Executive Dean’s PhD Studentship in Experience-based codesign

School of Well being, Drugs and Life Sciences

 Funding for the Government Dean’s PhD Studentship in Expertise-based codesign for efficient bodily exercise interventions with working age adults dwelling with a number of long-term circumstances

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School of Well being, Drugs & Life Sciences

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Division of Life Sciences

School of Well being, Drugs and Life Sciences

Funding for the Government Dean’s PhD Studentship in Expertise-based codesign for efficient bodily exercise interventions with working age adults dwelling with a number of long-term circumstances

The staff of Dr Hunt, Dr Nolan, Prof Norris, and Dr Bailey at Brunel College London is providing a completely funded PhD studentship to co-design a bodily exercise intervention for working-age adults dwelling with a number of long-term circumstances (MLTC). Based mostly in and funded by the School of Well being, Drugs and Life Sciences, this studentship gives a full-time annual London price stipend estimated at £21,237 (together with London weighting) and Dwelling/EU tuition charges, for a most of 36 months.

The Division of Life Sciences holds a Silver Athena SWAN Award and is dedicated to equality of alternative and advancing girls’s careers. 

The beginning date might be 1st October 2024.

Overview

MLTC is the co-existence of two or extra power circumstances. Within the UK, the vast majority of folks dwelling with MLTC are lower than 65 years outdated, with 2.5 million folks out of paid work on account of MLTC.

Bodily exercise is an efficient intervention for managing MLTC, however there’s restricted analysis in working-age populations. Elevated bodily exercise ranges in working-age folks with MLTCs could also be associated to remaining in and/or returning to paid work.

This studentship will discover and perceive the experiences of bodily exercise in various working-age adults dwelling with MLTCs, and use experience-based co-design to develop an inclusive bodily exercise intervention to help this group to reside effectively. The studentship will deal with this utilizing rigorous qualitative methodologies, together with inventive co-production strategies.

The profitable candidate might be supervised by main specialists on this subject:

For casual discussions about this studentship, please contact Dr Emily Hunt ([email protected] ).

Eligibility

Candidates ought to have an undergraduate diploma (first or higher second class) or equal qualification in well being, physiotherapy, sport science, behavioural science, psychology or a associated topic. A Masters qualification in a related space and/or earlier expertise in qualitative methodologies or inventive analysis strategies could be fascinating however not important. Candidates who haven’t been awarded a level by a College within the UK might be anticipated to display English language abilities to IELTS 7.0 (minimal 6.5 in any part).

The right way to Apply

When you want to apply, please e-mail the next to [email protected]  by tenth June 2024.

• An up-to-date CV.
• A single-page A4 single-spaced private assertion describing why you’re a appropriate candidate (i.e. outlining your {qualifications} and abilities).
• One instance of your educational writing (e.g. an essay, a bit from a dissertation).
• A abstract of your instructing expertise or your willingness to help instructing actions.
• Names and get in touch with particulars for 2 educational referees.
• A duplicate of your highest diploma certificates and transcript.
• A duplicate of your English language qualification, the place relevant.

Brief-listed candidates might be required to attend an interview week commencing 1st July 2024.  

For additional details about the best way to apply, please contact the School of Well being, Drugs and Life Sciences Postgraduate Programmes Workplace on [email protected] .