[visionlist] MPhil/PhD Studentships in Perception and Action, The University of Hong Kong

[Li Li]

Up to two MPhil/PhD positions are available in the Psychology 
Department of the University of Hong Kong, in the Perception and 
Action lab of Dr. Li Li starting September 2011.

The MPhil (Master of Philosophy) position is for 2 years and the 
Ph.D. position is for 4 years. Both positions are fully funded by the 
university and research grants awarded to Dr. Li Li with a tax-free 
yearly stipend of US$20,770. During the study period, students can 
get up to two travel awards from the graduate school and one from the 
department for presenting at international conferences (up to 
US$1,730 per trip).  In addition, students can apply for the Hong 
Kong Ph.D. fellowship offered by Hong Kong Research Grant Council. If 
awarded through open competition, the fellowship offers a tax-free 
yearly stipend of US$30,770 and an additional research and 
conference-related travel allowance of US$1,281 per year, for up to 3 years.

Students will be expected to work on projects supervised by Dr. Li Li 
that use interdisciplinary approaches to examine visual information 
affecting perception and motor control of self- and object motion, 
and the related real-world problems in human factors.  For more 
information about the lab and the application procedure, please visit 
<http://www.hku.hk/psychology/percept_act/index.html>http://www.hku.hk/psychology/percept_act/index.html.

The University of Hong Kong is an English speaking university. It was 
ranked No.1 in Asia and 21st in the world in the 2010-11 Times Higher 
Education (THE) World University Rankings. It is conveniently located 
about 15-min walking distance away from the central business district 
of Hong Kong. For more information about Hong Kong, please visit 
<http://www.discoverhongkong.com>http://www.discoverhongkong.com.

Pre-application inquiries by email are welcome.  Interested 
candidates please send your CV, copies of your transcripts, statement 
of research interests along with the contact information of 2-3 
references to Dr. Li Li by email (lili at hku.hk) .


Li Li, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China SAR
Phone: 852-2219-4151
<http://www.hku.hk/psychology/percept_act/index.html>http://www.hku.hk/psychology/percept_act/index.html