Prof Jingnan Du Recruiting Two Funded Psychology PhD Students — Notre Dame 2027
University of Notre Dame
Assistant Professor Jingnan Du is recruiting two PhD students for Fall 2027 in Notre Dame’s Precision Brain Mapping Lab. Apply through the Psychology PhD Cognitive, Brain & Behavior area by 1 December 2026. Admitted students receive five years of tuition and stipend support, subject to satisfactory progress.
The Precision Brain Mapping Lab studies human brain networks that support memory, social inference and language, using intensive functional MRI, behavioural experiments and computational modelling. PI Jingnan Du says the lab is actively recruiting two doctoral students for Fall 2027. Applicants enter through the University of Notre Dame Department of Psychology’s Cognitive, Brain & Behavior area. Programme admission is competitive; the lab invitation is not an admission or funding offer.
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Benefits
The Psychology PhD guarantees five years of funding for students making satisfactory progress: full tuition scholarship, competitive stipend paid over 12 months, subsidized health insurance, and a $2,000 professional-development award on matriculation. The stipend carries about 18 hours per week of part-time graduate-assistant service during nine months of each year.
Eligibility summary
Prospective Psychology PhD applicants whose interests fit precision neuroimaging and cognitive brain networks. Notre Dame considers applicants inside and outside the United States. Applicants must meet department admission rules, including its listed GRE requirement and TOEFL for non-native English speakers. Funding is for admitted students making satisfactory progress.
Requirements
Apply through Notre Dame’s Psychology PhD application portal by 1 December 2026 and identify fit with Jingnan Du’s Precision Brain Mapping Lab in the statement of intent. Follow the programme’s admissions instructions and check with the lab if you want to discuss research fit.
Documents required
Statement of intent, CV, at least three recommendation letters, official transcripts, GRE General Test scores, TOEFL for non-native English speakers, and an optional writing sample, as listed by the Department of Psychology.
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How to submit applications
Rechecked 19 October 2026: Precision Brain Mapping Lab Join the Lab page actively recruits two PhD students for Fall 2027; Notre Dame Psychology admissions confirm 1 December 2026 deadline and five-year tuition, stipend and health support for admitted students in satisfactory progress. Exact deadline cutoff time not stated; apply early.
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