Key Information
Applications are invited for a 4-year Wellcome Trust funded PhD studentship at the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMH RI)
Project information: The 4-year PhD Programme in Integrative Neuroscience provides a broader and more in-depth practical and theoretical grounding in neuroscience than conventional 3-year programmes. Early in Year 1 you will receive formal lectures in research design, statistics, lab safety, animal welfare and ethical standards, and attend a series of specialized lecture courses in behavioural, cellular, molecular, genetic and system neuroscience. In the second part of Year 1, you will experience three 8-week laboratory rotations in internationally renowned labs of your choice.
During the lab rotations, you will carry out research, gain knowledge of the questions addressed by the lab, and acquire direct experience of the relevant techniques. Lab rotations help you to reach an informed choice of the neuroscience area and supervisor you will choose for your full PhD project during Years 2 to 4. Throughout all the years you and your colleagues will participate in weekly seminars and presentations at journal clubs. The programme is designed to ensure an excellent PhD experience and an outstanding future.
About the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute: The Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, recently established in August 2010,offers an exceptional research environment with neuroscience researchers who are amongst the international leaders in their respective fields and world class facilities for all areas of neuroscience. The breadth and depth of our expertise ranges from the phenotypic analysis of single gene mutations to the characterization of gene-environment interplay in psychiatric and neurological, and from imaging intracellular calcium in single dendritic spines to combined EEG and fMRI during attentional tasks in humans. Research labs are equipped with the most up-to-date facilities to address key questions of basic and clinical Neuroscience.
Academic Requirements
Minimum criteria of 2:1 or equivalent at undergraduate degree level in a relevant area (e.g. neuroscience, psychology, anatomy, physiology, natural sciences). There are no further additional requirements, but as this is an extremely popular PhD scheme, students should demonstrate within their application their reasons for wanting to follow a 4 year PhD in Integrative Neuroscience.
Study information
Qualification:
PhD
Study duration:
4 years
Funding information
Funder:
Wellcome
Value:
UK/EU Fees plus Stipend of £19,339
Number of awards per year:
5
Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries
Funding notes:
Open to all students of any nationality without restrictions (UK/EU and International)
Contacts and how to apply
Academic contact:
Prof Vincenzo Crunelli – Course director
Administrative contact and how to apply:
Applicants should complete and submit a standard application for postgraduate study (to include application, 500 word statement of why you want to study this 4-year PhD programme in Integrative Neuroscience, equality monitoring form and two references). The relevant application documents can be downloaded and printed from the “How to Apply” section of our website, or alternatively, completed on line. Applicants should state on the application form that they wish to be considered for this studentship, quoting the 4-year PhD Programme title.
For informal enquiries, please contact Miss Catherine Hortop
Email: 4yrneurophd@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone no: 02920 687906
Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/neuroscience/jobopportunities/phd-integrative.
