PhD Studentship: Psychology: Fully Funded Sures PhD Studentship in Cognitive Neuroscience

Swansea University is pleased to offer fully-funded Swansea University Research Excellence Scholarships (SURES) for full-time doctoral students to its seventh cohort, commencing in October 2025.

This post is for an ambitious PhD student who is eager to further develop their research and neuroimaging experience under the supervision of Dr. Kathrin Weidacker at Swansea University, School of Psychology. 

The position is particularly suitable for a Psychology or Neuroscience MSc graduate. We specifically seek highly motivated candidates with a strong academic (or work experience-based) background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, or a related discipline, and a keen interest in cognitive neuroscience.  

This PhD project offers the opportunity to work on pioneering research that uses state of the art neuroscience methods (e.g. MRS, fMRI, EEG) and behavioural research to enhance new assessments of impulsivity in healthy as well as clinical disorders. 

Ideally, applicants will have direct experience with human neuroimaging research and analysis using at least one of these methods: 

• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) or structural imaging (MRI) 
• Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)  

Experience with programming languages (e.g. MATLAB/Python/R/Presentation) and strong statistical skills would be advantages. Any applicant will have to have enthusiasm for the topic of impulsivity, and a clear, demonstrable capacity for acquiring further expertise in these neuroimaging techniques. 

Each scholarship is offered for a maximum period of three years; SURES students are expected to submit their theses within this timescale.

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Each SURES scholarship includes tuition fees and a stipend – reviewed annually at the UKRI standard rate and a £1,000 annual training allowance to support immersive training experiences, conference attendance, engagement with industry and international collaborative opportunities.

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