Fully Funded PhD in Spinal Cord Stimulation Research

Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sur place; GBP 20 000 - 24 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

3-year PhD

Stipend £21,805 p.a.

Collaboration with Saluda Medical

Résumé du poste

Newcastle University and Saluda Medical are offering a PhD Studentship to explore how spinal cord stimulation paradigms affect pain processing in preclinical models. The project aims to uncover why efficacy may decline and to develop long-term SCS protocols for durable analgesia.

The successful candidate will work within an expert supervisory team across electrophysiology, pharmacology, and neuroscience, with open collaboration with Saluda Medical. Start April 2027 preferred, duration 3 years.

Qualifications

• Open to Home students only.
• A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject. A Masters with strong research training element would be highly advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Conduct behavioural, molecular and neurobiological studies to evaluate SCS paradigms.
• Investigate mechanisms of analgesia and reasons for loss of efficacy over time.
• Collaborate with Saluda Medical and Newcastle laboratories to develop long-term stimulation models and validate outcomes.

Connaissances

Research experience

Neuroscience techniques

Behavioral analysis

Formation

2:1 honours degree or international equivalent in a relevant subject

Masters with strong research training

Description du poste

Newcastle University and Saluda Medical are offering a PhD Studentship to explore how spinal cord stimulation paradigms affect pain processing in preclinical models. The project aims to uncover why efficacy may decline and to develop long-term SCS protocols for durable analgesia.

The successful candidate will work within an expert supervisory team across electrophysiology, pharmacology, and neuroscience, with open collaboration with Saluda Medical. Start April 2027 preferred, duration 3 years.