School of Health in Social Science

GroundsWell Project: PhD Studentship

This fully funded 3-year PhD project will explore new and innovative ways of capturing individuals’ use and perceptions of UGBS and related environmental exposures. Successful candidates will be jointly based in the Schools of Health in Social Science and Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh and will take advantage of being part of a large and thriving postgraduate community across both schools.

Summary Description 

This fully funded 3-year PhD project will explore new and innovative ways of capturing individuals’ use and perceptions of UGBS and related environmental exposures. Successful candidates will be jointly based in the Schools of Health in Social Science and Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh and will take advantage of being part of a large and thriving postgraduate community across both schools.  The PhD is designed to run alongside the £7.1M UKRI funded GroundsWell project that seeks to identify how we can use urban green and blue spaces to reduce health inequalities. The appointed candidate will join the team and benefit from working alongside a larger team of researchers across the UK.

Funding

This Studentship is for 3 years. This will cover a stipend of £15,500 per annum and University fees. Funding will cease at 3 years or on submission of the PhD thesis, whichever is earlier. 

The PhD programme will start September 2022.

Deadline 

Both Stages must be completed by 13th June 2022, 11.59pm

Eligibility Criteria 

Essential

  • A good honours degree (First-Class Honours or Upper Second-Class Honours) in a relevant subject area (e.g., Public Health, Epidemiology, Geography or other relevant social science).
  • Background in quantitative and statistical analysis and data science.
  • Applicants must have applied or plan on applying to the PhD in Health in Social Science. 

Desirable

  • Masters degree in a related disciple.
  • Some background or experience in one or more topics/disciplines of computer science, engineering, informatics or design.

 

Application Details 

Application to this Studentship is a two stage process – you must have carried out both stages by the deadline to be considered for the funding. If you are having any difficulty with your submission, have queries about the application process, or wish to check that your application has been received please contact our Research Admissions Administrator at PGRAdmissions.Health@ed.ac.uk; 0131 651 5144 before the deadline.

 

Academic Contact 

Prof. Ruth Jepson- ruth.jepson@ed.ac.uk  and Dr Tom Clemens – tom.clemens@ed.ac.uk