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RNID Graduate Studentship, York, UK



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.