Research Assistant/Associate in Evolutionary Biomechanics (Fixed Term)
Closing date: 12 January 2026
The post holder will work as part of the ERC Starting Grant project STEPS: Biomechanical simulations of hominin locomotion across complex terrains led by Principal Investigator Dr Ashleigh Wiseman (University of Cambridge). STEPS is a five year (2025-2030) interdisciplinary project combining human evolution, evolutionary biomechanics, and comparative anatomy to address the selective pressures that produced the human-like body plan. STEPS aims to understand how differences in anatomy influenced locomotor strategies and efficiency in human evolution. The project will combine experimental studies of human movement with computational models to explore how body form and environmental challenges shaped the evolution of bipedalism.
More information and how to apply can be found on the main University's job site
Research Associate/Assistant in Human Evolutionary Anatomy (Fixed Term)
Closing date: 12 January 2026
The post holder will work as part of the ERC Starting Grant project STEPS: Biomechanical simulations of hominin locomotion across complex terrains led by Principal Investigator Dr Ashleigh Wiseman (University of Cambridge). STEPS is a five year (2025-2030) interdisciplinary project combining human evolution, evolutionary biomechanics, and comparative anatomy to address the selective pressures that produced the human-like body plan. STEPS aims to understand how differences in anatomy influenced locomotor strategies and efficiency in human evolution. The project will combine experimental studies of human movement with computational models to explore how body form and environmental challenges shaped the evolution of bipedalism.
More information and how to apply can be found on the main University's job site
