PhD position at UCL Ear Institute ("Chait, Maria" )

Subject: PhD position at UCL Ear Institute From: "Chait, Maria" <m.chait@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:54:11 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_3BA3DF582C0B7542AE0CB625F0119AB816FC90A9AMSPRD0104MB100_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, I am writing to point your attention to PhD studentship (available for an i= mmediate 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 corpor= ation, Atsugi, Japan). The student will be based at the UCL Ear Institute a= nd supervised by Dr. Maria Chait. They will also be working with Prof. Maki= o Kashino and Dr. Shigeto Furukawa (NTT) and the research program will invo= lve experiments conducted both at UCL and in Japan, requiring occasional tr= avel. 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 cap= ture attention in a busy scene, even when listeners' initial perceptual foc= us 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,= speech and language-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 exp= erience 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@xxxxxxxx<mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx>). Applicants shoul= d submit a supporting statement, a CV, and the details of two recommenders.= Application review begins December 2012 and will continue until the posit= ion is filled. The studentship includes fees and a yearly stipend (about = =A316000; tax free). Maria Chait PhD m.chait@xxxxxxxx<mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx> Senior Lecturer UCL Ear Institute 332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE --_000_3BA3DF582C0B7542AE0CB625F0119AB816FC90A9AMSPRD0104MB100_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p> <div style=3D"mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid w= indowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> I am wr= iting to point your attention to PhD studentship (available for an immediat= e start)  opening at the UCL Ear Institute and would be grateful if you could distribute the advert to relevant members of your institution= . <o:p> </o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> <o:p>&n= bsp;</o:p> </div> <sp= an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif= ";color:black"><o:p> </o:p> <sp= an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif= ";color:black"><o:p> </o:p> <sp= an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif= ";color:black">A 3 year PhD studentship in auditory cognitive neuroscience is available as part of a research collaboration between the UCL Ear Institute (L= ondon, UK) and NTT Communication Science Labs (Nippon Telegraph and Telepho= ne 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 experiment= s conducted both at UCL and in Japan, requiring occasional travel. The project will = use psychophysics, eye tracking, autonomic response measures and MEG functi= onal brain imaging to investigate which features of sound are p= erceptually salient. Namely, those sounds that automatically capture attention in a busy scene, even when listeners&= #8217; initial perceptual focus is elsewhere. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <sp= an style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif= ";color:black">The UCL Ear Institute provides state-of-the-art researc= h facilities across a wide range of disciplines and is one of the foremost centres for hearing, speech and langu= age-related research within Europe.<o:p></o:p><= /span> <o:p> </o:p> Key Requirements<o:p></o:p> = The position is only available for UK/EU passport holders.<o:p></o:p></span= > = Applicants should hold a 1St class, or upper 2nd bachelor’s degree (masters degree an adva= ntage) in an engineering or scientific subject. Previous experience with au= ditory research, functional brain imaging, neuroscience and/or acoustics is= desirable.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> = <o:p> </o:p> For an= informal discussion, or to submit an application please contact Dr. Maria = Chait (<a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx">m.chai= t@xxxxxxxx</a>). Applicants should submit a supporting statement, a CV, and the details of = two recommenders.  Application review begins December 2012 and will co= ntinue until the position is filled.  The studentship includes fees an= d a yearly stipend (about =A316000;  tax free). <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= b> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= Maria Chait PhD<o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"mailto:m.chait@xxxxxxxx">m.ch= ait@xxxxxxxx</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Senior Lecturer<o:p></o:p> UCL Ear Institute<o:p></o:p> 332 Gray's Inn Road<o:p></o:p> London WC1X 8EE<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p>= <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_3BA3DF582C0B7542AE0CB625F0119AB816FC90A9AMSPRD0104MB100_--

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