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Dear All,
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/golden/melbourne/ We have an exciting opportunity for potential PhD students to do a Dual PhD (on completion the candidate will receive
awards from two partner institutions that recognise the contribution each makes)
at Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness, UK; with a 12-month stay at the University of Melbourne on real-life benefits of hearing-preservation cochlear implantation (HPCI) in children.
Funding for the programme includes tuition fees, an annual stipend at the minimum Research Councils UK rate (TBC for 2022/23), a research training
grant and student travel to Melbourne. The deadline for Manchester based applications: 14
March 2022. This project will be based at The University of Manchester with a 12-month stay at the University of Melbourne. Project description:
The Manchester-based project will focus on investigating the real-life benefits from preserved acoustic hearing in children and young adults with hearing-preservation cochlear implantation.
The student will conduct a range of behavioural experiments on spatial release from masking, music perception, perception of prosodic features in speech and presence of cochlear dead regions with children who have residual low-frequency hearing with their
cochlear implants. To further understand the benefit from preserved hearing in children with cochlear implants, the student will also interview parents of the children (and older children themselves) with usable residual hearing and cochlear implants. While
in Melbourne, the student will conduct interviews with parents of younger children with preserved hearing and cochlear implants. The outcomes of this research will feed into the development of digital support tools for parents and children with cochlear implants.
This studentship is suitable for students with a background in either audiology, psychology, medicine or speech-language therapy and an interest in both quantitative and qualitative
research. Experience with statistical analysis would be beneficial. Previous clinical or paediatric experience is preferred. Supervisory team:
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Dr Karolina Kluk-de Kort, Prof
Iain Bruce, Dr Josef Schlittenlacher (The
University of Manchester)
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A/Prof Karyn Galvin, Professor
Kathleen Gray, Dr Jaime Leigh (The University of
Melbourne)
Apply: PhD
Audiology with best wishes,
Karolina Dr. Karolina Kluk | Senior Lecturer in Audiology Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancad/ School of Health Sciences | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health B2.15 Ellen Wilkinson Building | The University of Manchester| M13 9PL http://www.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk/staff/KarolinaKluk Chair of School of Health Sciences Athena SWAN team https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/bmh-athena-swan/category/health-sciences/
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