HUMSCI MQRES Autism PhD Scholarship

Cognitive and Brain Mechanisms of Autism

Closing Date: 15 March 2010

The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr Jon Brock and will join a research team investigating the cognitive and neural bases of autism and related developmental disorders. Methods currently employed include behavioural testing, eye-tracking, structural MRI, and MEG.

Applicants should have research qualifications in a relevant discipline (eg, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Behavioural Neuroscience, Linguistics) equivalent to an Australian Masters degree or Australian undergraduate degree with first class honours. International applicants are welcome.

For further information and discussion of potential PhD topics, please contact Dr Jon Brock on +61 (2) 9850 6869; jon.brock@mq.edu.au.

The 2010 MQRES full-time stipend rate is $22,500 pa tax exempt for 3.5 years.

Applicants will need to complete a candidature/scholarship application form and arrange for two academic referee reports to be submitted to the Higher Degree Research Office. Refer to: http://www.hdr.mq.edu.au/information_about/applications for further application instructions.  Macquarie University will advise the successful applicant of entitlements at the time of scholarship offer. Please quote the allocation number on your application