Connectionists: PhD studentship

[Gert Westermann]

Dear Connectionists,

Please see below for an advert for a PhD studentship in our department.
One possible area for the studentship is connectionist modelling of
cognitive developmental processes. For informal enquiries regarding this 
area please email Gert Westermann at gwestermann at brookes.ac.uk. The 
closing date for applications is 19 April 2006.

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Oxford Brookes University
Department of Psychology

ESRC Psychology Research Studentship

Applications are invited for an ESRC quota research Studentship (fees +
maintenance grant), available in an area of Psychology that reinforces
the Department’s research activities. As a successful applicant, you
will join a well-resourced, supportive and research-active department,
becoming actively involved in international quality research.

Organised around Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Parapsychology's
key areas of research expertise include:

• Cognitive development (home and school numeracy, development of
writing skills, connectionist modelling of development, deaf children’s
development)
• Cultural identity development and immigration; Learning and
development in multicultural communities
• Developmental disorders in children and adults (autism, sleeping,
motor coordination, dyslexia)
• Cognitive neuropsychology (bipolar disorder, visual perception in
normal and clinical populations, connectionist modelling of normal and
impaired cognitive processing).

The Studentship will be funded for either a '+3' or ‘1+3' scheme. The
1+3 award combines a Masters of Research (MRes) in Psychology followed
by an MPhil/PhD. See
http://ssl.brookes.ac.uk/postgraduates/resmethods-psychology-mres.htm
for details of the Oxford Brookes MRes in Psychology.

The Department welcomes applications from those who have (or expect to
achieve in 2006) a degree (of at least 2:1, or academic equivalent) in
Psychology, Education or a related cognate discipline. Applicants who
have already completed a Masters programme that is ESRC recognised may
alternatively apply for the ‘+3' mode (to support an MPhil/PhD research
post).

The award is available to UK/EU students and will cover fees and a
maintenance grant of £12,300 per year. EU students will receive fees
only (unless they have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years).
Further guidance is available on the ESRC web site at:
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/opportunities/postgraduate/fundingopportunities/

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 19 April 2006.
Interviews will be held on Friday 26 April 2006.
Start date October 2006.

To request an application pack, please contact Jennie Cripps, Research
Support Officer, e-mail jcripps at brookes.ac.uk, tel 01865 48 3763.

Further details about the Department’s research can be found at:
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/social/psych/research.html

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  Dr. Gert Westermann                       gwestermann at brookes.ac.uk
  Department of Psychology, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP
  Tel +44 (0)1865 271 400                   Fax: +44 (0)1865 48 38 87
  http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/gert/
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