The College of Health and Behavioural Sciences

The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences

The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences is offering a PhD Anniversary Research Studentship in Exercise Physiology. These studentships are open to Home/EU/International students and are fully funded.

PhD Research Studentship in Exercise Physiology

Dr Neil Walsh invites applications for a three-year full time PhD Research Studentship in the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences commencing September, 2010.

The School has excellent facilities and is situated in an idyllic setting on the banks of the Menai Straits and less than half an hour’s drive from the mountains of Snowdonia. We are committed to the all round academic and professional development of our research students.

Successful applicants will normally have a First Class Honours Degree or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline, the ability to work independently with support of a supervisor and the enthusiasm to contribute to a stimulating research environment. The successful candidate will register for an MPhil in the first instance and will upgrade to a PhD at the end of the first year subject to satisfactory progress.

Value

The studentship will cover registration fees plus a maintenance grant (£13,000 pa for 2010-11). PhD studentship holders also receive an annual research allowance of up to £1,500 (for approved expenditure). Successful studentship applicants will be expected to supply around 100 hours per year of teaching/research assistance focused on a superviser / research team as part of their development as an academic of the future.

How to Apply

The application deadline is 2 July 2010 and we hope to interview week beginning 26th July.

To apply, please complete an on-line University Postgraduate Application Form available here. Please answer Q3 on the on-line form by stating 'I am applying for a 2010 BU Anniversary Scholarship'.

In addition to the application form and its requirements, applicants are required to provide:

* Cover letter- outlining briefly your reasons for applying/career aspirations etc.
* Up-to-date CV including referees.
* Research proposal in an area of your choice (2 pages max).

Enquiries should be directed in the first instance to:

Dr Neil Walsh,
Director, Extremes Research Group,
School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University,
Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PZ
Tel: 00 44 1248 382756 / 383480; Fax: 00 44 1248 371053
E-mail: n.walsh@bangor.ac.uk
http://extremes.bangor.ac.uk/

For further information on the School, visit our website at:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/sport
For further details on research training in the School, look at our Guidelines and Code of Conduct for Research Training:
http://www.bangor.ac.uk/~pes004/postgrad/guidelines.htm

The closing date for formal applications will be 2nd July and short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview.

About Research in the College of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Our research covers a broad range of health, biomedical, sports, exercise and performance science and behavioural sciences related areas. The quality and depth of the College's research has been demonstrated with its excellent set of results from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. Over 70 members of staff from the College were submitted to the Exercise. The panels noted internationally excellent and indeed world-leading research activity in the three units of assessment in which entries were made (Health Services Research, Psychology, and Sports-Related Studies).

The College has sought to build on its long history in health and behavioural science related research with expertise spanning ageing and dementia, health services and management, chronic disease, brain disorder rehabilitation, cognitive and development psychology, randomised health trials, high performance physiology and psychology, and economic evaluation of public health and pharmacological initiatives. The College's commitment to world-class, scientifically rigorous research is evidenced by its substantial investment in laboratories and equipment in biochemistry, hydrodensitometry, cell biology, perceptual motor testing and fMRI brain imaging. Our research ethos is to advance both basic and applied science, challenge current thinking in the health and behavioural science domains while informing the College’s teaching and learning provision.

For more information, please visit our College website.