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Dear Colleagues, I am writing to point your attention to PhD studentship (available for an immediate start) opening at the UCL Ear Institute and would be grateful if you could distribute the
advert to relevant members of your institution. A 3 year PhD studentship
in auditory cognitive neuroscience is available
as part of a research collaboration between the UCL Ear Institute (London, UK) and NTT Communication Science Labs (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone corporation, Atsugi, Japan). The student will be based
at the UCL Ear Institute and supervised by Dr. Maria Chait. They will also be working with Prof. Makio Kashino and Dr. Shigeto Furukawa (NTT) and the research program will involve experiments conducted both at UCL and in Japan,
requiring occasional travel. The project will use psychophysics, eye tracking, autonomic response measures and MEG functional brain imaging to investigate which features of sound are perceptually salient. Namely, those sounds
that automatically capture attention in a busy scene, even when listeners’ initial perceptual focus is elsewhere.
The UCL Ear Institute provides state-of-the-art research facilities across a wide range of disciplines and is
one of the foremost centres for hearing-related research within Europe. Key Requirements The position is only available for UK/EU passport holders. Applicants should hold a
1St class, or upper 2nd
bachelor’s degree (masters degree an advantage) in an engineering or scientific subject. Previous experience with auditory research, functional brain imaging, neuroscience and/or acoustics is desirable. For an informal discussion, or to submit an application please contact Dr. Maria Chait (m.chait@xxxxxxxxx).
Applicants should submit a supporting statement, a CV, and the details of two recommenders. Application review begins December 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. The studentship includes fees and a yearly stipend (about £16000; tax free).
Maria Chait PhD Senior Lecturer UCL Ear Institute 332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE |