University of York/Play England PhD Studentship
The Inequalities In Health Research Group
Department Of Health Sciences

With York rated 6th out of 172 UK research education institutions, research students in the Department have unrivalled opportunities to develop their skills by working alongside research teams who are building the international evidence base.

The Department seeks outstanding applicants for this full time PhD Studentship, supervised by Professor Hilary Graham. It has been funded jointly by the University of York and Play England (funded by the Big Lottery Fund and part of the National Children’s Bureau) to commence
October 2007.

The Studentship offers tuition fees and a stipend for 3 years. It will focus on the impact of pre-school play and play services on the development of children, based on secondary longitudinal analyses.

Applicants should have, or expect to have, a first or upper second class honours degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. sociology, psychology, health studies, epidemiology, geography) and an interest in the application of research to policy and practice. An MA/MSc with a research methods/statistics orientation and/or experience of analysis of large scale data sets would be an advantage.

For details please visit http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/welcome.htm

Link to further particulars

Application forms are available at:
www.york.ac.uk/admin/gso/gsp/finance/awards.htm#howtoapp

Email: ds21@york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 321372
Closing date: 30 April 2007
www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences