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Funded PhD Studentship School of Psychology, Bangor University Supervisor: Prof Paul Downing Applications are invited for a three-year fully funded PhD studentship in the School of Psychology, Bangor University under the supervision of Prof Paul Downing. The studentship is available from October 1st 2011 (or as soon as possible thereafter) and includes payment of UK / EU level tuition fees, a maintenance allowance of approximately £13,590 and a research allowance of £750 per year for 3 years. Project A highly-motivated, enthusiastic student, with strong written and oral presentation skills and a strong grasp of experimental psychology and/or neuroimaging methods is required to fill this position, and some programming skills (e.g. Matlab) would be desirable. Information about some of the ongoing projects in the lab are listed below. An interest in these specific themes is welcome but not essential: - An ESRC-funded project (with Steve Tipper) using multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) and other fMRI methods in order to investigate the human 'mirror system'. Are there brain areas for which local patterns of BOLD activity distinguish among different actions, across the visual and motor domains? - A Leverhulme-funded project using online and offline TMS. We are examining how disruption of activity in various nodes of the proposed human "action perception network" changes both the BOLD activity in other parts of the network as well as action-perception behavioural performance. - A new collaborative project (with Kim Graham, Cardiff) that is funded by the BBSRC will focus on using fMRI (primarily with MVPA) to assess the perceptual functions of the medial temporal lobes, and to compare these directly to the functions of category-selective areas of the extrastriate cortex. More information about the lab is available at http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/ ~pss811 Applications for this studentship will be considered from June 15th, 2011 until the position is filled. Informal enquiries about the project should be directed to [log in to unmask], and enquiries about the application process to [log in to unmask] How to Apply Applicants are expected to have a first or upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in Psychology, and we would normally expect applicants to have completed an appropriate Masters degree. International students are welcome to apply, however our studentships only cover fees at the UK/EU level. The School offers a fee bursary of up to £4500 per annum for exceptional international students. An application form can be downloaded from http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ psychology/postgraduate/documents/PHDSchoolapplicationform.doc. Once completed, applications should be returned to Ms Catrin Roberts either by email ([log in to unmask]) or by post to: PhD Admissions Brigantia Building, School of Psychology Penrallt Road Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2AS UK More information about our PhD programme is at http://www.bangor.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/index.php.en -- Gall y neges e-bost hon, ac unrhyw atodiadau a anfonwyd gyda hi, gynnwys deunydd cyfrinachol ac wedi eu bwriadu i'w defnyddio'n unig gan y sawl y cawsant eu cyfeirio ato (atynt). Os ydych wedi derbyn y neges e-bost hon trwy gamgymeriad, rhowch wybod i'r anfonwr ar unwaith a dilëwch y neges. Os na fwriadwyd anfon y neges atoch chi, rhaid i chi beidio â defnyddio, cadw neu ddatgelu unrhyw wybodaeth a gynhwysir ynddi. Mae unrhyw farn neu safbwynt yn eiddo i'r sawl a'i hanfonodd yn unig ac nid yw o anghenraid yn cynrychioli barn Prifysgol Bangor. Nid yw Prifysgol Bangor yn gwarantu bod y neges e-bost hon neu unrhyw atodiadau yn rhydd rhag firysau neu 100% yn ddiogel. Oni bai fod hyn wedi ei ddatgan yn uniongyrchol yn nhestun yr e-bost, nid bwriad y neges e-bost hon yw ffurfio contract rhwymol - mae rhestr o lofnodwyr awdurdodedig ar gael o Swyddfa Cyllid Prifysgol Bangor. www.bangor.ac.uk This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this email. Any views or opinions are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the Bangor University. Bangor University does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of the text of the email, this email is not intended to form a binding contract - a list of authorised signatories is available from the Bangor University Finance Office. www.bangor.ac.uk