[visionlist] PhD studentship at University of Wales Bangor

[Simon Watt]

ESRC 1+3 Quota Studentship available in the School of Psychology, 
University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

We invite applications for an ESRC 1+3 Quota Studentship, to start 
October 2005. The successful applicant will join a thriving 
postgraduate community of around 80 Masters and 50 PhD students, in a 
School that obtained the highest possible ranking (5*A) in the most 
recent Research Assessment Exercise and the highest possible ranking 
(Excellent) in the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment.

The successful applicant will take our one year Masters in 
Psychological Research or Masters in Foundations of Clinical 
Psychology. They will then conduct three years of research leading to 
the PhD. We welcome applications in any of the research areas of the 
school detailed on our website: 
http://www.psychology.bangor.ac.uk/research. However, we particularly 
encourage applications in the following three areas:
1. Object perception, recognition, and action.
2. Psychology of prevention and health promotion.
3. Spoken and written language in children and adults.
Informal enquiries to Dr Paula Gurteen, Research Administrator,  mail 
to: p.gurteen at bangor.ac.uk , telephone 44 (0)1248 383831.

The studentship provides fees and a maintenance grant of £12,000 per 
year. Applicants must have a 1st or upper 2nd class honours degree in 
Psychology or equivalent. They must also have a "relevant connection 
with the United Kingdom" as defined by the ESRC: 
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/Postgrad 
StudentshipGuidanceNotes05[1]_tcm6-7190.DOC

Applications should take the form of a full academic CV, and a covering 
letter stating your reasons for applying and outlining your research 
ideas, and containing the names and contact details of two academic 
referees. These should be sent to Postgraduate Secretary, School of 
Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, LL57 2DG, UK. Candidates will 
be interviewed.

Closing date Friday 9th September 2005

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Simon Watt PhD
Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Wales, Bangor
Gwynedd LL57 2AS
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1248 38 8252
Fax: +44 (0) 1248 38 2599
Email: s.watt at bangor.ac.uk