We have 2 PhD scholarship/stipends available associated with Australian Research Council (ARC) funded projects in our lab.
The aim of Project 1 is to investigate the cognitive and neural mechanisms of language production using psycholinguistic, electrophysiology, fMRI and TMS methods. Investigators are Greig de Zubicaray (QUT), Katie McMahon (QUT), Angelique Volfart (QUT), Vitória Piai (Radboud University) and Catherine Liégeois-Chauvel (University of Pittsburgh)
The aim of Project 2 is to investigate the role of language statistics/statistical learning mechanisms in production and comprehension using psycholinguistic, fMRI and TMS methods. Investigators are Greig de Zubicaray (QUT), Katie McMahon (QUT), Elaine Kearney (QUT), Joanne Arciuli (Flinders University) and Frank Guenther (Boston University)
Applicants interested in the PhD scholarships should contact Prof Greig de Zubicaray (greig.dezubicaray@qut.edu.au) or Prof Katie McMahon (k21.mcmahon@qut.edu.au).
Eligible applicants will:
- have completed a postgraduate qualification administered and assessed in English from an institution in Australia, New Zealand, UK, EU, Norway, Switzerland, Canada and USA.
- the postgraduate qualification (preferably an MPhil or MSc) must have included a significant research component and thesis (at least 25 percent of the total degree).
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