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Three-year PhD Studentship funded by the Alzheimer's Society

Organization: University of Edinburgh - Department of Psychology

Location: Edinbourgh, UK

Field: Psychology

Requirements:

Applicants should have a good undergraduate (UK Honours level degree at 2.1 or 1st level or equivalent) and/or master degree in Psychology or Neuroscience.

Abstract:

The successful candidate will join a vibrant, successful, collaborative community of researchers and will participate in all the Psychology events

Description:

Applications may now be submitted from well-qualified candidates for one fully funded three year PhD studentship within the Human Cognitive Neuroscience Unit in Psychology. The studentship is funded by the Alzheimer's Society to work with Prof. Sergio Della Sala and Dr. Michaela Dewar on the topic of Memory Interference in people with MCI and Alzheimer's Disease. The project will begin in September 2011.
The studentship provides for tuition fees at the UK/EU level plus an annual stipend of £15,000 per annum for three years.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant, successful, collaborative community of researchers and will participate in all the Psychology events.
 
Application Procedure
1. Applicants should submit a full application for the PhD Psychology programme through the University online application system. Information on the application process and links to the application form can be found online at: www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/prospective.php.
2. When candidates have submitted their application they should email the Postgraduate Administrator, Katie Keltie: catherine.keltie@ed.ac.uk quoting their application reference number generated on submission (7 digit number starting with the letter s e.g s1123456) Short listed candidates may be invited for interview.
 
Further Information and Queries
General information regarding the application procedure including information on degree equivalence can be obtained by emailing Katie Keltie: catherine.keltie@ed.ac.uk
Further informal information about the project could be obtained by emailing Dr. Dewar: m.dewar@ed.ac.uk
Memory Interference Lab website: http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/s0349596/research.html

Deadline: 06-05-2011

Contacts:

Link: http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/prospective.php

Email: catherine.keltie@ed.ac.uk

Email: m.dewar@ed.ac.uk

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