UH Biocomputation Group - Studentshiphttp://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/2020-08-25T14:11:50+01:00PhD in Computational & Cognitive Neuroscience2020-08-25T14:11:50+01:002020-08-25T14:11:50+01:00Shabnam Kadirtag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2020-08-25:/2020/08/25/phd-in-computational-cognitive-neuroscience.html<p class="first last">An exciting full-time funded PhD opportunity has arisen at the University of Hertfordshire associated to a collaborative project with King’s College London and Brunel University London funded by the US Air Force.</p>
<p><strong>PhD in Computational & Cognitive Neuroscience</strong></p>
<p>An exciting full-time funded PhD opportunity has arisen at the University of Hertfordshire associated to a collaborative project with King’s College London and Brunel University London funded by the US Air Force.</p>
<p>The project aims to build an explorative and predictive model of the brain that is sensitive to the transitions between sustained attention and mind-wandering states using an already collected simultaneously acquired EEG/fMRI dataset. Towards this goal, novel methods for characterizing, sequencing, and predicting neural dynamics at two complementary spatio-temporal resolution levels will be developed: level 1) electroencephalography (EEG) microstates, which are short quasi-stable topographies of brain electrical activity as measured at the scalp; and level 2) functional connectivity maps derived from the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data.</p>
<p>We are seeking to appoint a graduate in Computer Science, Bioengineering, Physics, Mathematics, Neuroscience, or related fields, with an interest in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, who has proven programming skills (e.g., Python, Matlab, C++). Knowledge of signal processing, time-series analysis, and machine learning would be an advantage. Previous experience of EEG and/or fMRI data analysis is highly desirable.</p>
<p>The 3-year full-time PhD studentship includes a stipend of £15,285 per annum in addition to covering tuition fees. <strong>Only EU and UK citizens are eligible to apply.</strong>
The start date of the PhD will be January 2021.</p>
<p>The PhD will be supervised by Dr Shabnam Kadir (University of Hertfordshire), Dr Elena Antonova (Brunel University London), Prof Robert Leech (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London), and Prof Chrystopher Nehaniv (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, and University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).</p>
<p>Interested candidates are encouraged to make informal inquiries with Dr Shabnam Kadir (<code>s.kadir2 AT herts.ac.uk</code>) before making a formal application.</p>
<p>To apply, submit <a class="reference external" href="https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/31105/uh-application-form.pdf">an application form</a> (downloadable from <a class="reference external" href="https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/31105/uh-application-form.pdf">https://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/31105/uh-application-form.pdf</a>) together with a cover letter, CV, and scanned copies of university transcripts and degree certificates (BSc, and if relevant MSc) via email to <code>doctoralcollegeadmissions AT herts.ac.uk</code>, cc-ing Dr Kadir on <code>s.kadir2 AT herts.ac.uk</code> and Dr Antonova on <code>elena.antonova AT brunel.ac.uk</code></p>
<p><strong>Closing Date for the applications:</strong> 23rd October 2020 (Interviews are expected to be scheduled in the week commencing 16th November 2020).</p>
PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience and Rehabilitation Robotics2020-04-30T16:40:02+01:002020-04-30T16:40:02+01:00Volker Steubertag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2020-04-30:/2020/04/30/phd-studentship-in-computational-neuroscience-and-rehabilitation-robotics.html<p class="first last">Applications are invited for PhD positions in the Biocomputation Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire. Details within.</p>
<p>Biocomputation Research Group</p>
<p>Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research</p>
<p>University of Hertfordshire, UK</p>
<p><strong>Application deadline 1 June 2020</strong></p>
<p><strong>Bursary GBP 15,285 p.a.</strong></p>
<p>Applications are invited for PhD positions in the Biocomputation Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire. (<a class="reference external" href="http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/">http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/</a>).</p>
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<p><strong>Project description</strong></p>
<p>Stroke is a major cause of disability in adults. More than 15 million strokes occur every year in the world, and more than 100,000 of these affect patients in the UK. Stroke patients often have an impaired ability to control their upper limbs and need assistance with every-day tasks. Relearning motor skills after stroke is similar to learning new motor skills, for example learning to play tennis, but a problem for stroke survivors is that their impaired movements often restrict the ability to use sensory feedback for re-learning.</p>
