EASTBIO PhD: The Role of Eye-Position Signals in Spatial Attention

EASTBIO PhD: The Role of Eye-Position Signals in Spatial Attention

University of St Andrews · School of Psychology and Neuroscience

Scotland, United Kingdom

16 November 2026; no exact official cutoff time was verified.

About This Opportunity

This EASTBIO PhD examines how information about eye position contributes to spatial attention, combining vision science, cognitive neuroscience and brain-imaging perspectives.

Spatial attention depends on visual input and on signals that tell the brain where the eyes are directed. This project investigates how eye-position information contributes to selecting and representing locations in space. The work sits at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience and MRI physics and can combine behavioural experiments with neuroimaging. By comparing attention across different gaze positions, the research will test whether eye-position signals simply recalibrate visual coordinates or contribute more directly to attentional control. Training is supported by St Andrews Vision Labs and the wider Scottish imaging environment.

eye position spatial attention vision science gaze neuroimaging

Level PhD

Time Commitment Full-time

Duration Four years

Programme EASTBIO BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Field The Role of Eye-Position Signals in Spatial Attention

Organization Type University

Funding & Compensation

Amount Scholarship

Funding Type Scholarship

Requirements

Education

Applicants must meet EASTBIO and University of St Andrews doctoral-entry requirements for a relevant discipline.

Experience

Technical Skills Visual psychophysics Spatial-attention experiments Neuroimaging Vision science

General Skills Independent research Interdisciplinary collaboration Scientific communication

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