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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">3 year</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Doctoral Studentship</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> available in</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">“</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Electrophysiological correlates of cognitive control in children with tics with and without comorbid ADHD symptoms</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">”</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><U></U></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Start date: October</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">2010</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Applications are invited for a PhD Studentship in the School of Community Health Sciences, Division of Psychiatry. The studentship is intended to support postgraduate investigators seeking to establish a career in neuropsychiatric research using neuroimaging techniques. Within the first three months of the studentship a research training programme will be jointly agreed by the student and the supervisors. This will comprise courses and modules organised by the Graduate School and those available within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Division of Psychiatry is one of four divisions within the School of Community Health Sciences. The Division has a growing capacity and reputation for research in cognitive and developmental neurosciences and holds major grants from Research Councils (MRC, ESRC)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">,</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">leading UK charities (Wellcome Trust) and governmental sources (NIHR). Please visit the Divisional web site for more information see:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.nottingham/chs/divisions/psychiatry"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">http://www.nottingham/chs/divisions/psychiatry</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. The Division has excellent relationships with international academic partners, in particular the European Network of Hyperkinetic Disorders (EuNetHyDis) and Tourettes Action, providing excellent opportunities for the student to develop relationships with researchers at other institutions and to become established in the international scientific community.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">The student will join the Mind, Brain, Behaviour Group (MBBG), a group of researchers within the Division of Psychiatry whose primary interests are in developing and refining neuroimaging techniques to uncover the neuro-biological causes of psychiatric disorders. The student will also benefit from strong links between the Division of Psychiatry and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, reflected in part funding of the studentship by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH).</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">The IMH represents collaboration between the University and Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust which has created a stimulating and supporting environment to foster research of the highest quality into improving outcomes in mental health and learning disability. It brings together NHS researchers from different professional backgrounds with University researchers from a wide variety of academic disciplines. This multidisciplinary approach produces the high quality information required for the implementation of evidence-based practice. For more information about IMH see:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.institutemh.org.uk/-home-.html"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">http://www.institutemh.org.uk/-home-.html</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">This full-time, three-year studentship will cover the cost of PhD fees, at the Home/European rate of £3,460 (subject to confirmation) and a tax-free stipend of £13,290 (09/10 level subject to uplift) and starts in October 2010.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Due to funding restrictions, this studentship is only open to full-time UK/EU students. Applications from students willing to self-fund can be considered at any time. International students can find details of scholarships available to fund postgraduate research degrees on the University website at:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/prospectuses/postgrad"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">www.nottingham.ac.uk/prospectuses/postgrad</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Applications</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"></FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">should be sent, preferably by Email, to Dr M Groom, Division of Psychiatry, E Floor, South Block, Queen’s Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH. Email:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:Maddie.Groom@Nottingham.ac.uk"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Maddie.Groom@Nottingham.ac.uk</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Applicants</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana"> should prepare a brief protocol (max one A4 page) outlining a proposal for a pilot study to be carried out in preparation for the main study (please see further details). The proposal should include: background to the pilot study, proposed methods (including planned statistical analysis) and identification of potential difficulties that might be encountered. The proposal must be submitted along with a CV and the names and contact details of two academic referees.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Applicants</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">are strongly advised to make contact with Dr Groom to discuss their application, before submitting.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Please quote ref. MED/640. Closing date: 26 February 2010. Interview date: W/C 22 March 2010.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">Web link:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=345#j6794"><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Verdana">http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=345#j6794</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><U><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Project specification</FONT></U></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><U><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Electrophysiological correlates of cognitive control in children with tics with and without comorbid ADHD symptoms</FONT></U></B></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Dr Madeleine Groom</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana"> Division of Psychiatry, section of Developmental Psychiatry</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Professor Georgina Jackson</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana"> Division of Psychiatry, section of Behavioural Sciences</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Research within the Division of Psychiatry (Jackson et al., 2007,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Exp Br Res</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">; Mueller et al., 2006,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Curr Biol</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">) and elsewhere (Baym et al., 2008</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Brain</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">) (Thibault et al., 2009,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Psychiatry Res</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">) has shown enhanced cognitive control in children with TS compared with typically developing children. Cognitive control is an umbrella term for several cognitive functions that work together to produce smooth, efficient goal-directed behaviour. The findings in TS suggest that at least a proportion of these children are capable of exerting greater cognitive control, possibly as a consequence of the continual need to suppress their tics and that this may represent a compensatory mechanism that increases the likelihood of symptom remission later in development. Considering the evidence that ADHD is associated with impaired cognitive control (Groom et al., in press,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Biol Psychiatry;</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Groom et al., 2009,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">J Ch Psychol Psychiatry;</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Groom et al., 2008,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><I> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">Biol Psychiatry</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">), comorbid ADHD symptoms may be one factor underlying poor tic suppression and poor long-term prognosis. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR ALIGN=JUSTIFY><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Verdana">The project will investigate the effects of comorbid ADHD on electrophysiological correlates of cognitive function and tic suppression. The student will be required to develop appropriate paradigms to measure the neural correlates of cognitive control using electrophysiology and apply these paradigms to children with TS with and without comorbid ADHD. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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