International Max Planck Research School on Neuroscience of Communication (IMPRS NeuroCom)

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1 Application Form International Max Planck Research School on Neuroscience of Communication (IMPRS NeuroCom) Deadline: 1 December, 2018 (24:00 - midnight Central European Time) Please note: You will have to fill in all fields marked with *. Please only upload files in pdf format! Personal Information * Title (please check all that apply) * First name * Family name Ms Mr Dr * Date of birth Year Month Day Place of birth * Nationality * * Phone!!!Attention!!! Please note that we have problems with addresses from yahoo, hotmail and live. If possible please indicate an address other than these. Module and Supervisor Preference To obtain further insight about research interests of the IMPRS NeuroCom faculty and available PhD projects, please visit the follwing website: Please indicate your preferred module and preferred supervisor. If you have no preferred supervisor(s) please only indicate your preferred module(s). Both options are equal. * First preference Second preference Third preference Language Qualifications * Native language(s) English: yes no * Other languages: If you answered "no", then you must upload at least one of the following documents in the required document section at the end of this application form:

2 Standardized test (TOEFL or equivalent). Also acceptable is course work in English either at your home university or at a university abroad. Please upload a letter from the university. Current Address * Street * Postal code * City * Country Academic Information Candidates in the final year of their Master's program are also eligible to apply. In this case, please state the expected date of completion. Please indicate your (expected Master's degree(s) or equivalent. Please also indicate your Bachelor's degree. Academic degree Field University * Degree 1 * Degree 2 Degree 3 Country Year obtained or expected month/year of completion / / / Computer Skills * Have you ever worked with a computer? yes no * If so, for how long (years)? * How do you judge your own computer skills? minimal / none basic (Knowledge of terms such as file, folder, operating system, software etc.) advanced (Knowledge of specific software or programming languages) In the following questions, you may check more than one answer. How did you acquire your computer skills? On what occasions do you use a computer? What do you use a computer primarily for? Courses (University, private courses...) self-taught private (at home) work / education word processing data base graphics internet entertainment / games

3 programming What operation system(s) / type(s) of computer are you familiar with? If you have any programming knowledge, indicate in which programming language. Do you have any experience using statistics software? Do you have any experience using acoustic analysis software? Do you have any experience using stimulus presentation software? Do you have any experience in the analysis of experimental data? PC Mac Workstation DOS Windows UNIX / LINUX OS/2 C / C ++ Batch (DOS) Perl / AwK Pascal UNIX-Shell PostScript Basic Matlab SAS SPSS R others: Praat Nero Soundwave Cooledit / Adobe Audition Rezound ERTS E-Prime Presentation DMDX fmri (preprocessing etc.) reaction time (statistics etc.) EEG (using filters, artifact rejection etc.) Referees Please note that once you named two referees they will automatically receive an to provide us with a recommendation letter. Please inform them beforehand that you will name them as referees and that they will receive such an . Deadline for submitting the reference letters is 9 December *Title *First name *Family name *Institution * * Referee 1 * Referee 2

4 International Experience Working or study experiences, exchange programs Required Documents Please only upload one single PDF file which should be named IMPRS_NAMEOFTHEAPPLICANT.pdf. Please keep in mind that only applications in English are accepted. * 1. Cover letter explaining your motivation and reasons for pursuing a PhD at IMPRS NeuroCom, and describing your personal research interests and academic goals (about pages). please also name your preferred supervisors here (please refer to: If available, please also mention the preferred topic you would like to research. * 2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) including ativities and experiences relevant to the studies. 3. Names of two academic referees supporting your application. * 4. Title and abstract of your Master's thesis (or equivalent thesis; not longer than one A4 page). If you have not yet started your Master's thesis, please either include an abstract of your Bachelor's thesis or a brief summary of your plan for your Master's thesis. * 5. Copy of Bachelor's and Master's degree (or equivalent degree). * 6. Official academic transcripts of coursework and other relevant academic certificates. 7. Certificate of proficiency in English (non-native speakers only). Coursework in English is also accepted, either at your home university or from a university abroad. 8. List of publications (if applicable). Please make sure you arrange your attachments according to the suggested order! Please upload your PDF here: Datei auswählen Keine Datei ausgewählt Financing * Do you have financial support from elsewhere and are therefore independent from financing by the IMPRS NeuroCom? If your answer is yes, which institution would support you financially? yes no Miscellaneous * How did you learn about us? IMPRS NeuroCom website MPI CBS website Other website(s) (please specify)

5 Advertisement in scientific journals (please specify) Advertisement via mailing lists (please specify) Friends / colleagues / other students IMPRS NeuroCom faculty members Other (please specify) Data protection declaration I am aware that in order to process my application properly, personal data will be stored, in particular these are all the data I enter in the registration form as well as the document(s) I upload to the registration website. I also agree that it is necessary to share the data described above with other persons involved in the application process (in particular: IMPRS NeuroCom faculty members and administrative staff). Data will be stored on servers of Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbh Göttingen (GWDG), Am Faßberg 11, Göttingen, and once I am accepted also on the IMPRS Coordination office s workspace. The data you enter will not be published and are used for internal purposes and for the evaluation report of the graduate school (next report is due 2020). If you are NOT accepted to our graduate school, data entered in the context of this application process will be deleted after the next evaluation of IMPRS NeuroCom (i.e., summer 2020). If you are accepted to our graduate school, data entered in the context of your application will be deleted once you received your PhD. There is the right at all times to delete, correct or limit the processing of personal data. However, in this case, your application to the graduate school can no longer be considered in frame of the application process. For the revocation of your consent, please contact: imprs-neurocom@cbs.mpg.de. There is a right to request information about your personal data stored within this context. In this case please contact the IMPRS NeuroCom coordination office: imprs-neurocom@cbs.mpg.de. For further questions concerning data protection, you can contact the data protection officer of the Max Planck Society, Heidi Schuster (Hofgartenstrasse 8, Munich, datenschutz@mpg.de). You have the right of appeal to the competent Data Protection Supervisory Authority (BayLDA), Promenade 27, Ansbach, poststelle@lda.bayern.de) Did you conceive the information with regard to data protection and do you agree with the processing of personal data in the above-mentioned form? If so, please click "yes" (required to submit your application). * yes Send Reset This registration system has been created by S. Greber and W. Grieger, GWDG, Göttingen.