Connectionists: 11 PhD Positions (Marie Curie Initial Training Network)

[Roland Fleming]

11 PhD STUDENTSHIPS IN THE EU-FUNDED "PRISM" NETWORK

Eleven full-time 36-month PhD studentships are available starting January 2013 as part of the EU-funded Marie Curie Initial Training Network on the Perceptual Representation of Illumination, Shape and Materials (PRISM: https://sites.google.com/site/prismitn/home).

ABOUT THE NETWORK
The PRISM network is a research and training consortium that brings together seven academic and two industrial partners from across Europe to study how the brain represents the illumination, shape and material properties of surface and objects in our surroundings (see partner list below).  The network provides outstanding inter-disciplinary training opportunities through hands-on research projects, international lab exchanges, industrial secondments and specialist workshops and conferences.  We invite applicants with a strong background in psychology, neuroscience, biology, physics, computer science, or engineering who are keen to understand how the brain represents the richly detailed ‘look and feel’ of surfaces, objects and illumination in the surrounding world.  Studentships are generously funded at a rate set by the EU and with many opportunities for travel and networking.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants should have a strong academic training, including an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.  One exciting aspect of the network is that you get the opportunity to work and travel throughout Europe. The funding scheme has certain mobility requirements. Put simply, to take up one of our studentships you should move to a different country. For more specific details contact one of the people listed below.  We particularly encourage female applicants and applicants from any ethnic background to apply.
 
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a CV and a brief (max. 1 page) cover letter explaining why you are interested in applying for the position to roland.w.fleming at psychol.uni-giessen.de and to the host investigator you would like to work with, from the list below.  In your cover letter, please briefly explain in a couple of paragraphs:
·      your research interests
·      what you are looking for in a PhD
·      why you would like to study at the host institution
·      your longer term career goals
 

CONTACT INFORMATION
Full partners:

-- Ankara, Turkey: Bilkent University
Katja Dörschner: katja at bilkent.edu.tr

-- Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham
Andrew Welchman: a.e.welchman at bham.ac.uk

-- Bordeaux, France: INRIA Bordeaux Sud-Ouest
Pascal Barla: pascal.barla at labri.fr

-- Delft, Netherlands:  TU Delft
Sylvia Pont: s.c.pont at tudelft.nl

-- Giessen, Germany: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Roland Fleming: roland.w.fleming at psychol.uni-giessen.de
Karl Gegenfurtner: karl.r.gegenfurtner at psychol.uni-giessen.de

-- Leuven, Belgium: KU Leuven
Peter Janssen: peter.janssen at med.kuleuven.be

-- Madrid, Spain: NextLimit Technologies*
María José Orellana: mariajose.orellana at nextlimit.com

-- Paris, France: Université Paris Descartes
Pascal Mamassian: pascal.mamassian at parisdescartes.fr

* As this is an industrial partner, you will be enrolled for a PhD program at Giessen University, but NextLimit will be the primary host for the project.


FIND OUT MORE
For further information see the PRISM website:
https://sites.google.com/site/prismitn/home


--
Prof. Dr. Roland W. Fleming
Kurt Koffka Junior Professor of Experimental Psychology

University of Giessen
FB06 - Psychology
Otto-Behaghel-Str 10/F - 338
35394 Giessen
Germany

Tel: +49 (0)641 99-26140
Fax: +49 (0)641 99-26119 
Email: roland.w.fleming at psychol.uni-giessen.de