<p>Rehabilitation robotics has shown promise to augment the rehabilitation process and to offer feedback on performance. However, the personalisation of the therapy to individual needs remains a major challenge to date.</p>
<p>The proposed project will use a computational model of the cerebellum that is being developed by the Biocomputation Research Group (biocomputation.herts.ac.uk) to optimise robotic rehabilitation for individual subjects. The cerebellum has been optimised throughout vertebrate evolution to become an adaptive controller of biological skeletomuscular structures that is unrivalled by any artificial adaptive motor control algorithm. This has led and is still leading to the development of a rapidly increasing number of computational models of cerebellar learning, and to the successful applications of these cerebellar models to controlling simulated and real robots. The PhD project will involve the development and application of personalised cerebellar models in order to optimise rehabilitation robots for individual subjects.</p>
<p><strong>Applicants</strong> should have excellent computational and numerical skills and a very good first degree in computer science, biology, maths, physics, neuroscience, or a related discipline. Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (GBP 15,285 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees). Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible.</p>
<p><strong>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire</strong> has been recognised as excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted rated as internationally excellent or world leading. The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.</p>
<p><strong>Please contact Dr Volker Steuber or Prof Farshid Amirabdollahian for informal enquiries. Application forms are available under</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/engineering-and-computer-science/research-in-engineering-and-computer-science/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science">https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/schools-of-study/engineering-and-computer-science/research-in-engineering-and-computer-science/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science</a> and should be returned to <code>doctoralcollegeadmissions AT herts DOT ac DOT uk</code>.</p>
<p><strong>The short-listing process will begin on 1 June 2020.</strong></p>
Open Position: PhD studentship in Biocomputation Research Group2018-05-31T12:43:55+01:002018-05-31T12:43:55+01:00Shabnam Kadirtag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2018-05-31:/2018/05/31/open-position-phd-studentship-in-biocomputation-research-group.html<p class="first last">Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on Computational
frameworks for high-dimensional neural data with Dr. Shabnam Kadir in
the Biocomputation Research Group in the Centre for Computer Science
and Informatics Research, University of Hertfordshire, U.K. The
short-listing process will begin on 25th June 2018. Details within.</p>
<p>Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on Computational frameworks for
high-dimensional neural data with Dr. Shabnam Kadir in the Biocomputation
Research Group in the Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research,
University of Hertfordshire, U.K.</p>
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<p>New developments in experimental technology have led to petabytes of raw data
being produced by experimental neuroscientists, which are increasingly publicly
available, e.g. Allen Institute data (<a class="reference external" href="http://www.brain-map.org/">http://www.brain-map.org/</a>). In particular,
we are in the realm where population recordings of tens of thousands of neurons
are feasible thanks to, e.g. a new generation of large dense probes for
electrophysiological recordings, imaging using 2-photon microscopy coupled with
calcium fluorescent sensors. Large scale neuronal recordings require novel
approaches for both processing and quantitative analysis.</p>
<p>As well as using techniques from high-dimensional statistics, machine learning,
information theory, we aim to explore new approaches from mathematical fields
outside statistics, such as algebraic topology. The study of networks is a
particularly important topic in neuroscience: neurons communicate with each
other electrically via synapses, forming intricate networks. These networks can
be studied using techniques from computational topology (e.g. persistent
homology, clique topology). These could be used to extract information about
subnetworks and assemblies, both from large scale recordings, and via
connectomics derived from simulations (Blue Brain Project).</p>
<p>We aim in this project to go beyond spike sorting and develop new tools and
computational frameworks which would help interpret high dimensional data and
interrogate how information is being processed by the brain, e.g. How are
sensory stimuli (location in environment, visual and auditory stimuli) encoded?
