The Postdoctoral Fellow will build translational research capability in sensorimotor recovery/rehabilitation after major spinal cord injury and produce research, that, ideally, will provide evidence for improving clinical practice and home care.

About the role

$104k plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
4 years – Fixed Term
Full-time (35 hours per week)

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

Conduct research into spinal cord injury sensorimotor rehabilitation either as a member of a team, or where appropriate, independently, and ensure all research is conducted to highest scientific and ethical standards through implementation of best practice research processes.
Provide expertise for the development/refinement, delivery and evaluation of spinal cord injury sensorimotor rehabilitation programs.
Prepare or contribute to the preparation of research and rehabilitation protocols and ethics applications.
Contribute to the writing of scientific manuscripts, assist with the coordination of research activities and actively contribute to research outputs to meet project milestones.
Contribute to the preparation of research proposal submissions to funding bodies and actively see collaboration with industry partners as appropriate.
Assist with the supervision of research students in the research area where required.
Collaborate effectively and maintain strong relationships with relevant researchers within the Institute external research collaborators, stakeholders, and policy makers.

About the successful applicant

PhD in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
Established experience in spinal cord neuromodulation for sensorimotor rehabilitation in major spinal cord injuries, specifically, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, epidural stimulation, and pharmacological neuromodulation.
Experienced in both preclinical research in rodents and clinical research in SCI patients.
Demonstrated excellent or outstanding track record of research publications in peer- reviewed, highly ranked international journals in the field of Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurorehabilitation, and Neural Engineering relative to opportunity., An emerging or established international research track record as evidenced by successful collaborations and international competitive research grants in the field of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation.
Demonstrated commitment to the highest standards of scientific and ethical integrity.
Experience in multimodal brain and spinal cord imaging, e.g., pCASL, resting state fMRI, fMRI, DTI and spectroscopy, is desirable, but not necessary. Notable, these criteria do not need to be addressed if the candidate has no experience in multimodal brain and spinal cord imaging.

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