Full-time fully funded PhD Studentship
Voice Hearing Research
Birmingham City University - Faculty of Health, Centre for Health and Social Care Research
Ref CHSCR02
The Faculty invites applications for a studentship leading to the award of PhD (directly or via MPhil) in aspects of experience of mental health problems. The studentship will be contributing to an established programme of research into voice hearing. Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates in health care professions and social sciences, including individuals with experience of living with mental health problems.
The supervisory team has an international reputation, and as a member of the Graduate School, you will be joining a research community with a track record of regular peer-reviewed publications and research grant awards, and where past students have been invited to present their work at national and international meetings.
Funding for the studentship is for three years and includes a subsistence grant of £13290 per annum with University fees of £3466 paid for UK/EU students. Applications from candidates outside the EU will incur higher University fees of £9750 reducing the subsistence grant accordingly.
Voice Hearing ResearchThe Faculty of Health has a long-standing interest in voice-hearing with a successful track record of research in this area. We are seeking suitable candidates to work with Professor Mervyn Morris and his collaborative team, Professor Marius Romme and Dr. Sandra Escher, in an exciting opportunity to continue ground-breaking studies into the experience of voice hearing. In addition to a separate study on the effectiveness of groups run by voice hearers, we want to further our understanding of the relationship between voice hearing and life experience. As a student, you will be working alongside NHS partner organisations and other service providers as well as directly with voice hearers and their families. The study will include developing appropriate interview schedules with voice hearers as well as the use of established standardised instruments for the identification of diagnosis and experiences related to voice hearing.
Further InformationThe research project is based with the Community Mental Health Research Team. The student will be part of the Graduate School within the Faculty of Health. Support is provided throughout and we will provide training and practical experience of meeting service providers and people who use services.
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We have a long-established educational programme for professionals and others working in this area, and you will have an opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of teaching programmes relevant to their research.
How to applyYou should hold first or upper second class honours degree in a related health or social care profession, social science or health related subject. We welcome applications from individuals who have used mental health services and want to make use of their expertise.
To obtain an application form, please contact either Sue Clarke, Graduate School Administrator onsue.clarke@bcu.ac.uk or 0121 331 6124 or Dawn McCarrick, Administrator, Centre for Community Mental Health on dawn.mccarrick@bcu.ac.uk or 0121 331 7151.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Mervyn Morris for an informal discussion by contacting Dawn McCarrick.
Application forms and a CV should be returned to the Graduate School Administrator, Birmingham City University, Ravensbury House, Westbourne Road, Birmingham B15 3TN by 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday 21 June 2011. Interviews will be held on Friday 15 July 2011.
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