3-year funded PhD opportunity (Sensorimotor Neuroscience)

We are currently recruiting a PhD candidate for a project entitled ‘PhD in Sensorimotor Neuroscience’. The successful candidate will be jointly supervised by Prof. Stephen Jackson (School of Psychology) and Prof. Edward de Haan (Donders Institute) at the University of Nottingham.

The Project:

The PhD studentship would focus on developing a mechanistic understanding the processes involved in neural entrainment, including the possibility of cross-modal entrainment and the use of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to produce entrainment. A second focus might be to develop the use of transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation to investigate the role played by deep brain structures (e.g., insula, cingulate cortex, amygdala) in common brain health conditions. We anticipate that student would be trained in the use of EEG/MEG recording and analysis techniques and in the use of transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation.

This studentship would suit somebody with an honours level undergraduate degree in experimental psychology, neuroscience, or a related subject. An appropriate masters level degree and/or previous experience with brain imaging (e.g., MRI, EEG, MEG) or brain stimulation (e.g., TMS) techniques would be an advantage.

The PhD would ideally start in February 2024 and is funded by the Science Faculty of the University of Nottingham and the Donders Institute, The Netherlands. We envisage that the student would largely be based in Nottingham with the possibility of spending time at the Donders Institute.

The Environment:

Nottingham is ideally situated in the middle of England and has excellent transport links, being served by a major train station and with multiple airports close by. The East Midlands is one of the most affordable areas to live in the UK and Nottingham University is situated on a beautiful, leafy campus with easy access to the city centre (15 minute tram ride). 

The School of Psychology has one of the largest groups of vision scientists in the UK, with expertise spanning a wide range of areas and techniques. Both schools have an established track record of training successful PhD students.

Funding Details:

The studentship is open to UK citizens; it will offer a stipend of £18,622 for a period of three years, subject to satisfactory progress.

The starting date is 1st April 2024.

How to apply:

All applications are to be made directly to the University, selecting PhD Psychology (36 months duration) as the course. Please apply at:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/how-to-apply/apply-online.aspx.

In the research proposal section please only include “Stephen Jackson’s advertised PhD position” in the title. Please note, the application will not be considered if you fail to do so. You are required to upload the following documents to your application:

1. A CV.
2. A cover letters.
3. Two references. 

If you have any questions about the application process through MyNottingham, please contact sciencessupport@nottingham.ac.uk for further advice.

Informal enquiries can be addressed to

Stephen Jackson Stephen.jackson@nottingham.ac.uk 

Edward de Haan edward.dehaan@donders.ru.nl