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Tuesday, March 27, 2007

PhD Scholarships in Political Science and International Studies at University of Birmingham UK

Postgraduate Research Scholarships

The Department is offering two scholarships of £10,000/year for 3 years to new applicants starting a PhD research degree in the Department of Political Science and International Studies, 2007/8

Deadline for Applications: 1 May 2007

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
academic merit of the proposal
academic qualifications
academic references
English language qualifications

For details on areas of supervision, please consult our website at http://www.polsis.bham.ac.uk/postgraduate/index.htm

Any prior teaching experience will also be taken into account.
Further enquiries contact Professor Daniel Wincott on d.wincott@bham.ac.uk

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The £10,000 scholarship comprises two parts:
A lump sum scholarship component of approximately £6500 per year
A component of approximately £3500 per year comprising income from Graduate Teaching Assistant duties. These duties will consist of four hours of teaching per week during term time, two office hours per week during term time, and examination and coursework marking duties. Specific rates of pay and conditions will be specified by contract.

Applicants will be expected to apply to external sources of funding also; if they are successful, they will be expected to take up the external funding rather than the University of Birmingham scholarship.

The scholarship competition is open to Home, EU and International students, studying on a full time basis.

Existing Postgraduate Research students in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham are not eligible to apply.

A scholarship committee comprising the Head of Department, Director of the Graduate School, Director of Postgraduate Research and the Research Director, will select the successful applicants. Applicants may be required to participate in a telephone interview. The decision of the committee cannot be appealed.

Successful applicants will be informed in writing in mid-June.

HOW TO APPLY

The following information should be provided by ALL candidates who wish to be considered for a Postgraduate Research Scholarship:

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:
Address:
Telephone No:
Email:

On what basis are you eligible for an ESRC award (UK Citizenship/Residence, EU Citizenship?):

PHD PROPOSAL

PhD proposal of up to two typed A4 pages (in 12 point font) covering the rationale for and significance of the proposed research, the theoretical framework for the thesis, and the methodology to be used. Candidates may attach bibliographic references only on an additional sheet.

REFERENCES

Please provide the names of two academic referees. Referees are asked to e-mail their references to Elizabeth Bradley (Email: e.bradley@bham.ac.uk) before the closing date, stating the name of the applicant in the subject header.

POTENTIAL SUPERVISOR(S)

Please name up to 3 potential supervisors, and indicate whether/what contact you have had with them. We encourage all applicants to approach potential supervisors for advice and comments on the proposal before submitting an application. Please indicate your reasons for applying to POLSIS.

QUALIFICATIONS

Undergraduate
Title of Degree:
Awarding Institution:
Overall Degree classification:
Please list modules/courses studied and marks for each one

Postgraduate Degree (if applicable)
Title of Degree:
Awarding Institution:
Overall Degree classification:
Please list modules/courses studied and marks for each one

English Language Qualification (for non-native speakers of English).
Title of qualification (IELTS/TOEFL)
Date obtained:
Scores: Reading Writing Listening Speaking Overall

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (if applicable)

Applicants with prior teaching experience should send details of courses and levels taught; nature of teaching contribution (lecturer, tutor, course convenor etc.); language of instruction; and brief details of the curriculum. Teaching references or evidence of student evaluation will also be considered.

HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT POLSIS?

Please let us know how you became aware of our research/PhD programmes and scholarship awards. This information will help us plan future marketing.

PLEASE SEND COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO MRS E. BRADLEY, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM B15 2TT.
Email: E.Bradley@bham.ac.uk

For more details go to:
http://www.polsis.bham.ac.uk/ PhD_Pages/ index.htm

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

International Scholarship : PhD Studentships in Psychology 2007 in UK

March 22, 2007

Keyword : Studentships in Psychology 2007, PdD Studentships 2007, UK Scholarship, Studentships.

PhD Studentships in Psychology, University of Birmingham in UK

The School of Psychology is offering up to 10 University and Research Council funded research studentships for students wishing to start a research degree in October. The studentships pay the tuition fee and a maintenance allowance currently £12,300 per annum. Home and international students are eligible to be considered for these studentships. Tuition fees for overseas applicants will be paid at the home tuition fee rate.

Monday, February 19, 2007

PhD Studentship in Health Psychology 2007 in UK

PhD Studentship in Health Psychology at University of Plymouth
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOON, WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 2007

PhD Studentship Health Psychology In Practice Peninsula Medical School.

The Peninsula Medical School is a joint initiative between the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter and the NHS. This is a University of Plymouth appointment.

The Peninsula Postgraduate Health Institute works with the NHS, the Peninsula Medical School and the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth to offer an exciting range of PhD programmes. On successful completion the candidate receives a joint award from the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth.

Health Psychology in Practice: Understanding behavioural intervention processes for improving patient self-care in chronic illness.

As part of our commitment to research excellence, applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates for a full-time PhD studentship in the Peninsula Medical School’s Institute of Health and Social Care Research, working in the Institute’s Primary Care Research Group. The studentship will cover a tax-exempt stipend of £12,300 per annum and tuition fees at the home
rate for a 3-year period. Candidates from countries outside the European Union will be liable for the difference between ‘home student fees’ and ‘foreign student fees’.

This project aims to improve our understanding of the psychological processes which are important in behavioural interventions for improving patient self-care of chronic illnesses. The consequences of poor self-care in people with chronic illnesses (e.g. medication use, lifestyle) are a major source of NHS cost and developing NHS systems to improve the support of patient self-care is central to current government policy. At the same time, the science of self-care intervention development and evaluation is a rapidly developing area in behavioural medicine, but one which still needs strengthening with empirical evidence and methodological development
(Hardeman W et al. Health Educ Res 2005;20:676-87. Michie S et al. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2005;14:26-33). The proposed studentship will be conducted initially in the context of the piloting and trial evaluation of an intervention for promoting better asthma self-care. This is part of an ongoing programme of work developed by Dr Colin Greaves. The studentship
will focus initially on addressing the following objectives:

Identifying suitable process measures to assess the
inter-relationship between variables in a theoretical model of self-care
behaviour modification in an asthma self-care intervention.
Piloting the process measures framework alongside the intervention
pilot (or in a separate study).
Conducting qualitative research to elicit patient and practitioner
experiences of using the intervention and to gain further insights into the
processes involved.
Applying the process measures framework and qualitative feedback in
the planning of larger studies, including a randomised controlled trial
evaluation of the asthma self-care intervention.
The post will allow the student to develop a range of qualitative and quantitative research skills in a growth area of behavioural science and to gain experience in an applied research setting. This would be particularly relevant for candidates considering a career in behavioural science
/behavioural medicine research. The student will be based in the Primary Care Research Group. Supervision will be provided jointly by Dr Colin Greaves (Health Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow) and Professor John Campbell (Professor of Primary Care and General Practice) and the work will be supported by the PMS Clinical Trials Methodology Unit. Informal enquiries should be addressed to Dr Colin Greaves (01392 262751, 0798 9895165 Colin.Greaves@pms.ac.uk).

Students should hold, or expect to obtain, a minimum of an upper-second class degree in a relevant health related subject. Relevant disciplines include psychology, health psychology /behavioural medicine.

For an application form, please contact:

The Postgraduate Office,
Peninsula Medical School,
John Bull Building,
Tamar Science Park,
Plymouth
PL6 8BU.

Telephone number 01752 437300 or email: Vicky.Clarke@pms.ac.uk