PhD research assistant at MySpace Lab

Contexte

The Lausanne University Hospital CHUV is one in five university hospitals in Switzerland. Academically, it is linked to the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and it holds close ties to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL).

This position is filled in the context of a new research project entitled; “Neural mechanisms for mapping body-environment interactions in space and time: Peripersonal Space-Time (PPST) indexes Self-Consciousness “here and now””, coordinated by the MySpace Lab at the CHUV (led by ), in collaboration with the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience (LNCO) led by Prof. Olaf Blanke at the EPFL, and the group led by Milan Scheidegger at the University of Zurich. The project is funded by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

has a highly recognized background in cognitive neuroscience and a strong network to the neuroscience-research community in Europe and in the US. We provide a collaborative and dynamic environment, access to state-of-the art experimental equipment and a rare unique opportunity to work at the interface between fundamental and clinical research. Our laboratories are situated at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the CHUV in Lausanne and at the recently opened NeuroRehab Center at the Lavigny hospital, and interact strongly with the EPFL, the Schools of Applied Sciences and neurotechnologically oriented industry partners. This represents an ideal environment for conducting both basic and translational research. The multidisciplinary nature of the project will require frequent exchanges with the project partners.

Mission

• Investigate whether space and time are jointly represented in the brain
• Study interactions with the immediate environment around the body, known as peripersonal space (PPS)
• Examine the neural network underlying PPS, which integrates tactile stimuli on the body with external sensory inputs (visual, auditory, etc.)
• Move beyond a purely spatial perspective of PPS by identifying temporal factors influencing multisensory integration
• Apply psychophysical methods, EEG, fMRI, and computational modeling to address these questions
• Characterize a spatio-temporal Peripersonal Space-Time (PPST) field
• Investigate how PPST varies across different states of consciousness, as modulated by meditation and psychedelics.

Profil

Nous offrons

To become an employee of the world-famous University Hospital Center from the Canton of Vaud is an assurance of:

• First-rate social benefits such as a Paternity Leave of 20 days and a Maternity Leave of 4 months (there is also the possibility to obtain a complementary breastfeeding leave of 1 month)
• Regular salary progression adapted to your responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacations per year
• A right to at least three days of training per year, by accessing a wide offer of courses not only from the CHUV Training Center but also from external providers
• Possibility to access one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods in case of relocation in Switzerland
• Discounts proposed on social and cultural events, goodies and other services, thanks to the “H-Oxygène” association
• Signing up to our Mobility Plan and benefit from different advantages (discounts on public transportation, promotion of “Mobility” car fleet and discounts on electric bikes)
• Being able to enjoy our high-quality corporate restaurants, located in every hospital building, with employees’ discount

Contact et envoi de candidature

Contact pour informations sur la fonction : Petr Grivaz, Chargé de recherche & Lab manager, . 

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