Magdalen Vernon PhD Studentship in Psychology, Clinical Language Sciences, Neuroscience, or Psycholinguistics

Closing Date
13 Jan 2020
Salary
£15,009
Address
Reading
Duration
3 years

The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences is delighted to invite applications for a fully funded PhD Studentship in a research project aligned with the expertise of our research. The School is particularly strong in the areas of Psychopathology and Emotional Disorders, Affective Neuroscience, Personalised Nutrition, Motivation and Behaviour Change, Perception and Action, Cognitive Control, Language and Bilingualism, and Clinical Language Sciences (https://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls/). The studentship is named in honour of Professor Magdalen Vernon (1901-1991) who was the first female Head of the then Department of Psychology at Reading. Applications are especially welcomed from female applicants. We also welcome applications for part-time and flexible working.

Housed in state-of-the-art facilities, the School has established itself as a leading centre for research. The School was ranked in the top 20 (15th) in the UK within its unit of assessment in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework based on research power. Overall, nearly 80% of our research was rated as internationally excellent and/or world leading. The successful candidates will join a thriving postgraduate research community of more than 70 PhD students who benefit from excellent support and resources from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (https://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls/) and membership of the University Graduate School (http://www.reading.ac.uk/graduateschool/). Candidates will have the opportunity to gain teaching experience during the studentship.

Further information can be obtained by emailing the Director of Postgraduate Research Admissions Dr Julia Vogt, j.vogt@reading.ac.uk.

Eligibility: 

  • Applicants should hold or expect to gain a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor Degree or equivalent in Psychology, Linguistics, or a related discipline
  • The three year studentship covers fees at the UK/EU rate and a maintenance stipend of £15,009. International students are welcome to apply but must be able to pay the difference betweenUK/EU fees and international fees.

Funding Details:   

  • Starts September 2020
  • A 3 year award
  • UK/EU Tuition fees plus stipend around £15,009 pa

How to apply:   

To apply for this studentship please submit an application for a PhD in Psychology, Clinical Language Sciences, Neuroscience, or Psycholinguistics at http://www.reading.ac.uk/graduateschool/prospectivestudents/gs-how-to-apply.aspx. 

Applications should include a research proposal (word limit: 500 words) that aligns with the research interests of one or more academic staff members (https://www.reading.ac.uk/Psychology/Meetourteam/pcls-meet-our-team.aspx?#ACADEMIC_STAFF).

Application Deadline: 13 January 2020

*Important note* Please quote the reference ‘GS20-004’ in the ‘Scholarships applied for’ box which appears within the Funding Section of your on-line application.

Please note that, where a candidate is successful in being awarded funding, this will be confirmed via a formal studentship award letter; this will be provided separately from any Offer of Admission and will be subject to standard checks for eligibility and other criteria. 

For more information and to apply, please click here.