特温特大学招收生物医学信号与系统博士

特温特大学招收生物医学信号与系统博士

Job description

The Dutch Brain Interface Initiative (DBI2) aims to advance our understanding of brain function and brain environment interactions by leveraging the development of a new generation of effective and minimally disruptive brain-machine interfaces. One of the neuroscientific applications of DBI2 is to increase our understanding of the common principles of global brain dynamics and feedback interactions between brain areas subserving cognition. The main focus of this PhD project will be on the brain mechanisms of gait impairments in Parkinson’s disease and the effects of cueing, i.e. observation of auditory and/or visual (rhythmic) stimuli, as a therapeutic method. Gait impairments are one of the most disabling symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease and may be provoked by turning, passing through narrow passages, but also by emotional distress, cognitive dual tasks and experiencing time pressure.

We are looking for a talented researcher with a passion for studying the function of the brain, cognition and motor control by analysing neurophysiological and behavioural signals recorded from healthy mice and mouse models for Parkinson’s disease. You will set up and coordinate experiments performed at the Translational Neuroscience Unit of the Donders Institute in Nijmegen to study fundamental aspects of motor and cognitive behaviour related to Parkinson’s disease and the effects of cueing in mice. One of the objectives of the project is to determine which cueing modalities have the best effect in preventing or overcoming gait impairments under specific environmental conditions and/or increased mental load or dual tasking.

Your profile

You are an enthusiastic researcher and highly motivated.

You have a MSc degree in Biomedical Engineering, Technical Medicine, Biomedical Sciences or a related topic, with excellent experimental and theoretical skills, including programming skills for the development of signal analysis algorithms and handling large data sets.

You have a creative mindset and excellent analytical and communication skills.

You have good team spirit and like to work in an interdisciplinary environment.

You are fluent in English.

For further information about this position, please contact dr. Ciska Heida, t.heida@utwente.nl.

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