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Funded PhD positions in Cognitive Motor Neuroscience at Michigan State University
Funded PhD positions in Cognitive Motor Neuroscience at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
The Motor Neuroscience Lab (MNL) at Michigan State University is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2024. Research projects are primarily, but not exclusively, in upper limb adaptive motor control and functional lateralization, using behavioral and electrophysiological approaches (EEG, TMS); the lab has well-established collaborations with the Departments of Psychology, Engineering, Neurology, and the Neuroscience Program. Visit the lab website http://education.msu.edu/kin/mnl/ for more information.
Outstanding candidates with a background in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, human movement, psychology, physiology, or a related field are strongly encouraged to apply. Prior research experience and good scientific writing skills are highly desirable, as is programming knowledge (e.g., Matlab, Python, R).
The MNL is equipped with various motion recording systems (joysticks, digitizing tablet, bimanual Kinarm endpoint robot, 8-camera motion analysis system), Eyelink and Tobii Pro Fusion eye trackers, portable and stationary AMTI force plates, Delsys and Biometrics EMG systems, a BrainVision 32-channel EEG system, and Magstim transcranial magnetic stimulators (TMS).
The Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State is highly ranked in the country, and students will receive excellent mentoring. For more information about applying to our graduate program visit https://education.msu.edu/kin/graduate/phd/. Also check out https://education.msu.edu/kin/gradua...ation-program/ for our early doctoral visitation program, where we bring selected candidates to campus in November.
For additional information, please email Dr. Florian Kagerer (fkagerer@msu.edu) with: (i) a statement of interest that explains your research interests and skills, and (ii) your CV. Applications for the early visitation program are due October 6, 2023; regular applications are due January 15, 2024.