University of Surrey
Optimistic improvement is prime to human flourishing and is mirrored within the emergence and development of varied competences: from studying to stroll and discuss, to constructing relationships, fixing complicated issues, bouncing again from setbacks, and interacting with new applied sciences.
Historically, a lot developmental analysis has centered on figuring out danger components for behavioural and psychological well being issues, slightly than on investigating constructive competences and talents. As well as, totally different analysis domains (i.e. bodily, emotional, cognitive and so on.) have tended to be investigated individually slightly than together.
Deeper and broader information of the components that contribute to constructive little one improvement is essential with a view to perceive and promote flourishing. To this finish, it’s vital to maneuver past conventional views and critically examine the constructing blocks of constructive improvement, energy, and resilience extra broadly.
This PhD undertaking will contribute to a brand new analysis space centered on investigating constructive little one improvement—that’s, the expansion of competences and talents, corresponding to empathy, social abilities, self-regulation, and optimism. Transferring past the present state of data, the undertaking will discover and determine the predictors, processes, and mechanisms implicated within the improvement of those competences throughout bodily, cognitive, social, and behavioural domains.
Relatively than gathering new information, the PhD undertaking will probably be primarily based on literature overview and the superior statistical evaluation of a number of current giant cohort research, such because the Millennium Cohort Examine and the Youngsters of the 2020s Examine , amongst others. The analysis will contain theorising on constructive improvement primarily based on current literature (i.e. systematic overview) and making use of a broad vary of statistical approaches (e.g., latent class evaluation, community evaluation and so on.) to giant information units with a view to determine the important thing domains of constructive improvement and examine the connection between these domains. The work will contribute to the event of a brand new complete mannequin of constructive little one improvement that can information future analysis and social coverage.
Supervisors:Professor Michael Pluess and Professor Angelica Ronald .
Entry necessities
Open to candidates who pay UK/residence price charges. See UKCISA for additional info . Beginning in October 2024. Later begin dates could also be attainable, please contact Professor Michael Pluess as soon as deadline passes.
You’ll need to fulfill the minimal entry necessities for our Psychology PhD programme, by clicking the ‘Apply’ button, above.
In addition to assembly the entry standards for our PhD programme, this undertaking requires sturdy conceptual considering, glorious statistical abilities and the power to amass new statistical experience when wanted, superior writing abilities, and the power to work independently and to a excessive commonplace. We’re in search of extremely motivated candidates with a background in psychology (ideally with a BSc and MSc in psychology) and a robust want to advance the sphere of developmental psychology.
The best way to apply
Purposes needs to be submitted through the Psychology PhD programme web page. Rather than a analysis proposal, it is best to add a doc stating the title of the undertaking that you just want to apply for and the identify of the related supervisor. Please additionally submit a letter explaining how your expertise and talents symbolize a very good match for the undertaking. Casual enquires to [email protected] with cowl letter and CV are strongly inspired.
Please be aware, interviews will happen in mid-March 2024.
Funding: Absolutely and straight funded for this undertaking just for 3.5 years.
Software deadline: 23 February 2024
Enquiries: Contact Professor Michael Pluess .
Ref PGR-2324-025
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