How can we characterise the neural activity associated with memory, attention,
decision making and motor control?</p>
<p>We shall be collaborating with labs at Imperial, Pennsylvania State University
and UCL.</p>
<p>More information can be found here:
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/187455/Dec2017-computational-frameworks-for-high-dimensional-neural-data.pdf">http://www.herts.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/187455/Dec2017-computational-frameworks-for-high-dimensional-neural-data.pdf</a></p>
<p>We are looking for candidates with the following profile:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Strong first degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, physics,
computer science, engineering, computational neuroscience.</li>
<li>Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, MATLAB, C++).</li>
<li>Interest in neuroscience and biology would be helpful.</li>
</ul>
<p>A studentship from the PhD Programme in Computer Science provides approximately
£14,750 per annum bursary plus the payment of student fees. Applicants from
outside the UK or EU are eligible.</p>
<p>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been
recognised as excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment
(2014), with 50% of the research submitted rated as internationally excellent
or world-leading. The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research
provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised
and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher
development opportunities. The University is situated in Hatfield, in the green
belt just north of London.</p>
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<p>Please contact Dr Shabnam Kadir (<code>s.kadir2 AT herts DOT ac DOT uk</code>) for informal enquiries.
Application forms are available under
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science">http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science</a>
and should be returned to:</p>
<p>Ms Emma Thorogood, <br />
Research Student Administrator, <br />
University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, <br />
Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB, <br />
Tel: 01707 286083 <br />
E-mail: <code>doctoralcollegeadmissions AT herts DOT ac DOT uk</code>.</p>
<p>The short-listing process will begin on 25th June 2018.</p>
Open Position: PhD studentships in Computational Neuroscience2017-05-31T13:20:03+01:002017-05-31T13:20:03+01:00Volker Steubertag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2017-05-31:/2017/05/31/open-position-phd-studentships-in-computational-neuroscience.html<p class="first last">Applications are invited for PhD studentships at the Biocomputation Research Group. Details within.</p>
<p>Applications are invited for PhD positions in the Biocomputation Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire. Projects involve the development and simulation of models of neurons and neuronal networks to study information processing in the cerebellum or olfactory system and/or the application of machine learning techniques for the analysis of neural data. A description of our research interests and a list of publications can be found on our webpage (<a class="reference external" href="http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/">http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/</a>).</p>
<p>Applicants should have excellent computational and numerical skills and a very good first degree in computer science, biology, maths, physics, neuroscience, or a related discipline. Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (GBP 14,553 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees). Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible.</p>
<p>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognised as excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted rated as internationally excellent or world leading. The Centre for Computer Science and Informatics Research provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.</p>
<p>Please contact Dr Volker Steuber for informal enquiries. Application forms are available under <a class="reference external" href="http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science">http://www.herts.ac.uk/apply/schools-of-study/computer-science/our-research/the-phd-programme-in-computer-science</a></p>
Open Position: PhD studentship in Computational Neuroscience2016-04-28T23:57:17+01:002016-04-28T23:57:17+01:00Volker Steubertag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2016-04-28:/2016/04/28/open-position-phd-studentship-in-computational-neuroscience.html<p class="first last">A funded PhD position at the Biocomputation group is available. The shortlisting process begins 30 May, 2016. Details within.</p>
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<p>We welcome applications for a funded PhD position in the Biocomputation Research Group at the University of Hertfordshire.</p>
<p>The successful applicant will work on a project related to the detailed modelling of neuronal dynamics arising through dendritic processing and/or the analysis of morphological and circuit data. Potential projects in the fields of neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience include (but are not limited to):</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Analysis of neuronal morphology and micro-circuitry.</li>
<li>Simulation of development of neuronal morphologies and tissues.</li>
<li>Simulation of dendritic processing on hardware.</li>
<li>Sensory processing and behaviour generation in individual invertebrate neurons.</li>
<li>Development of experimental robot controllers based on dendritic computation.</li>
<li>Structural plasticity at the single neuron and micro-circuitry level.</li>
</ul>
<p>More project ideas can be found here: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.dendrites.club/Positions.html">http://www.dendrites.club/Positions.html</a></p>
<p>The successful candidate will have extensive programming experience, preferably in Python (and/or other programming languages depending on the precise project). Depending on the project, experience with parallel programming (MPI, ZMQ), meshing software (VTK, CGAL, ITK, ...), or statistical analysis in R or Python are an advantage. In addition, we greatly value curiosity and a personal motivation to find out how things work.</p>
<p>We collaborate closely with leading experimentalists and theoreticians all over the world, such as Prof. Adrian Moore (RIKEN, Japan), Prof. Erik De Schutter (OIST, Japan) and Dr. Marylka Uusisaari (Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands).</p>
