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, 2016 (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 * Gender male female * First name * Family name * 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 In this section, please indicate the module and preferred supervisor to which you are applying for. If you have no preferred supervisor(s) please only indicate your preferred module(s). Both options are equal. To get an overview about potential supervisors and available PhD projects please visit the following page: Here you can have a look at all IMPRS NeuroCom faculty members and learn more about their main research topics and available PhD projects. * First preference Second preference Third preference Language Qualifications Seite 1 von 5

2 * 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: 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 near the completion may also submit applications, indicating the expected date of completion! Please indicate your (expected) Master degree(s) or equivalent, starting with the most recent. Please also indicate your Bachelor 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? Courses (University, private courses...) Seite 2 von 5

3 self-taught On what occasions do you use a computer? What do you use a computer primarily for? 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? private (at home) work / education word processing data base graphics internet entertainment / games programming 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 Seite 3 von 5

4 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 receiving the reference letters is December 11, *Title *First name *Family name *Institution * * Referee 1 * Referee 2 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 motivations and reasons for pursuing a PhD at IMPRS NeuroCom, please also name 1-3 potential supervisors. To learn more about potential supervisors and available PhD projects, please have a look at the page Here you can have a look at IMPRS NeuroCom faculty members to learn more about their research topics and available PhD projects. * 2. CV including activities and experiences relevant to your studies 3. Copy of masters' degree or equivalent (certificate) (if available) * 4. Title and abstract of your master thesis (or equivalent). The abstract should not exceed one page. If you have already published a scientific paper you may also submit the abstract of the paper. Please do not send us your complete thesis work or the complete paper. If you have not yet started with your master thesis, please either include an abstract of your bachelor's thesis or a brief summary of what you plan your master thesis to be about. * 5. Copies of transcript of course work/records (marking) * 6. Standardized test - upload as pdf (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. Please make sure you arrange your attachments according to the suggested order! Please upload your PDF here: Datei auswählen Keine Datei ausgewählt Financing Seite 4 von 5

5 * 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) Advertisement in scientific journals (please specify) Advertisement via mailinglists (please specify) Friends / Colleagues / other students / faculty members DAAD Other (please specify) Advisory note The information provided in this application will be shared with other persons involved in the application procedure of the IMPRS NeuroCom. Send Reset This registration system has been created by S. Greber and W. Grieger, GWDG, Göttingen. Seite 5 von 5