InMotion Orthopaedic Research Fellowship

Description:
The InMotion Orthopaedic Researh Center is a nonprofit orthopaedic laboratory located in the Memphis Medical Center District. InMotion′s mission is to reduce disability and to improve mobility for the musculoskeletal patient through translational research.

InMotion currently has an opportunity for a Rhodes College student to work on an independent project at the InMotion laboratories.

There are multiple outstanding research topics available in InMotion’s Biologics & Biomaterials Laboratory, its Biomechanics Laboratory, and its Clinical Research Division. Research topics are multi-disciplinary in nature, so the intern will be exposed to all three areas, becoming immersed in the theoretical and practical applications of musculoskeletal research.

Specific topics include:

• Local delivery of treatments for musculoskeletal disease and injury;
• The study of new materials that can be used as bone composites;
• The comparative study of orthopaedic implants;
• Finite and kinematic modeling and simulation of bones and joints;
• Studies on the basic properties of bone, including gender and age differences; and
• A variety of clinically-based research trials initiated by orthopaedic surgeons.

Duration:
This is an extended summer/semester model, with the student completing two or more semesters as an academic intern and serving two summers as a full-time research assistant. The student begins work at the start of the summer and works 12 weeks at 40 hours / week. He or she continues working during he fall and spring terms of the following academic year at 8-10 hours / week, and then completes a second summer of full-time work (12 weeks at 40 hours / week).

Compensation:
Pay for the summers is $9.50/hour (no benefits). The student will earn academic credit during the Fall and Spring semesters. The amount and nature of credit (upper level research, etc.) is to be determined by the student in conjunction with his or her Rhodes advisor or Dr. Ann Viano, Department of Physics.

Ideal candidate:
Academically strong undergraduates with career interests in clinical research at the RN, MD, or PhD level are encouraged to apply. InMotion is a equal opportunity employer. The student should have an interest in creating his or her own research questions for independent study and publication in appropriate journals as co-author, as well as opportunities to present research at conferences. He or she also should be a strong finisher, willing and able to sustain a high-level of achievement throughout the program.

How to apply?
Download and complete the application form (MS Word) by January 19, 2010. Return this form via email to Dr. Ann Viano at viano@rhodes.edu.

Download the letter of recommendation form (MS Word). Complete the top portaion and then and ask a member of the Rhodes faculty to complete and return the remainder to Dr. Ann Viano at viano@rhodes.edu by January 19, 2010. You should try to select the Rhodes professor who knows you best, but it is especially helpful if you can solicit this letter from a member of the faculty who has observed (and can comment on) your work in a laboratory.

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