Description du sujet de thèse

Missions
The Body Project, of which this doctoral contract is a part, examines how children and adults with developmental coordination disorder (formerly known as dyspraxia) perceive their bodies. Specifically, this doctoral project will assess somatosensory mapping via fMRI and examine the links between somatomotor skills and language to explore new rehabilitation approaches. The candidate will be responsible for recruiting young control and DCD participants, as well as developing experimental tasks to measure the influence of language on somatomotor representations. The candidate will also be responsible for data collection, analysis, and dissemination.

Tasks:
Scientific Monitoring of Publications on TDC
Protocol Design
Participant recruitment for behavioral and fMRI testing
Behavioral data analysis and participation in fMRI analyses
Drafting scientific articles, poster and oral communication


Skills
Background in rehabilitation science and technology or cognitive science/neuroscience. Experience with populations suffering from developmental disorders would be an asset. Proficient in general office software. Fluency in spoken French and written English is necessary.

Contexte de travail

The thesis will be co-supervised by Alice Roy (DDL, University of Lyon 2), Alessandro Farné (CRNL – IMPACT), and Alice Gomez (CRNL – EDUWELL). The doctoral student will participate in weekly meetings with supervisors, receive training in the techniques used, and be integrated into the CRNL and DDL research teams.

Contraintes et risques

Need for flexibility on working days and hours, data collection during vacation periods.

Please note that no applications will be accepted by email. Kindly submit your CV and cover letter via the CNRS job portal.