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Perception Action Cognition (PAC) Lab is looking for new graduate students for a starting date of August 2024.</span><br>
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What I am looking for in a graduate student is a dedicated, highly motivated person with excellent quantitative and behavioral statistics skills.
Minimally, I require from the candidate to express the willingness to learn some of the essential computing tools such as MATLAB, R, python and others. Our lab works with Oculus VR systems, Pupil Labs eye tracker, 3D printers and scanners.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The successful applicant will receive a full paid assistantship (with a tuition waiver) that is renewable every year for 5 years.</span></p>
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our graduate program's open house is scheduled for</span><span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Friday
10/27 at 1pm central time</span><span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. Attendees need to register in advance by following this link:<span class="x_x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="https://usm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-uhpj0pGNSZjnqd8IiBZcGx9nAd0Twx" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_x_XqQF9c x_x_OWAAutoLink x_x_ContentPasted0" id="OWA562ad771-56a6-7195-e5de-25a767642577" style="box-sizing:border-box; text-decoration:none"><span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_aw5Odc" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 101, 128);">https://usm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-uhpj0pGNSZjnqd8IiBZcGx9nAd0Twx</span></a></p>
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The priority deadline for applications is December 1, 2023. As part of the application package we require the submission of official university
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Submit an application to the Experimental Psychology PhD program here: </span></p>
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<span class="x_x_C9DxTc x_x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For a comprehensive list of research publications, please check out my google scholar profile:</span></p>
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