Job ID: 122075

PhD

Position: Ph.D. Student

Deadline: 31 March 2025

Employment Start Date: 1 May 2025

Contract Length: 4 years

City: Göttingen

Country: Germany

Institution: University Medicine Göttingen

Department: Neurology

Description:

Ph.D. Development of new Diagnostic Methods to identify dysfunctional Heart-and-Brain Interactions

The Dept. of Neurology (Prof. Mathias Bähr) at the University Medicine Göttingen is seeking a Ph.D. student interested in studying heart & brain interactions.

The aim of this project is to determine whether cardiac dysfunctions like atrial fibrillation (AF; intermittent or permanent) can impair Glymphatic System (GS) functions. To properly study the complex heart and brain interactions we have developed new tools which combine EEG, ECG and multimodal MRI analyses. The project will also encompass the study of heart-brain interaction in patients with cardiac failure and stroke.

The project is embedded into the Research Training Group 2824 (GRK2824), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and offers a structured international 3-4‐year doctoral programme in the field of “Heart & Brain”. The program offers an excellent research environment, a comprehensive curriculum and a broad supervision and mentoring network.

More information can be found here: https://hbcg.umg.eu/en/research/

We are looking for very motivated candidates with a strong interest in neural and behavioral sciences and a master’s degree in neurobiology/neuroscience, cardiovascular science or psychology. Programming skills and experience with behavioral experiments in humans are necessary. Prior experience with EEG and fMRI in humans is not required but will be highly valued.

Applications should include a CV, a letter of intent including a statement of scientific/research experience and interests, and the names and contact information of two references.    Please send your application as a single PDF file to mbaehr@gwdg.de