PostDoc (m/f/d) Neurogeriatrics Research Group

Job description

Department of Neurology - Neurogeriatrics Research Group: Neurogeriatrics is a new scientific and medical field combining and applying neurological and geriatric expertise. The neurogeriatrics department Kiel University Hospital (UKSH) has a 10-bed ward for treating neurogeriatric patients (usually people over 70 with age-related neurological impairments). Such impairments can affect gait, balance, mobility, muscle weakness, thinking, speech, language, swallowing and excretion. They can endanger or impair everyday functioning and quality of life to such an extent that targeted therapy is considered appropriate by those affected or their caregivers. Our specialised team's goal is to provide individualized, focused, everyday-relevant diagnostics and therapy based on scientific criteria. We are an international team working on the topic of neural mechanisms in movement for people with Parkinson's disease. The project you will be working on focuses on the analysis of EEG, EMG and movement data that can map the neural basis of treadmill training in Parkinson's disease. The project StepuP is being carried out by the Neurogeriatrics Working Group and five other partners in six countries,...