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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear fieldtrip lovers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have an exciting opportunity for a PhD student to join the Advanced Imaging Research (AIR) Group at the Swiss Paraplegic Research (Switzerland).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The project will be on
<b>neuroimaging of cognition in spinal cord injury (SCI).</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The aim of this PhD project is to investigate the underlying processes of cognitive impairment in SCI with neuroimaging techniques, and to identify biomarkers of SCI based on
multimodal MRI. As part of the PhD thesis, the student is expected to take an active role in all the aspects of the project, including study conceptualization and design, preparation of the ethical application, data collection and analysis, publication of
the results in high impact, peer-reviewed journals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The ideal candidate will have:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Master degree in neuroscience, psychology, biomedical engineering or similar, acceptable for matriculation at a Swiss
University (Bologna compatible).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Knowledge in neuroimaging methods, with particular focus on functional MRI.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Knowledge in Matlab and/or R-studio.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Willingness to work with patients in clinical settings<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proactive, good communication skills and attitude to team-work<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Good English skills, German is an advantage<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The responsibilities of the students will be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contribution to study conceptualization and design<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Writing and submission of study documents for approval by ethics committees or authorities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enrolment of study participants<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data collection, analysis and interpretation<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submission of results for publication in high impact, peer-reviewed journals<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presentation of research findings at national and international conferences<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our offer:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Fully funded project in a young and dynamic environment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Multidisciplinary team, where engineers, neuroscientists and clinicians interact on a daily base<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">State-of-the-Art facilities, with a 3 Tesla Philips scanner for MRI dedicated to research<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Excellent conditions for patient-oriented research<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Possibility to be embedded in a higher educational career path at a Swiss University<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Competitive salary according to the guidelines of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF -
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://snf.ch/en__;!!HJOPV4FYYWzcc1jazlU!4vkXtXTKLYkIXUgJ2wIjGohcKdRPFyCocPTIV0AN8eZvKQynyodxXGDQSm1FH9glbqwtlPBr8SxcFleu_xSAR7F0n2ghsW_iPw$"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://snf.ch/en</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friendly and person-oriented atmosphere<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you want to know more, please, read the full job description at the link below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jobs.paraplegie.ch/offene-stellen/phd-student-in-neuroimaging-of-cognition-in-spinal-cord-injury/cda47cb0-2d4b-4c77-8ce4-745fd294246e__;!!HJOPV4FYYWzcc1jazlU!4vkXtXTKLYkIXUgJ2wIjGohcKdRPFyCocPTIV0AN8eZvKQynyodxXGDQSm1FH9glbqwtlPBr8SxcFleu_xSAR7F0n2iqswRAAQ$">https://jobs.paraplegie.ch/offene-stellen/phd-student-in-neuroimaging-of-cognition-in-spinal-cord-injury/cda47cb0-2d4b-4c77-8ce4-745fd294246e</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are looking forward to receiving your application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Giuseppe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="IT" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Dr. Giuseppe Angelo Zito</span></b><span lang="IT" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="IT" style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Group Leader<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Swiss Paraplegic Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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