Applications are invited for a PhD Student position at the Department of Neurology,
Technische Universität München, to work on the cerebral representation of pain by using
EEG. The project will focus on the neurophysiological correlates of ongoing pain in
healthy human subjects and patients suffering from chronic pain disorders. Major
experimental methods include EEG time-frequency analysis, source analysis and connectivity
analysis. The candidate will join a research group dedicated to the multimodal
investigation of the cerebral representation of pain
(
http://www.neurokopfzentrum.med.tum.de/neurologie/426.html) which is part of the
TUM-Neuroimaging Center (
http://www.tumnic.mri.tum.de).
Applicants should have a background in neuroscience, medicine, psychology, physics,
engineering, or other relevant disciplines. Prior experience in EEG experimental design,
data acquisition and analysis as well as time series analysis and MATLAB programming are
highly desirable.
The position is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Salary will be commensurate
with the German TVöD salary scale (EG13, 50%). The position is available for three years.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Candidates may contact Dr. Markus Ploner for more detailed information or directly e-mail
their application (ploner(a)lrz.tum.de).
PD Dr. Markus Ploner
Department of Neurology
Technische Universität München
Munich, Germany
ploner(a)lrz.tum.de