Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student), Neuromusculoskeletal Pain and Mechanobiology
JOB DESCRIPTION :
We are seeking a highly motivated Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) to join our research project “Multidata-driven virtual human model for understanding and modification of osteoarthritis-associated pain (MULTIPAIN)” at the Department of Technical Physics of the University of Eastern Finland. This project aims to identify the key mechanisms explaining pain and the degree of subject-specific pain mitigation in knee osteoarthritis. The project focuses specifically on pain sensitivity (quantitative sensory testing), sleep quality (polysomnography), neuromuscular function (transcranial magnetic stimulation), inflammation, and mechanobiological factors in a clinically relevant patient cohort. Furthermore, the project includes development of computational pain models and virtual twins including calibration with clinical data.
As a Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) you will focus on one of the following tasks:
The main duty of the Doctoral Researcher (PhD Student) is to conduct research for their doctoral dissertation and to complete postgraduate studies. Doctoral research will include experimental work or computational model development, reporting the findings in the form of research manuscripts, generating open access datasets or models and attending relevant conferences. The position may also include teaching duties (max. 5% of the total working hours) within the discipline, in line with the candidate’s area of expertise.
The work is done primarily in the Biophysics group (website) at the Department of Technical Physics of the University of Eastern Finland, which is globally one of the leading groups in musculoskeletal research. The group belongs to the “Ageing, Lifestyles, and Health” profile area and “the Musculoskeletal Health and Technology” research community of the University of Eastern Finland (website). The project involves national and international collaborators from the Kuopio University Hospital (Wellbeing Services County of North Savo), Aalborg University, Denmark, and the Center for Mathematical modeling of KneeOsteoArthritis (website).
The position will be filled for a fixed term as from 1 August 2026 (or as agreed) to 30 April 2029 due to the Doctoral Researcher’s (PhD Student’s) own doctoral dissertation work and studies. A trial period is applied to all new members of the staff.
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