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EMORY
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Department of Neurology
and
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Center for Human Movement Studies
On April 1, 2001 these Institutions Announced the Availability of
a
POST
DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in COMPLEMENTARY &
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM) in MOVEMENT DISORDERS
* This position has been filled.
Focus:
Advanced Clinical Electrophysiology as Applied to CAM
Duration: 1-2 years
Start date: July 1, 2003 (negotiable)
Stipend: Commensurate with level of training
Advisors: Project PI: Jorge L. Juncos, M.D., and Co-Investigator:
Steven Wolf, Ph.D. Director of GT Center for Movement Studies: Bob Gregor,
Ph.D.
PI Emory's CAM Center: Mahlon R. DeLong, M.D.
The Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine invites applications
for a two-year Post-doctoral Fellow in the area of human movement analysis.
While candidates from related fields are encouraged to apply, we have
particular interest in individuals with experience in the kinematic and
kinetic analysis of gait and balance in patients with neurodegenerative
disease and experience in electrophysiology, specifically fine wire and
needle emg. The successful candidate must have an earned doctoral degree,
an established record of scholarship and documented commitment to excellence
in research in the neural control of movement.
The project is under the direction of Dr. Jorge Juncos of the Department
of Neurology at Emory University and involves both a Tai Chi and a standard
exercise intervention in a population of patients with Parkinsons Disease.
Specifically, the candidate will be under the direct supervision of Dr.
Robert Gregor, Director of the Center for Human Movement Studies at Georgia
Tech. The gait analysis procedures involve a Peak Performance Real Time
System, Bertec Force Plates and the Spike 2 (CED) Signal Analysis software
for analysis of single motor units in both hand and leg muscles.
The candidate will be involved in collection and analysis of gait and
balance data as well as the analysis of single motor unit activity.
This position is funded by The Emory University Center for Complimentary
and Alternative Medicine in Neurodegenerative Diseases, which serves to
undertake systematic study of promising interventions that are complementary
to traditional medical approaches. The Center's research is focused on
preserving and enhancing function and quality of life among individuals
with neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's, Hungtington's and
Alzheimer's disease.
Interested individuals should send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, three recent publications and the names, addresses, email addresses
and phone numbers of at least three individuals we would contact for letters
of recommendation. Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately
and continuous until the position is filled. Once a candidate is selected
the position can start immediately. To receive full consideration we suggest
completed applications be received no later than August 31, 2001.
Contact:
Rebecca Portman, M.A.
Administrator
Emory University Center for CAM in
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Woodruff Memorial Research Building
1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 6000
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-3251, voice
(404) 727-3728, fax
email: rportma@emory.edu
Applicants
please send cover letter, resume and letters of reference to the above
address.
Emory University
and the GA Institute or Technology are equal opportunity employers.
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