PhD Student

Euraxess; Poznań; Hybrid; PLN 39,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Poznan University of Physical Education in Poland invites applications for a PhD student position within the OPUS 30 project, based at the Department of Neuromuscular Physiotherapy. The contract is a funded research scholarship for doctoral candidates actively pursuing a dissertation.

Requirements include Master’s degree in a related field, English proficiency (min. B2), and familiarity with neurophysiology research methods. Involvement in international conferences is expected.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a scientific discipline related to neurophysiology (biological sciences, medical biology, medical sciences, health sciences, physical culture sciences, biomedical engineering, or psychology).
• Master’s degree in a related field (MA or MSc) and English proficiency (B2+).
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and basic neurophysiology research methods are expected.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of neurophysiological profile of motor units and spinal excitability in humans undergoing whole-body vibration with tsDCS.
• Conduct neurophysiological experiments under supervision of the project manager.
• Assist in organizing the laboratory and research setup.
• Prepare neurophysiological experiments; assist in data analysis and manuscript preparation.
• Present results at national and international conferences and meetings.

Education

Master degree or equivalent in neurophysiology-related field

Master’s degree (MA or MSc) in a related scientific discipline

Good command of English (minimum B2)

Familiarity with Spike2 software

Data analysis skills; basic research methods in neurophysiology

Tools

Spike2 software

Job description

Poznan University of Physical Education, POLAND

Organisation/Company Poznan University of Physical Education, POLAND Research Field Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 19 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw) Country Poland Type of Contract Other Type of Contract Extra Information Research scholarship Job Status Other Job Status Extra Information A student/doctoral candidate position fully funded by the grant Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job Description

Call for applications for a PhD student position within the OPUS 30 project (No. 2025/59/B/NZ4/02602) at the Eugeniusz Piasecki University of Physical Education in Poznań, Department of Neuromuscular Physiotherapy; contract type: research scholarship.

Our requirements:

• student enrolled in a full-time or part-time second-cycle (Master’s) degree program at a university in Poland;
• student in at least the fourth year of a full-time or part-time uniform Master’s degree program at a university in Poland;
• doctoral student participating in a doctoral program conducted by an authorized university unit, an institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a research institute, or an international research institute operating in Poland and established under separate regulations;
• participant in a doctoral seminar currently working on a doctoral dissertation;
• higher education graduate holding a Master’s degree (MA or MSc/MSc Eng.) in a scientific discipline related to neurophysiology—specifically in biological sciences, medical biology, medical sciences, health sciences, physical culture sciences, biomedical engineering, or psychology;
• certificate of student or doctoral student status;
• Master’s degree (MA or MSc/MSc Eng.) in a scientific discipline related to neurophysiology—specifically in biological sciences, medical biology, medical sciences, health sciences, physical culture sciences, biomedical engineering, or psychology;
• good command of English (minimum B2 level);
• proficiency in using data analysis software (familiarity with Spike2 software is an additional asset); basic knowledge of research methods and techniques used in the neurophysiology of the nervous and neuromuscular systems, particularly in the fields of anatomy, physiology, cell biology, physics, neuroinformatics, or computational neuroscience;
• availability and willingness to work flexible hours;

Scope of duties

• analysis of the neurophysiological profile of motor units and spinal excitability in humans undergoing whole-body vibration training combined with transspinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS);
• conducting neurophysiological experiments under the supervision of the project manager;
• assisting in the organization of the laboratory and the research setup;
• preparing neurophysiological experiments;
• data analysis and assistance in the preparation of publications;
• presenting results at national and international conferences and meetings.

Documents required for the recruitment process

• CV
• copy of Master’s degree diploma (MA or MSc);
• application for the position of doctoral student;
• brief description of academic career to date;
• list of publications/conference presentations;
• other documents confirming qualifications relevant to the project (language certificates, etc.).

Requirements

Research Field Other Education Level Master Degree or equivalent

Internal Application form(s) needed

ENG Call for Applications for a PhD Student Position at the Department of Neuromuscular Physiotherapy within the OPUS 30 Project.pdf