The Department of Medicine, Clinic for neurology, research group on “Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation”, Prof. Dr. David Pedrosa, is currently accepting applications for a Research Assistant (Doctoral Researcher/PhD).
The position is offered for a period of three years, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is as soon as possible. The position is part-time (65 % of regular working hours) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 65 %).
Tasks:
- scientific services in research and teaching
- collaborate with our international partners in a European research consortium (TRACE-PD), funded by the EU Joint Programme Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) and the BMBF and coordinated by our centre
- help with MRI data acquisition from patients with Parkinson‘s disease using a state-of-the-art MR-scanner
- evaluating MRI and PET data with focus on correlates of degeneration and mitigating processes in the early phase of Parkinson‘s disease
- writing scientific texts for publications of the consortium dealing with subcortical degeneration and cortical compensation
- regular methodological exchange with our partners in Germany (Cologne), Sweden (Stockholm), the Netherlands (Nijmegen) and the Czéch Republic (Brno)
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Summary
- Application DeadlineAugust 10, 2025
- Study LevelPhD
- SponsorUniversity of Marburg
- City to studyHesse
- School to studyUniversity of Marburg
- Eligible CountryAll Countries
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Benefits
- collaboration in an international research consortium with leading European research groups in the field of neuroimaging in movement disorders
- research stay at our partners research group at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- attractive salary according to the collective agreement of the state of Hesse
- free use of public transportation in Hesse
Requirements
- MSc-degree or equivalent in neuroscience, biomedical science, psychology or related disciplines
- experience in analyzing neuroimaging data (PET or MRI)
- existing knowledge in programming languages (e.g. MATLAB, Python, R) is an advantage
- strong interest in research in neurodegenerative disorders, especially neuroimaging of disease-related processes in the early phase of Parkinson‘s disease
- good knowledge of written and spoken English is required
- high level of diligence, ability to work in a team, structured work and organisational skills
Disposition to own scientific qualification (a doctorate project dealing with neuroimaging markers in Parkinson’s disease) is expected.
We actively support the professional development of junior researchers by the offers of Marburg Research Academy (MARA), the International Office and the Higher Education Didactics Office.
Application Deadline
August 10, 2025How To Apply
Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to
University of Marburg on stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de to apply
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