Student Research Assistant

vor 4 Monaten


Stuttgart, Deutschland Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems Vollzeit

How do artificial muscles change the conventional definition of robots? The MPI-IS Robotic Materials Department (), led by Prof. Christoph Keplinger, is working on artificial muscles, that could be implemented in robotic prototypes. We would like to design and fabricate artificial muscles, and integrate them into robots and exoskeleton suits, which are fundamental for the future of robotics.
**We are looking for**:
Student Research Assistant (M/F/div) for artificial muscle fabrication
Roles & Responsibilities
**Possible tasks include**:

- Fabricating film based soft actuators.
- Optimizing the fabrication processes.
- Testing the actuators and evaluate their performances
- Optimizing designs of the actuators

Education & Experience
We are looking for talented students who are pursuing a Master of Science in biomedical engineering (Medizintechnik), mechanical engineering (Maschinenbau), mechatronics (Mechatronik), material science (Materialwissenschaften), electrical engineering (Elektrotechnik), physics (Physik) or related fields to support our research as student assistants (HiWis), and to shape the future of robotics with us.
Applicants should
- have high motivation.
- be pursuing a master’s degree.
- be currently enrolled in a German university.
- want to work in an international and interdisciplinary research group.
- have good oral and written communication skills in English.
- be able to work on site at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany.

We are especially interested in applicants who have
- experience in engineering drawing (2D CAD) and designing experiments
- interest and/or experience in
- rapid prototyping techniques (3D CAD, CNC, laser cutter, 3D printer, screen printing etc.).
- handicraft
- process optimization

**Our offer**:
Master students holding a Bachelor’s degree will be paid 13,65€ per hour, maximum 20 hours per week. An initial contract will be offered for three months with the possibility to be extended for a longer period of time.
We offer a modernly equipped workplace, a strongly international working environment, as well as the affiliation to a daycare center for young children.
**Application**:
For further questions please contact Malte Hendrickson at.
15.10.2024


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