National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research PhD Studentship

Lead Institute / Faculty: Medicine

Main Supervisor:   Dr Mark Lown

Other members of the supervisory team: Dr Adam Geraghty

Start date:  23^rd September 2024

Project description:

Applications are invited for NIHR School for a Primary Care Research studentship in primary health care from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research.

Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research. This award is offered at the Primary Care Research Centre, University of Southampton, https://www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/about/index.page

See https://www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/spcr-trainees for what it means to be part of the SPCR Trainees community and the benefits this brings. The Southampton Primary Care Research Centre (PCRC) is one of the world’s leading primary care centres of excellence, offering an excellent spectrum of expertise in methodologies and a remarkable range of topic areas https://www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/research/index.page

In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework PCRC achieved the highest rating in our unit of assessment (UoA2) for outputs with a Grade Point Average of 3.71 and 94% considered as 'internationally excellent' or 'world leading'. Applicants must have a first degree in a discipline relevant to primary care research and will be expected to complete a PhD, usually full-time over 3 years, during the award period. The award offers traditional project-specific training in areas of particular importance to primary care and awarded to applicants from diverse backgrounds including e.g., medical statistics, social sciences, health economics, health psychology. The award will be taken up in September 2024 and is offered either full or part-time.  Please see our PhD page for more information and a list of potential/example projects https://www.southampton.ac.uk/primarycare/working-with-us/phds.page

To further discuss potential research projects, please contact the supervisors named on the website or Dr Mark Lown M.Lown@soton.ac.uk , Dr Adam Geraghty a.w.geraghty@soton.ac.uk

The successful candidate is likely to have the following qualifications:

• A degree, normally with at least class 2(i) or equivalent, in a subject relevant to primary care is essential and a relevant master's qualification or equivalent is desirable 

Funding information:

Due to funding restrictions this position is only open to UK applicants.  Full-time UK (home) PhD fees; students with overseas status are welcome to apply, overseas applicants will need to fund the remainder of their fees from alternative sources.  A stipend for a UK (home) of £18,622 per year for full-time study over 3 years and a contribution towards research and training costs.

Administrative contact and how to apply:

Please complete the University's online application form, which you can find at

https://student-selfservice.soton.ac.uk/BNNRPROD/bzsksrch.P_Login?pos=7203&majr=7203&term=202425

You should enter Dr Mark Lown  as your proposed supervisor. To support your application provide an academic CV (including contact details of two referees), official academic transcripts and a personal statement (outlining your suitability for the studentship, what you hope to achieve from the PhD and your research experience to date).

Informal enquiries relating to the project or candidate suitability should be directed to Dr Mark Lown, email m.lown@soton.ac.uk or Dr Adam Geraghty, email a.w.geraghty@soton.ac.uk

Closing date:  22/03/2024

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