PhD Scholarships in the fields of Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement (Funded)

The Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement

Coventry University

The Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement is vibrant research community for researchers with interests in a broad range of psychological and social topics.
Our work is captured by five main themes: literacy, violence and interpersonal aggression, identity and resilience in communities and organisations, atypical development, and brain, belief and behaviour. More detail on these themes can be found at www.coventry.ac.uk/crpba
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed research candidates who are interested in undertaking a PhD in one of the following topics:
• Understanding the impact of children’s exposure to digital texts
• From talking toddler to reading child: Elucidating causal links between early language skills and literacy ability
• Transfer effects in spelling between Language 1 and Language 2 in bilingual participants with typical and atypical spelling performance
• Morphology in speech and reading: Evidence from eye-movements.
• Lost in Translation: Detecting Challenges and Testing Interventions for Children’s Forensic Testimonies with Translators
• Understanding gun control in Europe
• Safety and resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence
• Group-based and collective emotions in national-level events (e.g., megasporting events, post-disaster recovery or other national events )
• Development of an adult resilience scale in the context of service
• Sex Offending Behaviour in Autism
• Sleep, Neurochemistry and Comorbidities in Autism
• Modelling the social, cognitive and physiological associates of sleep problems and dementia in adults with Down syndrome
• The Evolution of Belief
We plan to offer funding to cover UK/EU fees and a bursary for three years to the four strongest candidates, and we will offer to cover UK / EU fees to up to 10 additional candidates. We therefore also invite existing self-funding or part funded research students who are registered for a research degree with our research centre to apply, using their existing project as the basis for their application.
Interested candidates should contact Dr Simon Goodman in the first instance for more information (simon.goodman@coventry.ac.uk).
Candidate Specification
Applicants should have at least a good (i.e. 2:1 or higher) undergraduate degree in psychology. Experience and / or knowledge of the topic area in the proposal is an advantage. Excellent communication skills are required.

Study information

Study duration:

Full-Time – 3 years fixed term

Start month:

September 2016

Funding information

Funding applies to:

Open to applicants from a range of countries

Funding notes:

Tuition fees up to the cost of UK/EU fees and for up to 3 years for up to four candidates, and UK / EU fees only for up to 10 candidates.

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:

How to Apply
- Application form, standard supporting documentation in full, and a covering letter
- Two academic references must be received by the deadline for the application to be eligible.
- A 2000 words research proposal
For information and application details, please click here: http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/research-studentships/phd-s...
Please visit http://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-students/how-to-apply/ for help on how to apply.
For an informal discussion or more information on this, please contact:
Dr Simon Goodman
Simon.goodman@coventry.ac.uk

Application deadline:

15 May 2016