Research Fellow in Motor Control and Pain

The Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine) within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow. The appointed candidate will be expected to have ambition to participate in one of the UK's strongest research Schools, maintaining our strengths as a leading research-led teaching department, publishing work of the highest academic quality and impact.

Main Duties

To plan and carry out research in with a focus on:

• Biomechanics, electrophysiology, movement analysis
• Sensorimotor interaction with an emphasis on musculoskeletal pain disorders
• Rehabilitation including novel approaches for pain management

To execute teaching activities in the field of

• Sensorimotor interaction
• Neurophysiology of movement
• Pain physiology

To supervise/co-supervise Master and PhD students

Person Specification

The successful candidate should hold a Master Degree and PhD in Physiotherapy, Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience or related areas.

The candidate should have experience in:

• Track record of publications in well ranked journals in the field of pain/neurophysiology/ rehabilitation
• Supervision/co-supervision of Bachelor, Master and PhD students

The appointee will have a background consistent with a research focus on pain and control of human movement. The candidate is expected to have a growing track record of publications within these fields.