PhD Position in Medical Science Aalto University, School of Science
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Aalto University is a community of bold thinkers where science and art meet technology and business. We are committed to identifying and solving grand societal challenges and building an innovative future. Aalto University has six schools with nearly 20 000 students and more than 400 professors. Our campuses are located in Espoo and Helsinki, Finland. We are looking for a Ph.D. student to a 5-year project “Proprioception in sensorimotor integration in health and disease”, funded by Academy of Finland and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation. The work will be done at the Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (NBE) of Aalto UniversitySchool of Sciencein close collaboration with the Helsinki University Hospital. The work will be done under the guidance of Dr. Harri Piitulainen. The aim in the project is to explore the roles of proprioception ("sense of movement") in cortical sensorimotor integration in healthy, diseased (cerebral palsy), and recovering (stroke) brain. We will study the brain responses for proprioceptive stimuli both using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques. In the later stage of the project, we will investigate the relationship between proprioception, embodiment, cognitive performance, verbal and non-verbal social interaction, and perception of emotions from movements. The task of the Ph.D. student is to participate the research and guide other students allocated to the project. The Ph.D. student is also expected to write high-quality scientific publications on the research results together with other members of our "Human sensorimotor system neuroscience" team. An ideal candidate has a good knowledge in some or all of the following areas: methodology and analysis for fMRI and MEG (or EEG), and biomedical signal processing. Experience in Matlab, Python, etc. is a preference. The position is located at the Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering at the Aalto University Otaniemi Campus, Espoo, Finland. The expected duration of doctoral studies is four years, but a contract is first made for one year, and the extension is subject to advance of studies and research. The salary is according to the salary system of Aalto University (from 2423,79 € upwards for M.Sc.). The contract includes Aalto University occupational healthcare. Full time doctoral candidates are expected to complete their PhD in four years, during which they should complete their PhD thesis and doctoral studies. For more information please contact Dr. Harri Piitulainen, email: harri.piitulainen@aalto.fi or on the application process related matters HR Coordinator Mari Kaarni mari.kaarni@aalto.fi. Please apply through our electronic recruitment system Saima The deadline for applications is December 2nd 2016. Application materials should be submitted in English. The ideal starting date is January 2017, but is negotiable. Your application should include the following attachments:
The application materials will not be returned. Aalto University reserves the right for justified reasons to leave the position open, to extend the application period and to consider candidates who have not submitted applications during the application period.
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