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PhD studentship available Sponsored by Action on Hearing Loss A 3 year studentship for the academic year commencing September
2016 is available to study the auditory, speech perceptual and
language abilities of children suspected of having an auditory
processing disorder (APD). The main presenting complaint in APD
concerns difficulties hearing speech in noisy backgrounds without
any hearing loss. APD is, however, poorly understood, and there is
much dispute about it, even to the extent of doubts about its
existence as an independent disorder. Other developmental
disorders frequently co-occur with APD (e.g., language
impairment), and may in fact be responsible for the diagnosis. We
hope to improve the diagnosis and treatment of APD by clarifying
its nature and developing appropriate diagnostic tests for it. The
primary supervisor will be Professor Stuart Rosen with mentoring
by Dr Doris Bamiou of the UCL Ear Institute and Great Ormond
Street Hospital for Children. UCL is one of the world’s leading research universities, with
particular strengths in the study of language, hearing and speech
sciences. The department has access to a wide-range of research
facilities, including anechoic chambers for recording and testing,
EEG, eye-tracking and pupillometry, all with extensive technical
support. We seek a highly motivated, intellectually curious and hard
working person with a good first degree in Experimental
Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Hearing Science, Audiology,
Speech & Language Therapy or a related field. Highly desirable
in a successful candidate will be: experience of working with
primary-school aged children; expertise concerning developmental
disorders in children; knowledge and expertise in statistical
analyses; experience in computer programming in any language. Any
offer of a position will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and
Barring Service (DBS) check. The studentship provides three years full funding for
postgraduate training, covering tuition fees and a maintenance
grant starting at £17k in year 1 (£17.5k Year 2 and £18k in Year
3). Full funding is only available for UK/EU citizens. UCL’s
policies on determining this status can be found at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/money/fees-support/fee_status_proc Applicants should send a CV and the names and email addresses of two referees to Stuart Rosen at stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (from whom further information about the project can be obtained). A covering letter should include an outline of the applicant's long-term research and professional goals, as well as describe any particular expertise they have that they think may be applicable in this work. --
Stuart Rosen, PhD Professor of Speech and Hearing Science UCL Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences 2 Wakefield Street London WC1N 1PF, England Telephone numbers:
Home page: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/stuart |