<p>The student will be based in the <a class="reference external" href="http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk">Biocomputation Group</a> at the University of Hertfordshire and will be supervised by Drs. Ben Torben-Nielsen (b.torben-nielsen at herts.ac.uk) and Volker Steuber (v.steuber at herts.ac.uk) to whom informal enquiries can be sent.</p>
<p>Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (approximately GBP 14,250 per annum bursary plus the payment of the student fees). Application forms can be obtained from:</p>
<p>Mrs Lorraine Nicholls, <br />
Research Student Administrator, <br />
STRI, <br />
University of Hertfordshire, <br />
College Lane, <br />
Hatfield, Herts, <br />
AL10 9AB, <br />
Tel: +44 01707 286083, <br />
l.nicholls @ herts.ac.uk.</p>
<p>The short-listing process will begin on 30 May, 2016.</p>
Open Position: PhD studentship in Olfactory Biocomputation2016-04-28T17:32:53+01:002016-04-28T17:32:53+01:00Volker Steubertag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2016-04-28:/2016/04/28/open-position-phd-studentship-in-olfactory-biocomputation.html<p class="first last">A funded PhD position at the Biocomputation group is available. The shortlisting process begins 30 May, 2016. Details within.</p>
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<p>Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position in the Biocomputation Research group at the University of Hertfordshire. Our research on Olfactory Biocomputation encompasses the following topics:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Olfactory computing in insects and vertebrates</li>
<li>The role of stimulus dynamics in olfaction</li>
<li>Chemical “receptive fields” of odorant receptors</li>
<li>Neuromorphic computing and bio-inspired signal processing for chemical sensing</li>
</ul>
<p>Our spectrum of methods covers data science and machine learning, simulation of spiking networks, cheminformatics, and brain-like computing on neuromorphic hardware. The successful candidate should ideally have previous experience in one or more of these methods, but a keen interest in our research topics and enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research is considered essential. Excellent programming skills are required and should be documented upon application. Most of our code is written in Python.</p>
<p>Depending on the area of work, the successful candidate will join our collaborative research efforts with excellent experimental research groups, as e.g. led by Prof. Andreas Schaefer (Francis Crick Institute, London), Dr. Markus Knaden and Dr. Silke Sachse (Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany). For a list of recent projects and publications please refer to the web pages of the <a class="reference external" href="http://biomachinelearning.net">BioMachineLearning Project</a> and the <a class="reference external" href="http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/">Biocomputation Group</a>.</p>
<p>The student will be supervised by Drs. Michael Schmuker (m.schmuker @ biomachinelearning.net) and Volker Steuber (v.steuber @ herts.ac.uk). Informal enquiries by email prior to application are encouraged and very welcome.</p>
<p>Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (approximately GBP 14,250 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees).</p>
<p>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognized as excellent by the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted being rated as world leading or internationally excellent. The Science and Technology Research Institute provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialized and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University of Hertfordshire is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.</p>
<p>Application forms can be obtained from:</p>
<p>Mrs Lorraine Nicholls, <br />
Research Student Administrator, <br />
STRI, <br />
University of Hertfordshire, <br />
College Lane, <br />
Hatfield, Herts, <br />
AL10 9AB, <br />
Tel: +44 01707 286083, <br />
l.nicholls @ herts.ac.uk.</p>
<p>The short-listing process will begin on 30 May, 2016.</p>
Open Position: PhD studentship in Data Clustering2016-04-28T04:41:37+01:002016-04-28T04:41:37+01:00Renato Cordeiro de Amorimtag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2016-04-28:/2016/04/28/open-position-phd-studentship-in-data-clustering.html<p class="first last">A funded PhD position at the Biocomputation group is available. The shortlisting process begins 30 May, 2016. Details within.</p>
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<p>Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position in the Machine Learning team, under the Biocomputation Research Group, at the University of Hertfordshire. Our research in data clustering encompasses the following topics:</p>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Unsupervised feature weighting.</li>
<li>Metric learning.</li>
<li>Recovering the number of clusters in data sets.</li>
<li>Applications of the above in security and natural language processing.</li>
</ul>
<p>The successful candidate should ideally have previous experience in at least one of the above topics; those without experience must be able to demonstrate a keen interest in our research. Excellent programming skills are required and should be documented upon application.</p>
<p>The student will be supervised by Dr. Renato Cordeiro de Amorim (r dot amorim at herts dot ac dot uk). Informal enquires by email prior to application are encouraged and very welcome.</p>
<p>We collaborate closely with leading scientists from all over the world, including Prof. Boris Mirkin (National Research University Higher School of Economics and Birkbeck University of London), Prof. Vladimir Makarenkov (University of Quebec at Montreal), Dr. Christian Hennig (University College London), and Dr. Marcos Zampieri (Saarland University). For a list of recent publications please refer to <a class="reference external" href="http://homepages.herts.ac.uk/~comqra">http://homepages.herts.ac.uk/~comqra</a>.</p>
<p>Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (approximately GBP 14,250 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees).</p>
<p>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognized as excellent by the latest Research Excellence Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted being rated as world leading or internationally excellent. The Science and Technology Research Institute provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialized and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University of Hertfordshire is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.
