Twelve fellows are planned to join TReND between September to November 2024. The recruitment process for the following 12 Ph.D. projects is currently underway: 

1. The relationship between cognition and motor variability in ageing and Parkinson Disease (PD) patients (supervised by Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage and Dr. Julian Rudisch at University of Münster) Application closed
2. Can superimposed sensorimotor variability in practice enhance motor (observational) learning in older adults? (supervised by Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage and Dr. Julian Rudisch at University of Münster) Application closed
3. Can the structure of behavioural and physiological variability predict the training outcomes? – multidimensional assessment and intervention in older adults (supervised by Prof. Dr. Rita Sleimen-Malkoun and Prof. Dr. Jean-Jacques Temprado at Aix-Marseille University) Application closed
4. Virtual motor training of individuals with upper extremity amputations – Relative effects on movement variability and cognitive load (supervised by Prof Dr. Nerrolyn Ramstrand and Prof. Dr. Dido Green at Jönköping University) Application closed
5. Neurological factors challenging bimanual motor control and learning in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP) (supervised by Prof. Dr. Hilde Feys and Dr. Lisa Mailleux at KU Leuven) Application closed
6. Translation of basic research to practical fields – integrating the perspective of clinicians and patients in the process using the example of childhood motor disorders (supervised by Prof. Dr. Bert Steenbergen at Radboud University) Application closed
7. Effects of increasing variability during training on motor learning: Developing models and concepts for motor rehabilitation (task-specific practice) (supervised by Prof. Dr. Jason Friedman at Tel Aviv University) Application closed
8. Can the structure of behavioural and physiological variability predict physical training outcomes? – multidimensional assessment and intervention in stroke patients (supervised by Dr. Rita Sleimen-Malkoun and Prof. Dr. Jean-Jacques Temprado at Aix-Marseille University) Application closed
9. Translation of basic research to practical fields – integrating the perspective of clinicians and patients in the process using the example of childhood motor disorders (supervised by Prof. Dr. Richard van Wezel at Radboud University) Application closed
10. Manipulating Sensorimotor variability in typical and atypical systems to understand motor variability and neural representation (supervised by Dr. Marco Davare and Dr. Crina Grosan at King’s College London) Application will open soon 
11. Overcoming atypical variability: effects of manipulation of sensorimotor variability to enhance motor learning in children and adults with motor disorders (supervised by Dr. Marco Davare and Dr. Crina Grosan at King’s College London) Application will open soon 
12. State estimation and dealing with noise and uncertainty (supervised by Prof. Dr. Ernst-Joachim Hossner and Dr. Stephan Zahno at University of Bern) Application closed

Find more details about the research projects here.