The Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (Birkbeck, University of London) is accepting applications for funded PhD studentships, starting Fall 2011. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested.
7 Marie Curie PhD Studentships in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Funded by the EU Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN)
Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2010-ITN PART B: Tracking Early Human Development:
From Basic Science to Applications
The Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development and affiliated laboratories has recently been granted a number of Marie Curie doctoral training bursaries by the European Commission. As a result of this, we are pleased to announce that 7 PhD studentships in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at Birkbeck, University of London are available. The PhD studentships are
tenable for up to 3 years and must be taken up no later than October 2011.
Fellows will be hosted at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development (CBCD), within the Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London. Details of the Centre’s and affiliated lab’s activities can
Successful applicants will be required to complete a PhD under the primary supervision of a member of the CBCD faculty and secondary supervision from one of the seven associated partners.
Associated partners include:
Cognitive Development Centre
Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Dipartimento di Psicologia
University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering
University College London
Research & Development
Acuity ETS Limited, Reading, UK
Research & Development Baby Care
Proctor & Gamble, Germany
Research & Development
Electrical Geodesics Inc., Eugene, OR, USA
Abbey Home Media Group Ltd
Eligibility conditions: Marie Curie actions carry a number of mobility constraints. Successful applicants cannot have resided more than 1 year within the last 2 in the UK. We encourage applications from outside the EU, but applicants should be aware that overseas tuition fees are not included in this funding. Other eligibility requirements may apply. Excellent English language standards apply for all PhD candidates to the CBCD. Successful candidates will be expected to have sufficiently high written English skills to undertake the writing of their doctoral thesis in English.
Equal Opportunity: Birkbeck is an equal opportunity employer. We particularly encourage application from women and recognise the differing life patterns of men and women in the work and trainings sectors.
Qualifications: The fellowships are open to truly outstanding candidates who must have achieved at least a level of training that would enable them to qualify for entry into a PhD programme in their home country. This would be a first class or high upper second class degree in psychology, neuroscience biomedical engineering, neuroimaging or related areas of research. As the PhD must be completed within the 3 years of the fellowships we anticipate that successful candidates will have already obtained training in relevant
research methods (e.g., from a masters degree or equivalent training).
Conditions of employment: Successful candidates will be employed as research assistants within the Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London. A competitive salary commensurate with the cost of living in London will be offered. All payments are determined by personal circumstance, details of actual salary and allowances can be obtained upon request.
Application procedures Interested applicants should consult the relevant web pages of the CBCD and affiliated Labs first to assess whether their research interests and experience match those of relevant possible supervisors.
IMPORTANT: You must apply to the Department of Psychological Sciences PhD program by following the links on
When applying, candidates should make it clear on their application form that they wish to be considered for a Marie Curie Studentship. Applications should be submitted not later than Friday 18th March 2011. A short list of candidates will be invited to London for interviews approximately 2 to 4 weeks following this date. We will continue to consider applications until all 7 positions have been filled. We will announce when the position have been filled on the CBCD web pages cited above.
Informal enquires can be made to Dr. Natasha Kirkham
and affiliated laboratories.
Procedural or administrative enquires regarding the application procedures or
conditions of employment should be made to the Marie Curie Administrator
should also email Ms Saunders following submission to alert the CBCD and
confirm that the application has been successfully submitted.