Thursday, February 18, 2021

PhD Student Positions in Speech Neuroscience - Univ. of South Carolina

 

 

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

 

 

PhD Student Positions in Speech Neuroscience 

 

The Speech Neuroscience Lab at the University of South Carolina is inviting highly-motivated students with interest in research on neuroscience of speech to apply for our PhD program.

 

The PhD degree prepares professionals for academic careers with emphasis on research and the scholarly study of the science of human speech production system and its disorders. Doctoral students will complete their research training under direct mentorship, regularly participate in laboratory activities and pursue a program of scholarly research leading to publication in scientific journals.

 

Academic coursework consists of 12 credit hours of statistics and experimental design, 9 hours in speech and hearing science, and 24 hours in a concentration area, followed by written and oral comprehensive examinations. The degree culminates in the successful defense of a dissertation (12 credit hours). 

 

Students may enter the PhD program following the bachelor or master degree. Applications are invited from students with majors in a variety of disciplines, including (but not limited to): neuroscience, engineering, linguistics, psychology, physics, physiology, audiology, and speech-language pathology. Research assistantships are available for qualified applicants. Experience in research on human subjects, signal processing, MATLAB programming and statistical analysis are beneficial.

 

For more information about our program, please visit our websites: 

 

PhD Degree Application

 

Speech Neuroscience Lab

 

Department of Communication Sciences Disorder

 

 

Interested candidates can send their CV to:

Dr. Roozbeh Behroozmand

Associate Professor

University of South Carolina

Email: r-behroozmand@sc.edu

 

Webpage: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/faculty-staff/behroozmand_roozbeh.php

 

 

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