Supervisor: Dr Manos Tsakiris, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London
Project Description: A timely topic of interdisciplinary research in social cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind is the relation between self-consciousness and consciousness of other people. Understanding self-other relations is only possible if we address the role of other people in the constitution of self-consciousness: the way one experiences others - to understand them and/or to interact with them for building a shared world - cannot be addressed as if others did not participate to one's experience of oneself. The research project will investigate how inter-subjectivity participates to the constitution of self-consciousness, particularly in relation to the awareness of one's own body. The aim of this PhD project will be to investigate how interactions with others affect the experience of one's own body in sensation (e.g. sense of body-ownership) and action (e.g. sense of agency), using behavioral and neuroscientific techniques, in both normal and clinical populations.
This PhD position is part of a three-year research grant from the "European Platform for Life Sciences, Mind Sciences and Humanities", Volkswagen Foundation, Germany, for a larger project that involves the collaboration between Dr Manos Tsakiris, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Dr Doroth?e Legrand, "Centre de Recherche en Epist?mologie Appliqu?e" (CREA), CNRS, Paris, France, and Dr Simone Sch?tz-Bosbach, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive ad Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
The successful candidate will develop the core of the empirical research project at the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop his/her own research ideas, to participate in the networking activities and to actively collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary European research team funded by the grant.
Funding Details: The studentship will cover Home/EU fees (? 3,600) and pay an annual tax-free stipend of approximately ?15,500 per annum for three years, and is available from September 2010. The studentships will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with appropriate qualification.
Person Specification
Essential:
* First or upper second class honours degree or equivalent in Psychology or a related area.
* MSc in a relevant discipline including cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and cognitive sciences, neuropsychology, social psychology.
* Strong motivation to undertake a PhD which involves conducting independent research, but also working as part of a larger research team.
* Excellent quantitative research skills, including a good command of statistical analysis (using relevant packages such as SPSS).
* Ability to work independently and take responsibility of a program of work.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
* Evidence of an interest in interdisciplinary research and/or interdisciplinary training in psychology and philosophy.
Desirable:
* Fluency in French and/or German
* Work experience on body-image disorders
* Strong organizational skills
HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY:
For an informal discussion on the project please contact Manos Tsakiris by email on manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk, although applications must be made in accordance with the details shown below.
A full PhD application should include all of the following:
1) Royal Holloway on-line Postgraduate Application Form (completed by student).
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/
In addition, the following documents should also be included with your application form. These documents can be uploaded as part of the on-line application process but you may also email these directly to Ms Carol Blackman the Departmental post-graduate secretary (carol.blackman@rhul.ac.uk).
References
Please ensure that you name two academic referees on your application form and contact them directly to ask them to provide you with an academic reference as soon as possible.
2) A brief CV (completed by student)
This should list academic qualifications (give dates and grades) and any experience and skills relevant to the research proposal.
3) A research statement (Suggested length approx. 2,500 words)
The statement should include:
1. Brief description of your main research interests
2. Brief description of your research activities/outputs to date (BSc and/or MSc projects or other relevant working experience in research)
3. Description of your motivation for the proposed project and a description of the main research questions that you would like to address during your PhD, and some details about the first studies/experiments you would be considering.
For an application form and full details on how to apply, contact Dr Tsakiris at manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk<
Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 21st June 2010. Interviews to be held at the beginning of July.
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