Postdoc Position: Sensorimotor Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Technology Donders Institute

Organisation/Company Radboud University Research Field Engineering » Biomedical engineering Neurosciences » Neurobiology Neurosciences » Neuropsychology Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Final date to receive applications 31 Mar 2026 - 21:59 (UTC) Country Netherlands Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Not Applicable Hours Per Week 36.0 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?

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Join the RE:

HOME project as a junior postdoctoral researcher and help develop smart, personalised home‑rehabilitation technology for children with neurological conditions. Work with leading international partners to create real impact in healthcare.

As a junior postdoctoral researcher you will participate in a consortium project called ’Smart technologies for personalised home care for neurological paediatric patients (RE:

HOME)’. This project, involving partners from France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, is funded by Interreg North-West Europe (NWE), a European Territorial Cooperation programme contributing to a better quality of life and well‑being of all NWE citizens. The aim of the RE:

HOME project is to build and test a rehabilitation platform that enables home rehabilitation in a safe and controlled way through personalised feedback and monitoring of health data, rehabilitation progress and quality of life.

Within this project, you will be involved in developing algorithms for monitoring and assessing perception and motor behaviour in the hospital and home setting, with an emphasis on sensorimotor integration within the perception‑action cycle. Patient studies will be performed to explain human functioning, understand disorders and test new technologies.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues from the Donders Institute and the Sint Maartenskliniek, a rehabilitation hospital in Nijmegen and a partner within the consortium. Your responsibilities may also include some management, mentoring (PhD, MSc and BSc), and teaching‑related tasks.

• You have a PhD in a relevant field (e.g. sensorimotor neuroscience, human movement sciences, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience).
• You have a demonstrable interest and experience in probabilistic and/or other modelling approaches to sensorimotor control.
• You have good social, communication and organisational skills.
• You are a team player.
• Experience with behavioural and patient studies would be useful, and experience supervising students at various levels would be advantageous.

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of 22 months.
• Your salary within salary scale 11 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38‑hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end‑of‑year bonus.
• You will receive extra days off. With full‑time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20.

Work and science require good employment practices. This is reflected in Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions. You can make arrangements for the best possible work‑life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself, for example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports subscription.

And of course, we offer a good pension plan. You are given plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

You can apply only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Pieter Medendorp. In the application form, you will find which documents you need to include with your application. We look forward to receiving your application.

The first interviews will take place on Thursday 16 April. Any second interview will take place on Wednesday 22 April. You will preferably start your employment on 1 September 2026.

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