LINGUIST List 22.992 Mon Feb 28 2011 Support: Speech Hearing/Phonetic Sciences: PhD Student, U. College London Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Paul Iverson , Cognitive Science, Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom Message 1: Cognitive Science, Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom Date: 25-Feb-2011 From: Paul Iverson <p.iversonucl.ac.uk> Subject: Cognitive Science, Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University College London Level: PhD Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax Description: Four studentships at UCL Psychology and Language Sciences and UCL Ear Institute Applicants should send a CV, covering letter, undergraduate and postgraduate transcripts, and two reference letters (sent directly by the referees) to Natalie Wilkins, n.wilkinsucl.ac.uk. Please indicate which studentship is relevant to your application. Each studentship will cover fees and include a stipend. Applicants should have a relevant first degree or masters degree equivalent to a 1st class or high 2:1 standard in the UK system. 1) ESRC quota studentship, 3-year MPhil/PhD or 1+3 including a year of masters study. Applications will be considered for students interested in experimental investigations of human communication (e.g., speech, language and communication; experimental phonetics, linguistics and pragmatics; developmental and acquired disorders; and hearing impairments). The 1+3 award will include study in either the MRes in Speech Language and Cognition (http://tinyurl.com/yb9p5d2), MSc Language Sciences (http://tinyurl.com/4naauns), or MSc Neuroscience Language and Communication (http://tinyurl.com/lpk5jg). Applicants should include a description of their principal research interests. Applicants for the 3-year award must also include an outline plan of their intended research, ideally discussed with a potential supervisor in Developmental Science (http://tinyurl.com/6kcywja), Language and Communication (http://tinyurl.com/6eqeygn), Linguistics (http://tinyurl.com/6jyqp7g), Speech Hearing and Phonetic Science (http://tinyurl.com/6gnlvw3), or Deafness Language and Cognition (http://www.dcal.ucl.ac.uk/). Applicants must specify how they meet ESRC's eligibility conditions, which typically require UK residency (http://tinyurl.com/6cumun9). 2) Deafness Research UK 3-year MPhil/PhD studentship: Pitch perception and production in children with cochlear implants. Supervisors: Dr. Andrew Faulkner (UCL Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences) and Dr. Deborah Vickers (UCL Ear Institute). This studentship is open to UK and EU residents. Further details at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/research/speech/PhD_opportunities/DRUK 3) UCL IMPACT 3-year MPhil/PhD studentship, co-funded by Advanced Bionics: Contributions of 'virtual channels' to the perception of pitch through a cochlear implant. Supervisors: Dr. Deborah Vickers (UCL Ear Institute) and Dr. Andrew Faulkner (UCL Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences). This studentship is open to UK and EU residents. Further details at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/research/speech/PhD_opportunities/IMPACT 4) ESRC 3-year MPhil/PhD studentship, linked to a project grant on 'Speaker- controlled variability in children's speech in interaction'. Supervisors: Prof. Valerie Hazan (UCL Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences) and Dr. Merle Mahon (UCL Developmental Science). The aim of the studentship will be to investigate, via acoustic-phonetic analyses of the speech signal, the clear speech strategies used by 13-14 year old adolescents when interacting with peers with a hearing impairment. The work will also entail a detailed analysis of the communication strategies used by adolescents with hearing impairment when interacting with hearing and hearing-impaired peers. The studentship will complement work in the main project on the development of clear speech strategies in older children with normal hearing while communicating in different types of adverse listening conditions. The studentship is available as early as 1 June 2011. Applicants must specify how they meet ESRC's eligibility conditions, which typically require UK residency (http://tinyurl.com/6cumun9), and will be subject to a Criminal Record Bureau check. Applications Deadline: 18-Mar-2011 Mailing Address for Applications:         Attn: Natalie Wilkins         UCL Language Sciences         2 Wakefield Street         London WC1N 1PF         United Kingdom Contact Information:         Natalie Wilkins         n.wilkinsucl.ac.uk Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 28-Feb-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.