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To Whom It May Concern, Please find below an advertisement for a PhD position currently available in my laboratory. Please forward this to relevant students within your department. Best wishes and Happy new year, Maria Chait %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% 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 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). The project will use psychophysics, eye tracking, autonomic response measures and MEG functional brain imaging to investigate auditory perception in natural scenes. Further information about research in the laboratory can be found here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab 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 Applicants should have a UK/EU nationality and a 1St class, or upper 2nd degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering). The PhD work would require good programming skills (e.g. in Matlab). Previous experience with auditory research, functional brain imaging, signal processing and/or acoustics is desirable. For an informal discussion, or to submit an application please contact Dr. Maria Chait ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). Applicants should submit a supporting statement, a CV, and the details of two academic referees. The studentship includes fees and a yearly stipend (about £16000; tax free). Maria Chait PhD [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience UCL Ear Institute 332 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8EE