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<div>Please pass on to any potentially interested undergraduate/MSc student. We have four staff potentially able to supervise students in the area of face perception:</div>
<div>Peter Hancock: theory of face perception, and practical applications</div>
<div>Stephen Langton: eye gaze and attention</div>
<div>Tony Little: Social perception of faces, attractiveness, etc.</div>
<div>Sarah-Jane Vick: expression analysis and perception</div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="5" color="#008080">PhD studentships</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="4">Psychology</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="4">School of Natural Sciences</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="4">University of Stirling</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">Psychology at the University of Stirling intends to offer two funded PhD</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">studentships/teaching fellowships starting in October 2011. Psychology has</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">an enthusiastic and vibrant research community which provides a stimulating</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">and exciting environment for postgraduate study. We encourage students</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">who expect to obtain a First or Upper Second class Honours degree in</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">Psychology or a related discipline, or who already have an MSc, to apply to</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">study for a PhD at Stirling.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">Students interested in applying should first contact individual academic</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">members of staff in a relevant area to discuss potential projects. Applicants</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">will be expected to pursue an element of external funding where feasible.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">We have an outstanding record of success in both teaching and research. We</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">have an international reputation for research and our teaching earns top</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">ratings.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">Our research is supported by state-of-the-art facilities, including an in-house</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">playgroup, human electrophysiological recording and analysis facilities,</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">health and clinical laboratories, and expertise in computational modeling.</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">There are excellent facilities for postgraduate students, including allocated</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">office space, equipment and conference funding.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">The studentships will be fully funded, and successful applicants are expected</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">to contribute towards teaching in Psychology.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">For application procedures please see</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><a href="http://www.external.stir.ac.uk/postgrad/apply/index.php">http://www.external.stir.ac.uk/postgrad/apply/index.php</a></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">or contact Linda Cullen (<a href="mailto:Linda.Cullen@stir.ac.uk"><font color="#0000FF"><u>Linda.Cullen@stir.ac.uk</u></font></a>)</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">The closing date for applications is 31<font size="1">st </font>May 2011, but early</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="2">application is strongly advised.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Peter Hancock<br>
Professor<br>
Psychology, School of Natural Sciences<br>
University of Stirling<br>
FK9 4LA, UK<br>
phone 01786 467675<br>
fax 01786 467641<br>
<a href="http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/phancock"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/phancock</u></font></a><font size="2"> </font></font></div>
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