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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Fieldtrippers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would be grateful if you could disseminate the following PhD opportunity to suitable candidates. More info can be found on the Aston University website (https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R160328) or please contact me directly
if you'd like to know more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Klaus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications are invited from ambitious, self-motivated candidates to work on a PhD research project on decision making under stress. The project will be conducted as a collaboration between Aston University, the University of Nottingham,
and the Tactical Training Centre of Cleveland & Durham Police. The aim is to use Electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in Virtual Reality (VR) environments to understand the neural mechanisms that differentiate good decisions from bad decisions in stressful
scenarios. Nottingham’s focus will be on the physics of EEG data collection and analysis, while VR setups will be generated and tested with EEG at the new Aston Laboratories for Immersive Virtual Environments (ALIVE). The PhD will be primarily based at Aston
and the project will involve (and include funds for) travelling between Aston, Nottingham, and Durham.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants must have a minimum of an Upper Second Class Honours degree in a related subject (e.g. physics, neuroscience, mathematics, computer science, engineering or psychology). Due to the nature of the project the successful candidate
should also have excellent programming skills, strong mathematical ability and a good understanding of experimental science.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Klaus Kessler (Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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