PhD in Neuroscience

Offer Description ------------------ The Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS) of UCLouvain is looking for a highly motivated PhD student to run a multidisciplinary research project in NeuroScience on two Belgian sites: the Brussels and Yvoir University Hospitals of UCLouvain. The project aims at quantifying motor function recovery and motor learning in the early phase of stroke by means of robotics and at correlating recovery and motor learning with multimodal brain MRI. Healthy control subjects will be recruited for comparison purposes. The successful candidate will have a strong neuroscience, medical, engineering or scientific background, and/or experience with Matlab or Python programming, and/or multimodal MRI, and/or robotics applied to neuroscience/human movements. The call is open to people with a Master 120 and a degree in medicine, neuroscience / biomedical science, engineering, psychology or physical / occupational therapy. Where to apply ------------------ E-mail [email protected] Requirements ------------------ Research Field Neurosciences » Other Education Level Master Degree or equivalent Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Education Level Master Degree or equivalent Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Education Level Master Degree or equivalent Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Education Level Master Degree or equivalent Skills/Qualifications The successful candidate will have a strong neuroscience, medical, engineering or scientific background, and/or experience with Matlab or Python programming, and/or multimodal MRI, and/or robotics applied to neuroscience/human movements. The call is open to people with a Master 120 and a degree in medicine, neuroscience / biomedical science, engineering, psychology or physical / occupational therapy. Depending on her/his basic skills, the candidate will have the opportunity to: - Receive training in multimodal MRI data collection and analysis (BrainVoyager, SPM …) - Receive training in robotic data collection and analysis (Matlab or Python) - Receive training in clinical data collection and analysis - Receive training in statistical analysis and programming (R studio …) - Receive training in scientific writing – communication - Be involved in data collection and curation (Data Management Plan – Data Repository) - Interact with a multidisciplinary team (neurologists, MRI experts, neuroscience / motor control experts, physical therapists, stroke unit nurses, engineers, statisticians, IT experts …) - Interact with acute stroke patients and healthy control subjects Specific Requirements If you do NOT speak French fluently, please do NOT apply. Indeed, the project will involve French-speaking acute patients from the Stroke Units of the Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc (Brussels) and CHU UCL Namur (Yvoir). Languages FRENCH Level Good Languages ENGLISH Level Good Research Field Neurosciences » Other Years of Research Experience None Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Research Field Medical sciences » Medicine Research Field Psychological sciences » Cognitive science Additional Information ------------------ Benefits Depending on her/his basic skills, the candidate will have the opportunity to: - Receive training in multimodal MRI data collection and analysis (BrainVoyager, SPM …) - Receive training in robotic data collection and analysis (Matlab or Python) - Receive training in clinical data collection and analysis - Receive training in statistical analysis and programming (R studio …) - Receive training in scientific writing – communication - Be involved in data collection and curation (Data Management Plan – Data Repository) Work hours may be highly flexible. The Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS) is one of the five research institutes of the UCLouvain healthcare sector (SSS). It hosts a multidisciplinary team of over 300 researchers and supporting staff, committed to advancing knowledge of the brain in health and disease. The institute is structured along three organizational axes, a cellular and molecular axis (CEMO), a systems and cognition axis (COSY) and a clinical neuroscience axis (NEUR). Its research facilities are located in Brussels and in Louvain-la-Neuve, and include three technological platforms, one dedicated to studying animal behavior (BEAP), the second to the analysis of human neuroimaging data (NIMA), and the third to multidisciplinary investigations in nutrition (CICN). The institute also benefits from close interactions with two academic hospitals, the Saint-Luc University Hospital in Brussels, and the CHU Namur - Godinne site in Wallonia. The Cellular and Molecular (CEMO) axis comprises 8 research groups using molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, transgenesis, imaging and electrophysiology and animal behavior analyses to investigate the fundamental bases of neural development, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology and pathophysiology of the nervous system. The Systems and Cognition (COSY) axis is highly multidisciplinary in nature. It unites 24 research groups exploring the neural mechanisms underlying perceptual, cognitive and motor functions in humans using a wide range of methods such as psychophysics, neuropsychology, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), scalp and intracerebral electroencephalography (EEG), and non-invasive brain stimulation. The Clinical Neuroscience (NEUR) axis is composed of 16 research groups closely interconnected to the Cliniques Universitaires UCL Saint-Luc (Brussels) and the CHU UCL Namur - Godinne site (Yvoir). This research axis aims at gaining a holistic understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and at developing novel diagnostic tools and treatments. Its work is patient-centered, and often complemented by back-translated preclinical studies. Eligibility criteria If you do NOT speak French fluently, please do NOT apply. Indeed, the project will involve French-speaking acute patients from the Stroke Units of the Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc (Brussels) and CHU UCL Namur (Yvoir). Selection process Round 1 : email Round 2 : TEAMS or ZOOM interview Additional comments The project will be highly interdisciplinary and will provide the opportunity to interact with - a multidisciplinary team : neurologists, MRI experts, neuroscience / motor control experts, physical therapists, stroke unit nurses, engineers, statisticians, IT experts … - acute stroke patients and healthy control subjects Website for additional job details https://www.uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ions Work Location(s) ------------------ Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc Country Belgium State/Province Brussels City Brussels Postal Code 1200 Street Avenue Hippocrate 10 Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute CHU UCL Namur - Godinne site Country Belgium State/Province Wallonia City Yvoir Postal Code 5530 Street Avenue Dr Gaston Therasse 1 Contact ------------------ State/Province Brussels + Wallonia City Brussels Website https://www.uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ions Street Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 53 B Postal Code 1200 + 5530 E-Mail [email protected] Phone +32 81 42 33 21