APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR ANY CROSS-POSTING!
Please find details below of 14 Marie-Curie funded Research
Fellowships and 12 Plymouth University funded PhD studentships, as
part of the newly announced Marie Curie Initial training Network
"CogNovo".
All the best
Lucy
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Marie Curie Early Career Research Fellowships (PhD): 14 positions
Cognition Institute | Plymouth University
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 30 November 2013
Fixed term 36 months, starting 1st April 2014
The CogNovo project is offering fourteen early career research fellowships.
CogNovo is an Innovative Doctoral Programme funded by the EU Marie
Curie initiative and Plymouth University to foster research in the
emerging field of Cognitive Innovation. CogNovo offers
transdisciplinary research training that combines scientific studies
of the neural correlates and mechanisms of creativity, with
investigations into the role of creativity in human cognition, and
their application in sustainable technological and social innovation.
Selected candidates will be registered for a comprehensive PhD
programme that includes specialised research on specific topics, as
well as training workshops covering experimental methods, cognitive
neuroscience, computational modelling, humanities and human values,
experimental psychology, creative arts, cognitive robotics and
entrepreneurship. CogNovo also offers secondment opportunities to
academic and commercial partners across the world.
Candidates should apply for specific projects, indicating their top 3 choices.
For further details of CogNovo and the research projects available,
please see: www.cognovo.eu. Application forms are available for
download from the website.
Eligibility: Marie Curie funding is intended to promote mobility of
early career researchers within the research community; candidates are
only eligible for these posts if they have not been resident within
the UK for more than 12 months within the 3 years prior to 1 April
2104.
An excellent 1st degree, good verbal and written communication skills
in English, and an interest in multi-disciplinary research are
essential. Specific educational prerequisites vary and are indicated
in the project web-pages. More information on individual projects can
be found on the CogNovo Projects Page.
Salary: from £35,000, including living and mobility allowance.
Applicants should send a completed application form along with a
covering letter detailing their suitability for the studentship, C.V.
and 2 academic references to Catherine Johnson, Faculty of Science and
Technology Research Office, Room A425, Portland Square, Plymouth PL4
8AA or e-mail catherine.johnson@plymouth.ac.uk.
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Plymouth University Research Studentships (PhD): 12 positions
Cognition Institute | Plymouth University
Closing date for applications: 12 noon, 30 November 2013
Fixed term 36 months, starting 1st April 2014
Twelve University-funded PhD positions are available on the CogNovo project.
CogNovo is an Innovative Doctoral Programme funded by the EU Marie
Curie initiative and Plymouth University to foster research in the
emerging field of Cognitive Innovation. CogNovo offers
transdisciplinary research training that combines scientific studies
of the neural correlates and mechanisms of creativity, with
investigations into the role of creativity in human cognition, and
their application in sustainable technological and social innovation.
Selected candidates will be registered for a comprehensive PhD
programme that includes specialised research on specific topics, as
well as training workshops covering experimental methods, cognitive
neuroscience, computational modelling, humanities and human values,
experimental psychology, creative arts, cognitive robotics and
entrepreneurship. CogNovo also offers secondment possibilities to
academic and commercial partners across the world.
Candidates should apply for specific projects, indicating their top 3 choices.
For further details of CogNovo and the research projects available,
please see: www.cognovo.eu. Application forms are available for
download from the website.
Eligibility: An excellent 1st degree, good verbal and written
communication skills in English, and an interest in multi-disciplinary
research are essential. Specific educational prerequisites vary and
are indicated in the project web-pages. More information on individual
projects can be found on the CogNovo Projects Page.
These positions are open to all UK and EU citizens with appropriate
qualifications. Applicants who are normally required to pay overseas
fees may also apply, but will have to cover the difference between the
Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates (approximately £9,790 per
annum). For more details on university studentships, please visit
www.plymouth.ac.uk/postgraduate.
University studentships include full Home/EU tuition fees plus a
stipend of £13, 726 per annum.
Submitting an application: Applicants should send a completed
application form along with a covering letter detailing their
suitability for the studentship, C.V. and 2 academic references to
Catherine Johnson, Faculty of Science and Technology Research Office,
Room A425, Portland Square, Plymouth PL4 8AA or e-mail
catherine.johnson@plymouth.ac.uk.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview in
January/February 2014. We regret that we may not be able to respond to
all applications. Applicants who have not received an offer of a
place by March 2014 should consider their application has been
unsuccessful on this occasion.
Dr Lucy Davies
Cognition Institute
Room A222, Portland Square
Ext: 84920
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