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PhD Position in 'Neuroscience of Motivation in Neurorehabilitation' 80%
Start of employment 01.01.2025 or by agreement, temporary
USZ Campus
In this project we seek to elucidate the neuronal mechanisms of motivation. This project aims to develop a biofeedback procedure to induce motivation for cognitive and motor effort in healthy and stroke subjects. To this end, we will record the neuronal activation of motivation and effort electrophysiologically, using high-density EEG. The corresponding autonomous response will be assessed with cardiological parameters.
Your responsibilities:
- Implementation of a cognitive and motor task-based reward paradigm
- Hands-on data acquisition of high-density EEG and heart rate measurements
- Development of new study designs and participant recruitment
- Advanced signal processing
- Dissemination of research findings through scientific publications and presentations
We are looking for a candidate with:
- A Master's degree (or nearing completion) in neuroscience, psychology, neurophysiology, biomedical engineering, health sciences and technology, or a related field
- Strong interest in technical skills, particularly in programming (e.g., Matlab, Python) and data analysis
- Experience with EEG is desirable
- Strong communication skills, scientific and creative reasoning, and a very collaborative spirit
- Structured, reliable, proactive and well-organized personality
- Fluency in German and English
- Strong interest and aptitude to work with vulnerable populations
- Flexibility to travel
Your application:
- Curriculum Vitae including educational history, full list of publications, awards, etc.
- Research motivation statement of max. two A4 pages covering your interests, goals, experiences, and how they would relate to and fit in with proposed research domain and activities
- Diplomas
- Names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of at least two references, mentioning for each of them the professional relationship you have with them.
Benefits
On-site Day Care Center
On-site Day Care Center
Your child/children receive(s) loving care at our Day Care Center. Long opening hours, no vacation closure, and subsidized childcare places at five locations relieve the burden on working parents.
Health
Health
We help you to stay healthy. In addition to personal consultations and courses offered by Health Management, subsidized annual membership of ASVZ gives you access to more than 120 different sports.
Flexibility
Flexibility
We support a healthy work-life balance: almost half of our employees work part-time and 50% of work can be done from home, whenever their daily professional duties permit this.
Family friendliness
Family friendliness
Mothers are entitled to at least six months’ maternity leave (on their full salary for 16 weeks), and fathers are entitled to at least two months’ paternity leave (on their full salary for two weeks).
Further education & development
Further education & development
We accompany our employees throughout their professional career and support them in their development by offering them personalized career and further education opportunities.
Insurance
Insurance
We pay 60% of our employees’ pension fund contributions and can offer them special supplementary insurance conditions.
Mobility
Mobility
Our employees benefit from a discounted personal Zurich Transport Network (ZVV) annual travelcard or receive a fixed cash amount towards a GA Travelcard.
Telephony
Telephony
As a USZ employee, you and your family members benefit from special conditions for your private cell phone contract.
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