Application forms can be obtained from:</p>
<p>Mrs Lorraine Nicholls, <br />
Research Student Administrator, <br />
STRI, <br />
University of Hertfordshire, <br />
College Lane, <br />
Hatfield, Herts, <br />
AL10 9AB, <br />
Tel: +44 01707 286083, <br />
l.nicholls @ herts.ac.uk.</p>
<p>The short-listing process will begin on 30 May, 2016.</p>
PhD studentship in Computational Neuroscience2015-12-21T16:45:55+00:002015-12-21T16:45:55+00:00Benjamin Torben-Nielsentag:biocomputation.herts.ac.uk,2015-12-21:/2015/12/21/phd-studentship-in-computational-neuroscience.html<p class="first last">A funded PhD position at the Biocomputation group is available. The shortlisting process begins on December 28, 2015. Details within. <br /> <em>This position has been filled.</em></p>
<p><em>This position has been filled.</em></p>
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<p>We welcome applications for a funded PhD position in the Biocomputation Group at the University of Hertfordshire. The successful applicant will work on a project related to modeling the structure and physiological function of the inferior olive. The inferior olive is an important part of the olivo-cerebellar circuitry as its axons, the climbing fibers, play a central role in all theories of cerebellar learning. Further, the inferior olive has been postulated to act as a clock for the brain. In this project, we aim to use an accurate structural model of the inferior olive to investigate, in silico, recent hypotheses related to the generation and maintenance of timing signals. An integral part of this project involves the further development of the NeuroMac software to generate structural models of the inferior olive. Please refer to <a class="reference external" href="http://biocomputation.herts.ac.uk/pages/04-publications-current.html">the publication list on the website</a> for recent publications.</p>
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<h2>Who are we looking for?</h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Candidates should have excellent programming skills (preferably also in Python) and familiarity with parallel and high-performance computing and visualization toolkits (such as VTK) is appreciated.</li>
<li>Candidates should possess great curiosity.</li>
<li>Candidates should be able to formulate their own questions about the circuitry and dynamics in the olivo-cerebellar system to direct their research efforts.</li>
</ul>
<p>Knowledge of neuroscience is a plus but the eagerness to learn about the brain and how to use scientific approaches (such as computational neuroscience and neuroinformatics) is considered pivotal.</p>
<p>Successful candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (approximately GBP 13,800 per annum bursary plus the payment of the standard UK student fees). Applicants from outside the UK or EU are eligible, but will have to pay half of the overseas fees out of their bursary.</p>
<p>Research in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has been recognized as excellent by the latest Research Excellent Framework Assessment, with 50% of the research submitted being rated as world leading or internationally excellent. The Science and Technology Research Institute provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialized and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University of Hertfordshire is situated in Hatfield, in the green belt just north of London.</p>
<p>The student will be supervised by Dr. Ben Torben-Nielsen (b.torben-nielsen at herts.ac.uk) and Dr. Volker Steuber (v.steuber at herts.ac.uk) to whom informal enquiries can be sent. Application forms can be obtained from:</p>
<p>Mrs Lorraine Nicholls, <br />
Research Student Administrator, <br />
STRI, <br />
University of Hertfordshire, <br />
College Lane, <br />
Hatfield, Herts, <br />
AL10 9AB, <br />
Tel: +44 01707 286083, <br />
l.nicholls @ herts.ac.uk.</p>
<p>The short-listing process will begin on 28 December 2015.</p>
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