Dr B Lloyd-Evans, Dr Nicola Morant
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Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
This 3-year, full time PhD studentship is jointly funded by the ESRC UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Programme (UBEL DTP) and the McPin Foundation. Funding covers university course fees, an annual maintenance stipend (currently £16,296 per annum) and limited research expenses.
The studentship must begin by October 2017.
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake a full-time PhD in the Division of Psychiatry at UCL. The PhD topic is the informal support provided to people bereaved by suicide: understanding the interactions between a bereaved person and their family and friends, the needs for support and how barriers to providing support for family and friends may be addressed. The project will include a literature review, and qualitative interviews with people bereaved by suicide and their family and friends. It will involve close collaboration with an advisory network of people with personal experience of bereavement by suicide. It is planned that this project will lead to development of resources for family and friends to help them support a person bereaved through suicide, within the course of the PhD programme.
The successful student will be based mainly in the Division of Psychiatry at UCL, where academic supervision and broader skills training and career development support will be provided. For about 25% of the project, the student will be based at the McPin Foundation. McPin will provide specialist support with patient and public involvement and qualitative interviewing skills, and an opportunity to learn about mental health research in a voluntary sector context.
Person specification
Essential criteria
• Masters degree in mental health sciences or another relevant social science
• Evidence of outstanding early academic career and track record
• Experience of conducting high quality academic literature reviews
• Experience of conducting research using qualitative methods in relevant area.
• Understanding of Public Involvement in research and working with people with relevant lived experience on research projects
• Some knowledge and understanding of the difficulties caused by bereavement and suicide
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and of excellent emotional awareness and sensitivity in talking to people about highly upsetting events
• Evidence of excellent organisational, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative research team
Desirable criteria
• Good first degree in psychology or a relevant social science
• Personal experience of bereavement through suicide or supporting people bereaved by suicide
• Knowledge and experience of using qualitative analysis software programmes (e.g. NVivo)
• Knowledge of relevant national and UCL research governance procedures
Applicants without some training or experience in qualitative research methods will not be considered. This should be evidenced by modules or courses undertaken during your studies, research internships or employment, and desirably through peer-reviewed, academic publications.
How to apply
Please submit applications in the following format:
•A CV, including full details of all University course grades to date.
•Contact details for two academic or professional referees (at least one academic).
•A personal statement (750 words maximum) outlining (i) your suitability for the project with reference to the criteria in the person specification, (ii) what you hope to achieve from the PhD and (iii) your research experience to-date.
Please include a contact telephone number and an email address where you can be easily reached. References will be taken up for all short-listed candidates.
Please send electronic applications to:
Contact name: Dr Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Senior Lecturer - Division of Psychiatry, UCL
Contact details / enquiries: [Email Address Removed]
Links
• Fuller information about this PhD opportunity can be viewed here (you may need to paste the link into your browser): https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/study-here/researchdegrees/McPin_ESRC_PhD-studentship_info
• You can find out more about the UCL Division of Psychiatry here: www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry
• For full details about postgraduate study at UCL and our graduate admission policy visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/
• You can find out more about the McPin Foundation here: www.mcpin.org
Interview date: Friday 3rd March 2017
Funding Notes
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: ESRC studentships are open to all UK applicants. Applicants are also eligible who have been ordinary residents in the UK for three years prior to the start of the studentship grant. For instance, an applicant who applies for a studentship to start in October 2017 must have resided in the UK since October 2014. Please note: for applicants from an EU-country, these three years may include time spent studying; however for those from outside the EU (international), these three years cannot include time spent studying at a Higher Education institution.
For more details, please read these guidelines: https://ubel-dtp.ac.uk/eligibility-2/
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