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A 3 year PhD studentship in auditory cognitive neuroscience is available in Maria Chait’s Laboratory (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/chaitlab) at the UCL Ear Institute. The project will use psychophysics, eye tracking and functional brain imaging (MEG and fMRI) to investigate the processes by which auditory sensory information is converted into a perceptual representation of the surrounding environment.

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.

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*Key Requirements*

The PhD start date will be as soon as possible in 2013. Applicants should qualify for UK/EU fees status and posses a 1^St class, or upper 2^nd 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 (**m.chait@ucl.ac.uk* mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk*). 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). *

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Maria Chait PhD

m.chait@ucl.ac.uk mailto:m.chait@ucl.ac.uk

Reader in Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

UCL Ear Institute

332 Gray's Inn Road

London WC1X 8EE