Dr Padraig Kitterick
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Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The cochlear implant is a hugely successful medical technology that can provide a useful form of hearing in individuals with severe-profound hearing loss. In the UK, children must have a hearing loss of a severe-profound degree, must not get sufficient benefit from their hearing aids, and must also have delayed language development as assessed using age-appropriate tests to be eligible for cochlear implantation. Research has suggested that at least some of these children may have poorer outcomes in terms of language development and listening skills than children with more profound hearing loss who can currently access cochlear implants.
This PhD project aims to assess the listening, language, and educational outcomes of children who have severe hearing loss and to compare those outcomes to similar measures obtained from implanted children. The objectives will include obtaining these outcomes, determining how the likely severely-impaired children are to benefit from cochlear implants, and to assess the attitudes of their parents towards cochlear implantation. The project will involve interacting with providers of audiology and cochlear implant services to identify and recruit children with and without access to cochlear implants.
The successful applicant will join a vibrant research group and benefit from strong supervisory and peer support.
Funding Notes
Funding status: NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. Tax-free stipend of £15,000 per annum. All fees paid.
You should have or expect to obtain a first class or upper 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent), or an MSc/MA, in psychology, audiology or other relevant scientific discipline. Experience of conducting human experimental studies, working with children, and working with children who have hearing problems will be of particular advantage. You will have excellent communication and team-working skills, be self-driven and highly motivated. You should also be eligible to apply for relevant research clearances required including a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
References
Applications should include a CV and covering letter including the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addressed of two referees including at least one academic referee. Application should be sent to derek.hoare@nottingham.ac.uk
Interviews will be held on 15th February 2018.
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