[FieldTrip] PhD position on electrophysiology and cognition in multiple sclerosis patients!

[Muthuraman Muthuraman]

Doctoral Student

Neuroscientist with focus on electrophysiology and cognition in multiple sclerosis

The medical faculty of the University of Mainz, Germany, invites applications for a

PhD Student

for a functional translational neuroscience (FTN) scholarship three year position to work on electrophysiology and cognition in neuroimmunological disorders and multiple sclerosis. A project with multimodality usage of electroencephalography (EEG) and non-invasive brain stimulation technique like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

The successful applicant holds a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant academic area such as basic life sciences, neuropsychology, applied mathematics or biomedical engineering or similar disciplines. German language proficiency is mandatory for communicating with the patients. The working language at the institute is English. Experience with electrophysiology and the analysis of brain signals is advantageous, but not essential. The applicant’s merits are assessed on the basis of the quality of Master’s level studies and thesis, previous experience with the brain imaging, motivation and research interests.

The location for this research will mainly be the workgroups “Section of Movement Disorders, Neurostimulation and Neuroimaging“ of Prof. Sergiu Groppa at the Department of Neurology and “Multimodal Signal Processing and Statistical Analyses” of Prof. Muthuraman Muthuraman, both at the Focus Program Translational Neurosciences (http://www.ftn.uni-mainz.de/) and Neuroimaging Centre Mainz (http://www.ftn.nic.uni-mainz.de/). Expected close collaborations with national and international partners.

The application should include a statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae (max. 4 pages) composed according to good scientific practice, a certificate of Master’s degree, copy of the master’s thesis and grades of Master’s level studies, the names and e-mail addresses of two referees and a proof of proficiency in English.

The position will be open until filled. To apply for the position, please send the above documents as pdfs until 31.03.2018 to Prof. Sergiu Groppa, Department of Neurology, Section of movement disorders and neurostimulation, University of Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany, or by Email to segroppa(at)uni-mainz.de<http://uni-mainz.de/>
. For additional information please contact Sergiu Groppa.


With regards
M.Muthuraman



Prof. Dr.- Ing. M.Muthuraman

Biomedical statistics and multimodal signal processing unit
Movement Disorders and Neurostimulation,

Department of Neurology,

Focus Program Translational Neuroscience (FTN)

Johannes-Gutenberg-University Hospital,

Langenbeckstr. 1

55131 Mainz, Germany

Email: mmuthura at uni-mainz.de

Website:http://www.tiefehirnstimulation.com/<http://www.dbs-info.de/mm.html>

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