Looking for potential PhD candidates — Parkinson’s disease, motor behavior & AI

We are looking for motivated candidates interested in applying for national or international PhD funding to develop a thesis project at the
Cajal Neuroscience Center, CSIC
, in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.

The project will combine
preclinical mouse experiments
and
computational behavioral analysis
to study how dopaminergic therapies shape motor behavior in Parkinson’s disease and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia.

The work would include:

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Mouse models of Parkinson’s disease
, including 6-OHDA lesions

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Building a behavioral setup
from scratch: cameras, synchronization, acquisition pipelines and IMU detection

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Behavioral phenotyping:
behavioral recordings with video tracking and inertial sensors/IMUs

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Dopaminergic treatments & programmable infusion approaches
, including subcutaneous pumps

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Computational analysis
: Python/Matlab,



machine learning and motor-state decoding

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Translational goals
: development of interpretable motor biomarkers with translational potential

This is
not a funded position yet
. We are looking for strong candidates to apply together for competitive PhD fellowships and national/international funding calls.

We are especially interested in candidates who are genuinely motivated by both sides of the project:
hands-on experimental work with animals
and
computational analysis
.

Backgrounds in neuroscience, biomedical sciences, bioengineering, biology, veterinary sciences, physiotherapy, data science or related areas are welcome.

? Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain (partially-remote)

?️ Cajal Neuroscience Center, CSIC

Interested candidates can send me a CV and a brief statement of motivation.

📌 Prospective PhD Candidate – Experimental (Alcalá de Henares)
🏢 CSIC
📍 Alcalá de Henares