Postgraduate research
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Two MRC-funded Studentships in Affective Neuroscience
The School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading invites applications for 2 prestigious Medical Research Council PhD Studentships for research on "the development of affective regulation and disturbance", for an October 2012 start.
The School has a thriving research community with more than 30 academic staff, and over 50 PhD students. Its international reputation for research is underpinned by expertise in child development, psychology over the lifespan, and the neuroscience of health and disease. Further information on the research undertaken within the School is available on our Research pages.
Incorporating the Winnicott Research Unit, the Berkshire Child Anxiety Clinic, and the Charlie Waller Institute of Evidence Based Psychological Treatments,the School provides outstanding facilities and leading international expertise in clinical developmental psychopathology. The School's newly created Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics includes research-dedicated facilities for MRI, EEG, TMS and psychophysiology and houses an interdisciplinary team in Affective Neuroscience and Psychopathology that bridges the disciplines of Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience.
Successful candidates will have an undergraduate and/or masters degree in Psychology or related discipline (First class or 2:i degree, or those expecting to graduate with these degrees), and outstanding research potential.
Applicants should send a CV and a 200 word summary of their research interests, by Monday 30th January 2012, to Dr Claire Williams (School Director of Research Students), School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, P.O. Box 224, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AL; or by email: PostgradPsyCLS@reading.ac.uk
