[info] PhD positions available in auditory perception and language at the University of Cambridge

[Ignatius S. Condro Atmawan B.]

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Subject:        PhD positions available in auditory perception and language at
the University of Cambridge
Date:   Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:29:42 +0000
From:   Halliday, Lorna <l.hal...@UCL.AC.UK>

Dear All,

Researchers at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
<http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/>, University of Cambridge, are currently
inviting applications for PhD studentships in cognitive neuroscience,
with a focus on auditory perception and language, for intake in October
2020. Various funding streams are available for 3- or 4-year positions.
In particular, we are seeking applicants interested in speech, language,
and hearing in children with hearing loss
<https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/lorna.halliday/>, and speech and
hearing in adults with sensory impairments
<https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/matt.davis/> or in those using
cochlear implants <https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/bob.carlyon/>.

We would be grateful if you could please advertise this programme to any
potential students who might be interested. Interested candidates should
contact Lorna Halliday
<https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/lorna.halliday/>, Matt Davis
<https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/matt.davis/> or Bob Carlyon
<https://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/bob.carlyon/> in the first instance.

Many thanks.

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*PhD programme*

The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit hosts 20-30 graduate students
at any time and applications are invited from prospective PhD students
wishing to pursue research in areas covered by any of our research
programmes. Our approaches include experimental cognitive psychology,
neuropsychology, computational modelling, brain stimulation (TMS, tES)
and neuroimaging using MRI, MEG, and EEG.

/Deadline: 3 December 2019/

Please see our poster
<http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CBU-Student-Poster-2019.pdf>
and website <http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/studentships/> for more details.

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*The MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit and University of Cambridge*

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for advancing understanding of human cognition such as memory,
attention, perception, language and emotion. It aims to translate
research findings to improve health and wellbeing, including developing
psychological therapies for mood disorders, improving our understanding
of cognitive problems in childhood, and optimising diagnostic and
rehabilitative techniques for neurological conditions.

The mission of the University of Cambridge <http://www.cam.ac.uk/> is to
contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and
research at the highest international levels of excellence. To date, 107
affiliates of the University have won the Nobel Prize.

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*Dr Lorna Halliday ***

/Principal Research Associate & MRC Senior Research Fellow /

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

University of Cambridge

Email: lorna.h...@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk