Applications are invited for a four-year interdisciplinary PhD Studentship with the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow
Title of Project: Incorporating public responses to health communication into epidemiological models
The aim of this project is to develop a theoretical framework that explains how and why individuals learn about and change their behaviour in response to public health communication and other sources of information about infectious diseases such as
swine flu. The project is intended to support the evolution of existing models used to predict disease spread to take individual and social processes into account.
The interdisciplinary nature of the project means that applicants may have a background in a range of areas, including science education, science communication, health psychology, epidemiology, etc. The generous four-year studentship covers home/EU or international fees, a stipend at recommended rates and a travel allowance.
Please direct initial enquiries to educationks@gla.ac.uk
Deadline for application is 17 March 2010.
More information on the scholarship is located at
http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/education/graduateschool/fundingandjobopportunities/
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Dr Rebecca Mancy
BSc (Hons), PhD (Glasgow)
Lecturer in Science and Mathematics Education
Programme Leader, MSc/PGDip/PGCert in Inter-Professional Science Education and Communication (IPSEC)
http://www.gla.ac.uk/ipsec
Direct line: +44 (0) 141 330 8138
Interdisciplinary Centre for Research and Teaching in STEM Education
Faculty of Education
University of Glasgow
11 Eldon Street
Glasgow G3 6NH
rebecca.mancy@educ.gla.ac.uk
http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/education/staff/rebeccalmancy/
The University of Glasgow Charity Number: SC004401
