Dr. Rachael E.

Jack @ Institute of Neuroscience and

Psychology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK is now
accepting PhD applications (starting Fall 2016, application
deadline January 23rd 2016).
As part of the Centre for Social Interactions, our research group aims
to understand social communication i.e., how humans transmit and
decode complex information (e.g., facial expressions) to support
social interactions with particular focus on cross-cultural
communication. We use an interdisciplinary approach that combines
traditionally distinct fields, such as psychophysics, social psychology,
information theory and 4D computer graphics. Our research
environment benefits from a worldwide unique state-of-the-art
photorealistic 4D dynamic facial expression generator (developed at
the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow
using Dimensional Imaging technologies http://www.di4d.com/) to
create complex stimuli with high precision. We have also recently
acquired a FurHat robot head http://www.furhatrobotics.com/ as part
of the Glasgow Social Robotics group (http://glasor.inp.gla.ac.uk/).

About Dr. Rachael E. Jack

http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/psychology/staff/rachaeljack/
http://emotionresearcher.com/face-as-dynamic-communication-tool/
Dr. Jack is a Lecturer at the Institute of Neuroscience and
Psychology, University of Glasgow. She has published in high-impact
journals including PNAS, Psychological Science and Current Biology.
Her work has featured in high-profile public forums including Time
Magazine, National Geographic, and New Scientist. She has several
active research collaborations across North America, Europe and
East Asia, and has delivered 25+ international talks. She is recipient
of the American Psychological Association (APA) New Investigator
award (2013) and recently featured in The Emotion Researchers
Young Researcher Spotlight. She is currently funded by the ESRC
Future Research Leaders Scheme.

About the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology

http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/neurosciencepsychology/
The INP comprises a team of multi-disciplinary international
researchers who strive to understand the brain at multiple levels of
function, from cells to cognition. Our approaches range from
molecular, cellular and systems level investigations to the brain
imaging of human behaviour and cognition. We specialize in
investigating cell signalling, stem cells, brain imaging (fMRI, MEG,
EEG, TMS) and formal modelling, with focus on the dynamics of
information processing in cortical networks.
In Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, Psychology,
Psychiatry and Neuroscience @ University of Glasgow was ranked
#1 in the UK for Research Intensity (joint with UCL). The INP hosts
several ERC, BBSRC, MRC, ESRC grant holders and Wellcome
Trust Senior Investigators.
If you are interested in applying for a PhD, please get in touch
with Rachael no later than 1st December 2015.