2 Marie Curie Research funded Fellowships in Dance Choreography/ Social Creativity at Plymouth University
Two research positions in the areas of Dance Choreography/ Social Creativity and Psychology leading to a Ph.D are available at Plymouth University working within a context of ‘Cognovo: Cognitive Innovation’, a new doctoral training programme. Cognovo will recruit 26 Research Fellows working on 26 projects, beginning in April 2013.
The individual salary for these 3-year positions starts at £35,000 p.a., which includes a living and mobility allowance. The two creative arts Research Fellows will be working on Project 6 and Project 7 in Cognovo and will be seconded to Random Dance R-Research (project 7), and Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Project 6) as part of the research project.
Project 7: Mental Imagery in Dance Choreography http://www.cognovo.eu/projects/mental-imagery-dance-choreography.php
Project 6: Creativity through Social Interaction http://www.cognovo.eu/projects/creativity-through-social-interaction.php
Selected candidates will be registered for a comprehensive PhD programme that includes specialised research on a specific topic, as well as training workshops on experimental methods, cognitive neuroscience, computational modelling, humanities and human values, experimental psychology, creative arts, cognitive robotics and entrepreneurship.
Marie Curie Research Fellowships are intended to promote mobility for early stage researchers within the research community; candidates must: a) have received a degree (Bachelor or Master’s) that qualifies them for PhD training, b) should not have undertaken more than 4 years of full time research subsequent to that degree, and c) should not have been resident within the UK for more than 12 months within the 3 years prior to 1 April 2014. For a full description of the eligibility conditions see http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/
For particular enquiries about project 6, please contact Michaela Gummerum [email protected] For particular enquiries about project 7, please contact Jon May [email protected]
Deadline For Applications 30th November 12:00. To apply please go to this link: http://www.cognovo.eu/about/applyMarieCurie.php