<div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please share the information below for a fully</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">funded PhD studentship in visual cognition, eye movements, and attention at Kansas State University. Our lab investigates how seeing affects thinking, and how thinking affects seeing. We<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">conduct </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">both basic</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">and applied research.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We have two options for commencing studies</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>either in January 2025,<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">with</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>an application</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">deadline of August 1, 2024, or in August 2025, with an application deadline of December 1, 2024. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are looking for applicants with prior studies in Psychological Science, Computer Science, or related fields. We<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">offer</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>full funding for 5 years for<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> a </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">student</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>with a BS or BA, or 4 years for<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> one </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">with<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">an</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>MS or MA.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A more detailed description is given below.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you for sharing this information!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best wishes,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Les Loschky</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><hr size="0" width="89%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhD Student Opening to Study Visual Cognition & Attention at Kansas State University</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Visual Cognition Laboratory in the Department of Psychological Sciences is</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">seeking</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">a PhD student to</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>commence studies</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>in either January or August 2025.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">conduct</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>cutting</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">edge research on how seeing</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">affects</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">thinking, and</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">how thinking affects seeing.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you are passionate about exploring these questions and</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">aspire</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">to gain</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">advanced</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">knowledge and skills in this</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">dynamic field, we invite</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">you</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">to join our team!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Description of Our Laboratory’s Research</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research Focus:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Our laboratory conducts both basic and applied interdisciplinary research in Visual Cognition & Attention. We explore how attention shapes people’s awareness, understanding, learning, and memory through real-time eye movement tracking. Additionally, we integrate machine learning and AI in our methodologies.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Laboratory Credo:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> We believe that excellent basic research inspires practical applications, and excellent applied research inspires theoretical implications.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Applied Research:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Supported by a National Science Foundation grant, our current focus is on measuring and modeling students' attention during online learning. Using data from webcam-based eye movement measures, mouse movements, and keyboard input to train AI, we aim to enhance student engagement by enabling instructors to adapt their teaching strategies effectively.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Current Basic Research:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Our pioneering research investigates how viewers’ understanding affects their visual attention. Using stimuli such as movie clips, we explore how comprehension influences eye movements, advancing our understanding of visual cognition and its implications for artificial intelligence (AI).</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Active Interdisciplinary Collaborations:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> We collaborate globally with psychologists (studying eye movements, perception, and comprehension), computer scientists (using machine learning & computational modeling), and STEM education researchers (studying physics learning). We also collaborate with Kansas State faculty (using EEG, TMS, and fMRI). These collaborations, often leading to membership on PhD students' dissertation committees, expand our students' skills and professional network.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program Admission Requirements</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Requirements:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Applicants should hold a BS, BA, MS, or MA in Psychological Science, Computer Science, or a related field.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">International Students:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> TOEFL or IELTS scores required if English is not your native language.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You’re Probably a Good Fit If</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You have prior research experience.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You possess programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB).</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You have experience with eye tracking.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are enthusiastic about studying high-level vision.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">How to Apply</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Visit Kansas State University's Psychological Sciences Graduate Application Portal for detailed application instructions. <<a href="https://www.k-state.edu/psych/academics/graduate/application/" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)">https://www.k-state.edu/psych/academics/graduate/application/</a>></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Supervisor/Mentor</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Supervisor:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Dr. Lester Loschky</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contact Information:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Email: <a href="mailto:loschky@ksu.edu">loschky@ksu.edu</a> (Please copy and paste "Prospective PhD Student in Visual Cognition" as the email header)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Psychological Sciences Department Contact:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Phone: 785-532-6852</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Start Dates</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Enrollment Options & Deadlines:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">January 2025 (</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application deadline: August 1, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">August 2025 (Application deadline: December 1, 2024)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Funding Level</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Financial Support:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Five years of funding for students with BS/BA, or four years for those with an MS/MA. Funding includes Graduate Research Assistantship and/or Graduate Teaching Assistantship, covering tuition and benefits.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Lester Loschky</div><div><div>Professor</div><div>Faculty Advisor to the Cognitive Neuroscience Core <br>Department of Psychological Sciences<br>416 Bluemont Hall</div><div><div>1114 Mid-Campus Dr North</div>Kansas State University<br>Manhattan, KS  <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica">66506-5302</span> </div></div><div>email: <a href="mailto:loschky@ksu.edu" target="_blank">loschky@ksu.edu</a></div><div>research page: <a href="https://www.k-state.edu/psych/research/loschky/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.k-state.edu/psych/research/loschky/index.html</a></div><div>lab page: <a href="http://www.k-state.edu/psych/vcl/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.k-state.edu/psych/vcl/index.html</a></div><div>Pronouns: he, him, his<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>