School of Health and Psychological Sciences Doctoral studentships at City University of London 2023

The School offers a series of doctoral studentships in cutting edge research areas, including topics related with Applied Vision, Food Policy, Health Services Research, Language and Communication Science, Maternal and Child Health, Midwifery, Mental Health and Psychology.

The post holder will work as part of our academic team in a dynamic and supportive environment that is known internationally for its outstanding research and teaching.

We have a strong research environment, with the Department placed in the top 25 nationally for research outputs within the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) (Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience unit of assessment).

Research in the department spans a breadth of topics across psychological sciences and neuroscience. We are supported by excellent facilities; as well as dedicated labs for psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience and infant cognition.

We achieved high levels of student satisfaction in the NSS last year and are dedicated to ensuring a rich and fulfilling experience for our Undergraduate and Postgraduate students.

The teaching element of this role involves supporting teaching on the Department’s undergraduate taught programmes.

Teaching duties will primarily involve working within a small team to deliver our Research Methods and Statistics modules under the direction of our module leaders, as well as marking students’ submitted work.

The PhD/research element of this role involves being enrolled as a part-time PhD student. You may only apply after consultation with a proposed supervisor and the completion of a project proposal.

That is, before you make an application you will need to find a supervisor by contacting a member of academic staff (with research interests similar to yours), to discuss your PhD ideas. You can find the research interests of individual staff members.

Once you identify a member of the academic staff who you would be interested in working with, please contact the staff member directly.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineAugust 18, 2023
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorCity University London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyCity University London
• Course to studyPsychology
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• 0.4FTE Graduate Teaching role (£16,693)
• A part-time tuition-fee waiver for UK students
• Support for research costs within the grant.

Requirements

• Applicants must hold a first-class undergraduate degree in Psychology or related disciplines (minimum requirement: 2.1).
• Candidates should hold a Master's in a psychology-related subject (with at least merit).
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge of a typical BPS-accredited BSc Psychology curriculum.
• Applicants must be competent in using SPSS statistics software and have good knowledge of various research methods and skills used at the UG level.
• Some experience in teaching at the undergraduate or MSc level is desirable.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• CV, with contact details, academic experience, details of teaching experience, publications and the details of two referees
• Research Proposal (no more than two sides). Please discuss with your potential supervisor and see this page for additional guidance
• cover letter (no more than 500 words) outlining:
  • motivation for the post,
  • the name of the academic who has agreed to supervise their PhD
  • a description of any teaching experience or relevant skills, including specific examples of good practice

Submit your application documents to Julia Yates by 18th August 2023

Interviews will be held during week commencing 4th September.

Candidates will be invited to attend the interviews in person but we can accommodate online interviews if required. Please contact Julia if you are keen to apply but unable to make the proposed interview date.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes and culture, for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, gender identity, trans status, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief or social class.