Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the opportunity to apply for two PhD studentships in the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership and the Department of Gerontology, University of Southampton.

 

Is caring good for your health? (Lead Supervisor: Dr Athina Vlachantoni, [log in to unmask] )

Informal care provision is an increasingly common experience in individual life courses. To date, research on the association between care provision and the carer’s health has produced mixed findings, depending on the characteristics of care provision taken into account. The aim of this exciting research is to examine the evidence of a causal relationship between informal care provision and the carer’s health status over time, using a range of indicators relating to the caring activity and health, by conducting longitudinal analysis on data from waves 1-7 of Understanding Society. The project will take place in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Ageing, the ESRC Centre for Population Change and AgeUK.

 

Link to full advert: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=878517CC

 

 

Carers and loneliness in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (Lead Supervisor: Dr Rosalind Willis, [log in to unmask] )

Loneliness is a subjective feeling of inadequacy of relationships, which negatively affects quality of life. People who provide informal care are known to be at higher risk of poor mental and physical health (carer burden), and many find themselves isolated in their caring role. Research on rates of loneliness among carers to date has shown mixed results. This PhD will explore the relationships between caring, loneliness, and health outcomes among people aged 50 and over using statistical analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The findings will be used to make policy and practice recommendations.

 

Link to full advert: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=879817CC

 

 

About the PhD studentships:

South Coast DTP Funding provides an annual maintenance grant (tax free) of £14553, plus payment of all programme fees.  Other funding available for SCDTP funded students can be found on the SCDTP website (southcoastdtp.ac.uk). Funding is provided for 3 years full-time PhD study (pro-rata for part-time students).  Applications for 1+3 funding for students completing a Master's year prior to the commencement of PhD study are also welcome (details available at southcoastdtp.ac.uk).

 

Application Procedure

The closing date and time for applications is noon on 28th June 2017.  The full application procedure, the funding application form, and more information on the South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership can be found at: http://southcoastdtp.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

 

For further information about this project, please contact the lead supervisor detailed above.  For questions relating to the application procedure, or for more information about the SCDTP, please visit the SCDTP website or contact us at [log in to unmask]

 

 

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Dr Athina Vlachantoni

Associate Professor in Gerontology

Head of Teaching Programmes, Gerontology

Deputy Director, ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership

Deputy Editor, Ageing & Society

 

Centre for Research on Ageing and ESRC Centre for Population Change

Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

University of Southampton

Tel: +44 (0) 2380 598940

Twitter: @vlachantoni

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