PhD Position at Nottingham Trent University ("Stacey, Paula" )

Subject: PhD Position at Nottingham Trent University From: "Stacey, Paula" <paula.stacey@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 12:10:36 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_86205FB6B6213940831A914E4DAEE82D59624BDDkencoadsntuacuk_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear all, Please can I draw your attention to a PhD studentship at the Nottingham Tre= nt University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Rese= arch Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, and the MRC Institute of = Hearing Research. We would be grateful if you could distribute the advert t= o relevant members of your institution. ------------------------------------------------------------ PhD Studentship at Nottingham Trent University See you, hear you: The contribution of visual information to understanding = speech in background noise Supervisors: Dr Paula Stacey, Dr P=E1draig Kitterick, Dr Andrew Dunn Advisor: Dr Chris Sumner Overview of project Being able to see the face of a talker helps people to understand speech in= noisy environments. This visual information is thought to be particularly = beneficial to people who have impaired hearing, such as cochlear implant us= ers. This project will examine whether the ability to benefit from visual s= peech information varies according to the fidelity of the auditory signal, = and whether audiovisual training aids listening in noisy environments. This= topic is both relevant for audiovisual integration theories and practicall= y useful in trying to improve the ability of hearing impaired people to suc= cessfully process speech in noisy environments. Entry requirement A good UK honours degree or equivalent in a related subject. Funding This studentship is in competition for funding with other project available= at NTU. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awar= ded the funding. Applications for this project are welcome from suitably qu= alified candidates worldwide. The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend link= ed to the RCUK rate (currently =A313,590 per annum) for up to three years. = Applications from non-EU students are welcome, but a successful candidate w= ould be responsible for paying the difference between non-EU and UK/EU fees= . (Fees for 2012/13 are =A311,300 for non-EU students and =A33,828 for UK/E= U students.). This For further information and to download an application pack, please visit t= he following links, or email paula.stacey@xxxxxxxx http://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/graduate_school/studentships/index.html http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=3D43122 Closing date 9 am, Friday 15 February 2013. Application by CV only will not be accepted. DISCLAIMER: This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain= private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addresse= e, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. In this cas= e, please reply to this email to highlight the error. Opinions and informat= ion in this email that do not relate to the official business of Nottingham= Trent University shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the = University. Nottingham Trent University has taken steps to ensure that this= email and any attachments are virus-free, but we do advise that the recipi= ent should check that the email and its attachments are actually virus free= . This is in keeping with good computing practice. --_000_86205FB6B6213940831A914E4DAEE82D59624BDDkencoadsntuacuk_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear all, Please can I draw your attention to a PhD studentshi= p at the Nottingham Trent University, in collaboration with the Nation= al Institute for Health Research Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Uni= t, and the MRC Institute of Hearing Research. We would be grateful if you could distribute the advert to relevant member= s of your institution. ----------------------------------------------------= -------- PhD Studentship at = Nottingham Trent University See you, hear you: = The contribution of visual information to understanding speech in backgroun= d noise Supervisors: Dr Pau= la Stacey, Dr P=E1draig Kitterick, Dr Andrew Dunn Advisor: Dr Chris S= umner   Overview of project= Being able to see the = face of a talker helps people to understand speech in noisy environments. T= his visual information is thought to be particularly beneficial to people w= ho have impaired hearing, such as cochlear implant users. This project will examine whether the ability to benefit fr= om visual speech information varies according to the fidelity of the audito= ry signal, and whether audiovisual training aids listening in noisy environ= ments. This topic is both relevant for audiovisual integration theories and practically useful in trying to i= mprove the ability of hearing impaired people to successfully process speec= h in noisy environments.   Entry requirement</= b> A good UK honours degr= ee or equivalent in a related subject.   Funding This studentship is in= competition for funding with other project available at NTU. Usually the p= roject which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. Appli= cations for this project are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. The studentships will = pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (c= urrently =A313,590 per annum) for up to three years. Applications from non-= EU students are welcome, but a successful candidate would be responsible for paying the difference between non-EU an= d UK/EU fees. (Fees for 2012/13 are =A311,300 for non-EU students and =A33,= 828 for UK/EU students.). This   For further informa= tion and to download an application pack, please visit the following links,= or email paula.stacey@xxxxxxxx <a href=3D"http://www.= ntu.ac.uk/research/graduate_school/studentships/index.html">http://www.ntu.= ac.uk/research/graduate_school/studentships/index.html</a> <a href=3D"http://www.= findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=3D43122">http://www.findaphd.c= om/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=3D43122</a>   Closing date</p= > 9 am, Friday 15 Februa= ry 2013. Application by CV only will not be accepted.         </div> DISCLAIMER: This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain= private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addresse= e, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. In this cas= e, please reply to this email to highlight the error. Opinions and information in this email that do not re= late to the official business of Nottingham Trent University shall be under= stood as neither given nor endorsed by the University. Nottingham Trent Uni= versity has taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus-free, but we do advise that = the recipient should check that the email and its attachments are actually = virus free. This is in keeping with good computing practice. </body> </html> --_000_86205FB6B6213940831A914E4DAEE82D59624BDDkencoadsntuacuk_--

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