A fully funded PhD position at the University Birmingham is available for next academic year, start October 2021. The position is funded via Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP), a BBSRC-funded doctoral training programme. The project will be jointly supervised by Dr Magda Chechlacz (Centre for Human Brain Health) and Prof Hamid Dehghani (Computer Science), University of Birmingham. The studentship is available to both UK and International applicants and cover UK tuition fees as well as provide a stipend at the standard UKRI rate to support living costs. UKRI funding will not cover the difference between UK tuition fees and international tuition fees.
The successful candidate will engage in specialist training and multidisciplinary research combining cutting-edge methods at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and computer science. The student will acquire new skills in advanced statistical and machine learning analyses, as well as brain connectivity and cerebrovascular imaging.
The PhD project will explore the effects of obstructive sleep apnoea in older adults on accelerated brain ageing and cognitive decline. Full information about the PhD project is available from the link below:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mibtp/pgstudy/phd_opportunities/neuroscience_behaviour/sleep_apnea
The PhD candidate will have background in neuroscience, psychology, computer science, computational neuroscience, mathematics/statistics, engineering, medical imaging, or a related area.
The PhD candidate must hold (or be about to obtain) a First or an Upper Second Class UK undergraduate degree or an equivalent degree from an accredited international higher education institution. Master degree is beneficial but not required.
For full eligibility criteria, please see MIBTP website:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mibtp/pgstudy/phd_opportunities/application/
Application deadline: 10th January 2021.
All interested candidates should first contact Dr Magda Chechlacz at [log in to unmask]
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