Department of Neurology - Neurogeriatrics Research Group
Neurogeriatrics is a new scientific and medical field combining and applying neurological and geriatric expertise. The neurogeriatrics department Kiel University Hospital (UKSH) has a 10-bed ward for treating neurogeriatric patients (usually people over 70 with age-related neurological impairments). Such impairments can affect gait, balance, mobility, muscle weakness, thinking, speech, language, swallowing and excretion. They can endanger or impair everyday functioning and quality of life to such an extent that targeted therapy is considered appropriate by those affected or their caregivers. Our specialised team's goal is to provide individualized, focused, everyday-relevant diagnostics and therapy based on scientific criteria.
We are an international team working on the topic of neural mechanisms in movement for people with Parkinson's disease. The project you will be working on focuses on the analysis of EEG, EMG and movement data that can map the neural basis of treadmill training in Parkinson's disease.
The project StepuP is being carried out by the Neurogeriatrics Working Group and five other partners in six countries, all of whom have already collaborated bilaterally. This collaboration brings together leading experts in gait stability, motor control, neurology and Parkinson's disease, with the aim of improving our understanding of gait and balance disorders associated with this condition. Four clinical centres have recruited a total of 168 patients with Parkinson's disease. These patients underwent treadmill training, supplemented at selected points by mechanical or virtual reality-induced gait adjustments.
StepuP aimed to conduct more in-depth research into the mechanisms of gait and balance disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease, which are still poorly understood, and to improve therapies. Treadmill training is one possible therapy. To improve and personalise this form of training, it is necessary to understand how Parkinson's patients benefit from it. To this end, we are investigating the relationship between the results of treadmill training and the underlying biomechanical, physiological and neural changes that contribute to the success of the intervention. Analysing biomechanical data alongside neurophysiological changes detected by electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) will be central to your work.
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We are looking for professional and competent support for a period of four months from 1 May 2026 to 31 August 2026.
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as a single PDF file Please submit your application until 27 February 2026, indicating the reference number 28066.
The University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) with its locations in Kiel and Lübeck is one of the largest medical care centers in Europe. It serves to warrant maximum medical care in the northernmost federal state and guarantees medical-technical care at the highest level, especially for patients who require highly differentiated diagnosis and therapy. The unique feature of university medicine is the interaction of health care, research and teaching with the result that scientific findings flow directly into the health system. The UKSH maintains the entire spectrum of medicine and multidisciplinary centers, cares for patients with rare diseases and extreme medical costs, operates university outpatient clinics and provides emergency care. The UKSH is the only maximum provider in Schleswig-Holstein. With 16,000 employees in over 85 clinics and institutes, UKSH is the largest employer and training provider in Schleswig-Holstein. Strategic personnel development, corporate health management and the certified compatibility of work and family life are integral parts of the corporate culture.
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