Connectionists: PhD studentship in computational/cognitive neuroscience

[Ulrik Beierholm]

We have a PhD studentship available with full funding (tuition + stipend)
for a project doing computational modeling of human perception, using
parametric and non-parametric Bayesian statistical inference methods (PI
Dr. Ulrik Beierholm). The funding is only available for EU citizens
(sorry!), with starting date October 2016.

The studentship will be in the Department of Psychology at Durham
University, UK, but with potential for interactions with colleagues in
Computer Science, Economics etc.

The applicant should have a Master's degree (or similar) in a related topic
(neuroscience, psychology, computer science, statistics etc.) with a
minimum of a UK upper second (2:1) or  an average grade of B for
international students.
The applicant should also have some programming experience (preferably
Matlab or Python), but while the project will involve some experimental
work (mainly psychophysics) the applicant does not need any previous
experimental experience.

The Department offers an exciting and friendly multidisciplinary research
environment. The department has excellent technical facilities, including a
3T MRI scanner, EEG labs, laboratories for brain stimulation (TMS, tdCS),
motion analysis systems (Vicon, Optitrack), Psychophysiological Research
(Biopac), and behavioural experiments, including multiple eye trackers and
an acoustically controlled testing chamber. There is also access to the
Durham HPC cluster (Hamilton) for numerical simulations.

Durham is a beautiful city in the Northeast of England, home to Durham
Cathedral, which is part of UNESCO Durham World Heritage Site. Durham
University is consistently ranked among the top 100 Universities worldwide
(QS World Rankings 2014).

If interested email the PI (ulrik.beierholm at durham.ac.uk) with any
questions.
Applications are made through:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/how_to_apply/
Further information about doing a PhD at Durham can be found here:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/postgraduate/phd/

Applications will be processed as they arrive, but we expect to reach a
decision before end of April.


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Ulrik Beierholm, PhD
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Department of Psychology, Durham University
http://beierholm.net
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