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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.4pt"><span style="font-size:19.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#18194F">3-year funded PhD opportunity available in Vision
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">The Project:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">We are currently recruiting a PhD candidate to join the Visual Neuroscience Group in the School of Psychology at the University of
Nottingham. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr Chris Scholes. The specifics of the PhD project can be tailored to the applicant but here are some examples of recent work:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scholes C., McGraw, P.V. & Roach, N.W. Learning to silence saccadic suppression (2021). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 118 (6) e2012937118.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="color:#434341;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scholes C., Skipper, J. & Johnston, A. The interrelationship between the face and vocal tract configuration during audiovisual speech (2020). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 117 (51) 32791-32798.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:#434341;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scholes C., McGraw, P.V., Nyström, M. & Roach, N.W. Fixational eye movements predict visual sensitivity (2015). Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 282: 20151568.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">The Environment:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">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. It has a large and diverse student population and a vibrant social scene, with plenty of fine drinking and eating establishments to suit every taste. 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 (15 minute tram ride).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">The Visual Neuroscience Group is one of the largest nuclei of vision scientists in the UK, with expertise in a variety of areas and
techniques, and an established track record of bringing through successful PhD students.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">The Details:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">The studentship is funded by the Faculty of Science and will provide a stipend to cover living costs (approximately £17,668 per year) and cover Home University
fees (estimated at £4,496) for the duration of the project and thesis writing (36 months). As
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">the studentship will not cover international fees (around £25,000 a year), non-UK students should contact Dr Chris Scholes separately
before applying.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">This position has been previously advertised, but not filled, and the starting date is from 1st October 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Requirements:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) or a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field such
as Psychology, Neuroscience, Optometry, Computer Science, Physiology, Mathematics or a related discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Essential:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"> The successful candidate will
be highly motivated with strong written and verbal communication skills and should have some experience with data analysis, quantitative methods, or programming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Desirable:</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"> Experience with collecting and/or
processing eye-tracking/psychophysical data; experience with Matlab or Python.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Informal enquiries can be directed to Chris Scholes (</span><a href="mailto:Chris.Scholes@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chris.Scholes@nottingham.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">How to apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">All applications are to be made directly to the University, selecting PhD Psychology (36 months duration) as the course. Please apply
at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/how-to-apply/apply-online.aspx"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/how-to-apply/apply-online.aspx</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">In the research proposal section please only include “Chris Scholes 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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">C.V.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Personal statement (maximum 1 page) about why the candidate is interested in pursuing a PhD in psychology/neuroscience, any relevant research experience,
and a brief outline for an experiment or study the candidate would be interested in conducting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Either two references (in a non-editable format such as pdf, on headed paper and signed by the referee) or the details (email addresses) of two referees
that we can contact. One of the references must be academic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">If you have any questions about the application process through MyNottingham, please contact </span><a href="mailto:sciencessupport@nottingham.ac.uk"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">sciencessupport@nottingham.ac.uk </span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">for
further advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341">Deadline:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#434341"> <b>Wednesday, 15th February 2023</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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