Dear All,

There is currently a PhD scholarship (AUD$30,000 per annum for 3.5 years) available for a student to work with me, Dr Ans Vercammen and Professor Peter Rendell on a project examining the development and decline of social cognition and emotion processing. The successful applicant would be based in Sydney at the Australian Catholic University's Strathfield campus. See relevant links and more information below.

Could I please ask for your assistance in forwarding this email to anyone who may be a suitable applicant, or who may know someone else who would be?

Many thanks,

Megan

Project Title: The Development and Decline of Social Cognition and Emotion Processing

Project Description: This project will examine how the capacity to recognise emotion in others, and the ability to use this information to guide social behaviour develops in childhood and declines in older adulthood. More specifically, this project will focus on investigating the cognitive, neural and physiological mechanisms that underpin social cognitive abilities and emotion processing. With a particular view to understanding the way in which these capacities develop throughout childhood and decline in older adulthood. The project will employ a range of methodologies, including skin conductance responses (SCR), facial electromyography (EMG) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

For more information: contact  Dr Megan Willis (Megan.Willis@acu.edu.au)

or go to  

http://www.acu.edu.au/research/future_research_students/scholarships/vice_chancellors_award

Dr Megan Willis

Lecturer | School of Psychology

Australian Catholic University

C1.40 Edward Clancy Building

Mount St Mary Campus

25a Barker Road / Locked Bag 2002

Strathfield NSW 2135

T: +61 2 9701 4501  F: +61 2 9746 3059  W: www.acu.edu.au