Dear list:

A Funded PhD position is available with Dr Natalie Butcher (Teesside University, UK) on a project entitled: differences in processing and recognising static and moving faces. The position is one of 25 Graduate Tutor roles which will support the post holder to study for a PhD whilst gaining teaching experience. These posts are salaried for up to 4 years (£20,989 - £25,023) and all associated fees are also covered as part of the role. 
 
The proposed research seeks to investigate the individual differences  factors that influence the extent to which a viewer benefits from the availability of facial motion information when learning and recognising faces. The work will include execution of experimental psychological studies to explore the relationship between a range of individual differences factors and the motion advantage, within typical and atypical populations.

Deadline for application: July 31, 2016

 

If you know of any suitable candidates who are interested in conducting a PhD in this field can you please consider sharing this information with them.

 

For more information about the graduate tutor role and how to apply see: https://recruitment.tees.ac.uk/itrentlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec107gf.open?VACANCY_ID=5166081sUE&WVID=3395700LFi&LANG=USA

 

For more information about the range of projects graduate tutors can select their PhD topic from including this project see: http://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/projects2.cfm 

 

For informal enquiries, please feel free to contact me by email (n.butcher@tees.ac.uk)

 

Best wishes,

 

Natalie
 

Dr Natalie Butcher

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

School of Social Sciences, Business & Law

Teesside University

TS13BX

 

Tel: +44(0)1642 342385

 

Twitter: @TeesPysch @Dr_N_Butcher