Postdoc FES Shorts for Gait Rehabilitation after Stroke

Location: Delft, Netherlands. The role involves laboratory and clinical work with patients and physical therapists, and relocation support is available for moving to the Netherlands.

Salary: €3,546–€5,538 per month according to experience, under the Dutch Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Company

hirify.global is an international technical university conducting research and education in engineering, artificial intelligence, smart mobility, and healthcare technology.

What you will do

• Adapt an existing functional electrical stimulation shorts system for stroke rehabilitation.
• Retrain an IMU-based gait-detection algorithm using data from stroke patients.
• Conduct patient panels to evaluate fit, comfort, and usability during prolonged use.
• Tune and clinically assess FES stimulation with physical therapists, followed by initial patient testing.
• Develop adaptable stimulation control using onboard IMU signals and patient-specific gait dynamics.
• Run a pilot home-testing study on continuous gait monitoring and prepare peer-reviewed publications and consortium deliverables.

Requirements

• PhD in Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Movement Science, Robotics, or a related discipline.
• Experience with wearable-sensor data, IMUs, and human motion analysis.
• Programming skills, ideally in Python, for algorithm development, control design, and data analysis.
• Interest in testing and iterating technology with patients in laboratory and clinical settings.
• Strong organizational and communication skills for coordinating studies with clinical and industry partners.
• Fluent English, written and spoken, is required; Dutch is beneficial for patient communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, fully funded 30-month postdoctoral position within the “Care is coming home!” research consortium.
• International, collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment with access to clinical partners, patient organisations, and state-of-the-art laboratories.
• 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% year-end bonus, and an ABP pension scheme.
• At least 29 holidays per year for full-time employment, with additional leave options.
• Flexible working week, education and training opportunities, partially paid parental leave, and a vitality programme.
• Relocation information and settling-in support through hirify.global’s Coming to Delft Service, plus a Dual Career Programme for accompanying partners.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and cover letter online by 7 September 2026.
• Selected applicants will be asked to provide contact details for two referees, including at least one academic referee.
• A knowledge-security risk assessment takes place during the final recruitment stages.