Applications are invited for a Wellcome Trust funded PhDStudentship to work on a project investigating the degree of similarity between themechanisms that detect and analyse visual and auditory motion. In addition, the project will seek toestablish the nature and extent of neural interactions between visual and auditory motion systems. This project will involve a range of investigative techniques including visual and auditorypsychophysical (behavioural) testing, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and somecomputational modeling. These experiments will be conducted in collaboration with the laboratory ofProfessor David Badcock (University of Western Australia). This post represents a unique trainingopportunity for an individual with a strong interest in sensory science.

The School of Psychology at the University of Nottinghamhas a thriving Visual Neuroscience group, with four faculty members, researchers and PhD students. The group has a diverse range of interests in human vision, is supported by excellentlaboratory and research facilities, and is firmly committed to the development of young researchers.

Students should hold, or be about to obtain, a minimum ofan Honours Degree (upper 2nd or 1st class) in a relevant field such as psychology, optometry,neuroscience, physiology, computer science or a related discipline. A highly motivated individual isrequired with an interest in visual and auditory perception and good computing and technicalskills.

Funding for this studentship will be offered for a standardperiod of three years, at a starting level of £24,141 per annum (to include fees and maintenance). Thesuccessful student will be expected to start on 1 September 2005 at the latest.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr P McGraw, Email:pvm@psychology.nottingham.ac.uk. Further detailsabout the School are available at: http://www.psychology.nottingham.ac.uk/.

Applications, preferably by Email, with a detailed CV andthe names and addresses of three referees, should be sent to Dr P V McGraw, School of Psychology, TheUniversity of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.

Please quote ref. PVM/01. Closing date: 15 April2005.