The Institute of Neuroscience (IoNS) of the University of Louvain (UCL, Belgium) is offering a PhD position to work on an FP7-funded project (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN) entitled “Virtual prototyping of tactile displays” (PROTOTOUCH).
The PhD will be conducted under the supervision of Pr. Jean-Louis Thonnard (co-supervision: Pr. André Mouraux).
The objective of the PhD is to develop a novel psychophysical approaches to explore the neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the perception of active touch. The fellowship is integrated in a large European research project involving several universities as well as the private sector.
The candidate should have a Master’s degree in biological or medical sciences, psychology, engineering or a related discipline. He or she will carry out psychophysical experiments in both patients and healthy volunteers. Experience in the field of systems neuroscience, in particular, psychophysics, would thus be an asset.
The starting date is September 2013. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations
Applications should be sent by email to jean-louis.thonnard@uclouvain.be, and should include a curriculum vitae and a cover letter detailing research motivations.
The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
Contact :
Jean-Louis Thonnard
Institute of Neuroscience (IONS)
University of Louvain (UCL)
Brussels, Belgium
Tel : +32(0)2-764-9349
Email : jean-louis.thonnard@uclouvain.be
Web : http://www.uclouvain.be/ions