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Applications are invited for a PhD studentship commencing in October 2010. The successful candidate will be based within the Extreme Environments Laboratory in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Portsmouth University. The research program will aim to identify the factors influencing thermal comfort and thermal sensation in transient, non-uniform and dynamic thermal scenarios during cycling exercise. The program of work is inspired by recent evidence from our research group that substantial changes in deep body and skin temperature, thermal comfort and thermal sensation are evident as a consequence of the varied thermal scenarios encountered during cycling exercise. However, much of the information regarding the factors influencing thermal comfort and thermal sensation is derived from stable and uniform thermal environmental conditions where the thermal stimuli do not change rapidly. Clearly this is not applicable to the ‘real-life’ scenarios where variations in metabolic heat production interact with the additional avenues for heat loss and heat gain to/from the environment. Research questions will be examined using a range of methods including: thermometry, partitional calorimetry, exercise physiology, and psychophysiological techniques. The studentship provides a stipend of £13,590 per annum plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for three years. Information about the Department of Sport and Exercise Science can be found at http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/sportscience/. Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Martin Barwood. E-mail: martin.barwood@port.ac.uk To apply please submit your application to (https://www.registryhub.port.ac.uk/online_application/). For further details regarding the application process please refer to our Graduate School site: http://www.port.ac.uk/sciencefacultygraduateschool, or email holly.shawyer@port.ac.uk (Faculty Research Admissions) for further enquiries. Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be contacted soon after the closing date. Interviews are expected to take place in early September. Funding Notes The successful candidate will have a 2.1 or first class honours degree in Exercise Science or a closely related field and preferably a Masters degree in a relevant discipline. Additional experience in a laboratory environment and experience of some of the aforementioned measurement techniques will be an advantage. The research work will be lead by Dr Martin Barwood and Dr Jo Corbett and overseen by Prof. Mike Tipton. |
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