The School of Psychology at City, University of London, is offering  one full-time, three-year doctoral studentship for 2019/20 entry.  Applications are invited from exceptional UK, EU, and international graduates wishing to pursue cutting-edge research in the following areas of Neuroscience and Psychology: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, Brain Imaging, Computational Psychiatry, Decision Making, Behavioral Economics, Counselling, Health and Organizational Psychology. 

 

For information on how to apply for the studentships, please go to

https://www.city.ac.uk/courses/research-degrees/psychology

 

Closing date: 23.59 on 20^th January 2019

For any enquiries, please email SASS-enquiries@city.ac.uk

We encourage potential applicants to contact prospective supervisors to discuss possible research projects prior to submitting an application.           

 

For further details about the psychology department please go to

https://www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/psychology#unit=research

where you will find information about research groups and individual staff interests.

 

Full information about all our doctoral studentships can be found at:

https://www.city.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries/sass-studentships

  

What is Offered

·         An annual bursary at the prevailing ESRC rate (£16,777 in 2018/19)

·         A full tuition-fee waiver for UK and EU students. Applications from overseas applicants are welcome, but the applicant must make appropriate arrangements to cover the difference between the overseas and UK tuition fee.

·         Further funds to support research expenses (up to £1000 over three years)

As part of our commitment to doctoral student training, you will also be eligible for appointment as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and are likely to be offered teaching-related duties within your department (to a maximum of 150 hours each year). This work will be paid in full.

Eligibility

The studentships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and the potential to produce cutting-edge research.

·         Applicants must hold at least a 2.1 honours degree and a merit-level Master’s degree in a relevant subject (or international equivalent)

·         Applicants whose first language is not English must have achieved at least 7.0 in IELTS or a recognised equivalent

·         Applicants must not be currently registered as a doctoral student at City, University of London, or any other academic institution