RNID Graduate Studentship, York, UK

["P. J. Bailey" <P.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Royal National Institute for Deaf People Graduate Studentship at the
Department of Psychology, University of York, UK
 
The Bases of Difficulties in Spatial Hearing for Speech
 
This is a 3-year PhD Studentship starting in October 2005 supervised by
Professors Quentin Summerfield and Gary Green. The studentship is
generously supported by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People
(RNID) with an annual stipend of £14,965. The project will study the
bases of difficulties in spatial hearing for speech in older adults using
psychoacoustical techniques and magnetoencephalography. Further details
can be downloaded from

http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~aqs1/
 
The department is one of Britain?s top departments of psychology. The
studentship would be suitable for a person who has, or who will soon
obtain, a good degree (first class or upper second) in psychology,
audiology, physics, or a related discipline, who has good quantitative
skills, who is interested in auditory neuro-imaging, and who would be
outgoing in recruiting and working with older adult participants. Tuition
fees will be paid at the UK Home and EU postgraduate rate.
 
Please contact Quentin Summerfield (Tel: 01904 432913, e-mail:
aqs1@xxxxxxxxxx) to discuss the position.
 
Applications should consist of a CV, a letter describing your interests
and experience of research, and the names of at least two academic
referees. Send applications to: Professor Quentin Summerfield, Department
of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD.