[info] PhD CASE studentship as part of the UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Programme

[Ignatius S. Condro Atmawan B.]

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Subject:        Exciting opportunity for a PhD CASE studentship as part of the
UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training Programme
Date:   Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:24:53 +0000
From:   Stuart Rosen <ucl...@ucl.ac.uk>
Reply-To:       Rosen, Stuart <s.r...@ucl.ac.uk>




Do you want to be involved in a project that involves interesting
scientific questions in neuroscience, has an important technical
component, and which could have a genuine impact on clinical practice in
audiology? If so, read on!

This project involves the measurement of Frequency Following Responses
(FFRs). The FFR is an electrical signal that can be recorded via
electrode pads stuck onto the scalp and reflects neural activity along
the auditory pathway  synchronised to various features of the
stimulating sound. We are particularly interested in developing ways to
measure FFRs that can be performed more quickly, hence making them more
applicable in the clinic.

The project will be based at UCL in London, with a second supervisor at
Birkbeck College. This is a fully-funded industrial CASE studentship,
which are projects run in collaboration with an industrial partner, at
which the student will spend time on a placement. Our partner is
Otodynamics Ltd, a pioneer in the development of infant hearing
assessment through otoacoustic emissions.

This project has an important technical component, so any expertise in
computer programming, signal processing and/or advanced statistical
methods (e.g. bootstrapping) is highly desirable. At the least, a
successful candidate must be willing to develop such expertise.

Note that EU nationals who have been living in the UK for 3 years will
be treated the same as UK nationals. For the details, see
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mrc-dtp/

The deadline for receipt of applications is 20th March 2020 at 12.00
(Midday).  Interview dates are likely to be at the end of March or early
April.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the principal supervisor Prof
Stuart Rosen, ucl...@ucl.ac.uk

More details about the project can be found at:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/rapid-ffr-developing-a-new-method-to-quickly-measure-the-electrical-response-to-sounds-in-the-auditory-brain-of-children-and-adults/?p119349

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/mrc-dtp/prospective-students/case-studentships/

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Stuart Rosen, PhD
Professor of Speech & Hearing Science
UCL Speech, Hearing & Phonetic Sciences
2 Wakefield Street
London WC1N 1PF
UK


Email: stu...@phon.ucl.ac.uk
Home page: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart

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