A postdoctoral scholar position is available in Dr. Maria Knikou’s Motor Control and NeuroRecovery Laboratory (Klab4Recovery) at the Department of Physical Therapy, City University of New York/College of Staten Island. Our lab utilizes non-invasive electrophysiological approaches to delineate cortical, corticospinal, and spinal neural network plasticity in people with spinal cord injury. The post doc fellow will work in a randomized clinical trial concentrating on cortical and spinal neuroplasticity following transspinal stimulation at rest and during standing followed by robotic gait training in people with spinal cord injury. The post doc fellow will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other research fellows from different disciplines, mentor physical therapy students, and will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory housing equipment necessary for electrophysiological data acquisition and analysis, as well as equipment for movement kinematics. The postdoctoral research fellow will be primarily responsible for the implementation, execution of the study, and further development of analytical software. It is expected that the fellow is involved in all aspects of the research project but also in other experiments, and will be encouraged to pursue additional research areas of interest.

Highly motivated candidates with particular interest in understanding pathological movement control, pathological neuronal circuits, and functional neuroplasticity in people with Spinal Cord Injury are encouraged to apply. Interested individuals with a recent PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering in related fields are encouraged to apply. Physical therapists with a PhD in a related field are also encouraged to apply. Previous experience with electrophysiology and/or neurophysiology approaches in humans is desirable.
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position entails the following tasks
  • full time commitment to research,
  • take a leading role in the research project,
  • contribute to data analysis and take a leading role in presentation of findings at conferences and preparation of manuscripts,
  • collaborate with other researchers on this research project,
  • direct development, data collection, analysis and implementation relative to research and quality improvement activities,
  • develop new projects and new ideas,
  • submit fellowships/grants with guidance, support and mentorship by the PI.

Dr. Maria Knikou’s laboratory is located at the College of Staten Island. College of Staten Island is one of the 12 senior colleges of the City University of New York, one of the largest public universities in the US. We are committed to ethnic, racial, and gender diversity on our campus and strongly encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.
Interested candidates should send CV and names and contact information for 3 references to Maria.Knikou@csi.cuny.edu and/or Timothy.Pulverenti@csi.cuny.edu. Applications will be reviewed in the order received. The position is available immediately. Salary is competitive based on the years of training.

The City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

Maria Knikou, PT, PhD
Professor, City University of New York