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

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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