report (for international applicants)
  4. Published, accepted, or in-preparation papers and thesis abstract

 

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