PhD position in Sensory Biophysics/Neurophysiology

October 2, 2008

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The Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the University of Groningen Centre for Audiology (UACG) provide clinical care, teaching and scientific research in the field of hearing disorders, speech/language disorders and voice disorders. The department has special significance as a leading regional reference centre.
Diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation of patients is provided in multidisciplinary teams built up around specific fields, including:
- cochlear implants
- children with hearing problems and speech/language problems
- tinnitus.The duties of all UACG staff include supervising student trainees and participating in scientific research.

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Job description:
A grant awarded by the Heinsius Houboltfonds has provided funds for a researcher/PhD student for the Tinnitus research project. The subsidized research project is part of a study of the neurophysiological mechanisms that lie at the root of tinnitus. The main assumption in the research project is that tinnitus is caused by deviant neural activity in the auditory areas of the brain. Conducting animal experiments will form one of your duties. In addition, you will further develop the experimental setup for electrophysiological research and conduct measurement of neural brain activity in laboratory animals. This part of the research mainly focuses on developing and implementing methods for describing neural brain activity by means of signal analysis techniques. These techniques will subsequently be used to study the effects of local medicinal interventions in the auditory organ (the cochlea) on brain activity.

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Job requirements
- You have finished or nearly finished a university Master’s degree programme in the field of neurosciences, physics, biophysics, biomedical technology, audiology or a related field.
- Your academic qualities are demonstrated by excellent study results.
- You are strongly motivated to complete a PhD programme.
- You have excellent social and communicative skills.
- You are able to work both independently and as part of a team.

The UMCG has a preventive Hepatitis B policy. This may means that you must have built up sufficient protection against Hepatitis B before you can be appointed.

Arbeidsvoorwaarden

Conditions of employment: The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Medical Centres (CAO-UMC). The UMCG is offering a PhD salary of at least € 2,007 gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 2,572 gross per month in the last year for a full-time position. It is a temporary appointment for a period of four years. After the first year there will be an appraisal interview based on the working plan that has been drawn up, in order to establish whether the PhD research can be completed within the remaining three years of the appointment. Further information: For further information about this job vacancy, please contact Prof. P. van Dijk, Professor of Audiology, tel. (050) 361 25 50 Job applications: The UMCG would prefer to receive your application in electronic form. Please use the electronic application form at the bottom of this page. If you wish to apply in writing for this position, the closing date is 28-10-2008. Please send your completed application form to: University Medical Center Groningen Wervingssecretariaat LB 13 P.O. Box 30.001 9700 RB Groningen The Netherlands.
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Wervingssecretariaat, LB13
Postbus 30.001
9700 RB Groningen
Noemt u in uw sollicitatie altijd het vacaturenummer 8174

Otorhinolaryngology, vacancy number FMW-8174

Scholarship Tags: Biophysics, Neurophysiology, PhD, Position, Sensory