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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

UK: School of Psychology PhD Research Studentship at The University of Plymouth

Overview

Recently there has been growing evidence in support of distinctive roles for consonants and vowels in language processing, with vowels giving cues on lexical information whereas vowels play a more important role for syntax and prosody. This PhD position is supported by a 3 year joint ESRC/ANR Bilateral grant held between the universities of Plymouth and Paris Descartes, designed to investigate this language processing disparity in a cross-linguistic study of English and French.

The initial aim of this PhD project would be to support the main project by investigating the differences in orthographic transitional probabilities of consonants and vowels in with letter replacement using lexical access and priming paradigms. Based upon the outcome of initial experiments, there would be the opportunity to develop this line of research using a range of different techniques, including developmental and neuroimaging paradigms.

Funding Details:

The studentship will cover Home/EU fees and pay an annual stipend of £13,290 per annum for three years. The studentships will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with appropriate qualification. Applicants eligible for overseas fees would have to cover the difference (approximately £6,600) between the Home/EU tuition fee and the tuition fee for an overseas student.

Eligibility:

Candidates should have a first or upper second class honours degree or equivalent in Psychology or a related area. Applicants with a relevant MSc or MRes would be particularly welcome.


Applicants who have not received an offer of a place by the end of August 2010 should consider that their application has been unsuccessful.

For an informal discussion on the project please contact Caroline Floccia by email on caroline.floccia@plymouth.ac.uk although applications must be made in accordance with the details shown below.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION:

For an application form and full details on how to apply, please visit www.plymouth.ac.uk/pghowtoapply
or contact Catherine Johnson by email on catherine.johnson@plymouth.ac.uk

Applications can be sent direct to Miss Catherine Johnson by email: catherine.johnson@plymouth.ac.uk or posted to: Faculty of Science & Technology Research Office, University of Plymouth, Rm A504 Portland Square, Plymouth, PL4 8AA.

Closing date: 12 noon, 30 June 2010


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