Connectionists: Postdoc / phd position: VR and robot technology for rehabilitation training in neurological disoders (Tübingen), Germany

[Compsens]

POSTDOC / PHD POSITION: VR AND ROBOT TECHNOLOGY FOR REHABILITATION  
TRAINING IN NEUROLOGICAL DISOREDERS
(CIN, HIH, University Clinic Tuebingen, Germany)

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The Section for Computational Sensomotorics at the Center for  
Integrative Neurosciences and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain  
Research and the Centre of Integrative Neuroscience at the University  
of Tuebingen invites applications for a 2y-Postdoc or a 3y PhD student  
in the field of biomedical engineering.

The position is funded within the EC research project COGIMON. This  
highly interdisciplinary project aims at the development of new VR and  
humanoid robot technology including biologically- inspired control  
algorithms for applications including rehabilitation training in  
patients. The available project focuses on the development of VR  
technology in combination with machine learning, including the use of  
inertial sensor systems and establishing links to humanoid robots for  
applications in rehabilitation training.

We offer employment with salary and social benefits based on the  
collective agreement for public service employees in the academic and  
science sector in Germany.


What we offer:
•being part of an inspiring multidisciplinary and international research team
•possibility to obtain a PhD in theoretical Neuroscience at the  
International Graduate Training Center for Neuroscience in Tuebingen  
or of a PhD in Computer Science at Tuebingen University
•specialized courses, summer schools, seminars by renowned experts
•stimulating interdisciplinary scientific environment (HIH among top 3  
European institutions for clinical brain research; Bernstein Center  
for Computational Neuroscience; 3 Max Planck Institutes: Biological  
Cybernetics, Intelligent Systems, and Developmental Biology).
•active participation at international conferences
•collaborations with leading international partners in neuro- and  
computer science (including M.I.T, KU Leuven, Imperial College, IIT,  
CALTECH, etc.)

What we are looking for:
•person with Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics,  
Mathematics, or Computational Neuroscience or a related discipline
•enthusiasm for research and independent problem solving
•strong mathematical background and basic programming skills (at least  
in C++ , MATLAB or Python)
•willingness to learn relevant techniques and software for VR and  
machine learning
•interest in biomedical engineering, VR and robotics
•English speaking and writing skills

Committed to Equal Opportunities.

Interested candidates should send their application, including a CV,  
all marks from studies, 2 letters of reference, and a short research  
statement of about one half page (explaining how your skills might  
support a project on learning of hierarchies in motor control) to:

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    Prof. Dr. Martin Giese
    Section for Theoretical Sensomotorics, Dept. for Cognitive Neurology
    Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research &  Center for Integrative
    Neuroscience
    University of Tuebingen, Otfried-Müller Str. 25, D-72076 Tuebingen
    GERMANY

    Tel.: +49 7071 2989124
    Email: martin.giese at uni-tuebingen.de
    Web: http://www.compsens.uni-tuebingen.de/