Job ID: 120380

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Position: Post-doctoral Position

Deadline: 30 September 2024

Employment Start Date: 3 February 2025

Contract Length: 3 years

City: Bristol

Country: United Kingdom

Institution: University of Bristol

Department:

Description:

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our mission to transform the development of neurostimulation interventions for Parkinson’s disease and related movement disorders. The aim of our MRC funded project is to design personalized neurostimulation protocols for Parkinson’s patients by capitalizing on the observation that their symptoms greatly improve immediately after engaging in intense physical exercise. We will record patients’ neural activity pre- and post-exercise to identify functional connectivity patterns associated with improved movement and cognitive control. We will then develop neurostimulation strategies to facilitate the patterns and test if they can indeed improve patients mobility and cognitive task performance. We are specifically looking for candidates with prior experience in analysing neural data and knowledge of neural oscillations. Lab environment Our lab (https://neurolab.wavesandbreaks.org/ )is well-connected with local patient groups and with the Bristol Brain Centre, giving us strong patient buy-in and clinical support from movement disorder specialists. Our lab facilities include world-leading transcranial electrical neurostimulation equipment (Soterix HD neurostimulator) and EEG recording hardware (ANT neuro). The position is funded by the MRC and is an open ended position with fixed funding available for 3 years.

Further Information

Details about the position and information on how to apply:
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/details/?jobId=359535&jobTitle=Research%20Associate%20in%20Neuroscience

Contact Details

Please contact Dr Petra Fischer (petra.fischer@bristol.ac.uk) if you would like to discuss the position.