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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Australia: PhD and Masters projects in sensory neuroscience and neuropharmacology

Overview

The School of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney (Australia) offers Masters and Ph.D. projects in the area of sensory neuroscience and neuropharmacology. Students are invited to apply for an Endeavour Europe Award which provides tuition fees and a scholarship for up to 3.5 years (1 year from the Australian Government and up to 2.5 years from UWS). The Endeavour Europe Award program is restricted to citizens of participating countries in Europe

http://www.endeavour.deewr.gov.au/international_applicants/europe_awards.htm

The following projects are available: Development of a bionic eye (John Morley), Electrophysiological and behavioural investigations into the mechanisms underlying tinnitus (Carl Parsons), Discriminative and affective touch: possible roles for tactile C-Fibres (David Mahns), Encoding of softness by tactile afferents in the glabrous skin of the human finger pad (Vaughan Macefield), Development of neuroprotective drugs for Alzheimer’s disease (Gerald Münch).

For further information about the SOM and the University of Western Sydney, please visit our website http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som


Admission to the program is based on a competitive selection procedure.

Eligible candidates

Applicants require a degree in medicine, biology, pharmacy, biochemistry or a related degree (Honours, Masters by coursework, Diploma). Research experience and/or publications in peer-reviewed journals are an advantage. Applicants should initially pre-apply with a curriculum vitae, summary of past research and 2 referees' reports to Sue Nile (s.nile@uws.edu.au) as soon as possible but no later than June 15th. The final deadline for application to the Australian Government is July 31st. Please note that English proficiency has to be documented with a TOEFL or IELTS.

Contact

Von:

A/Prof Gerald Muench
s.nile@uws.edu.au
School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney
Sydney, Australia


Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity


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