Advertisment in the Guardian for 14 PhDs and Postdoctoral Fellowships for Nursing and Allied Health

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Advertisment in the Guardian for 14 PhDs and Postdoctoral Fellowships for

Nursing and Allied Health Profesionals in Wales

Application form and further deatils on www.rcbwales.org

As a consequence of funding which has been made available from

The Health Foundation and the Wales Office of Research and

Development for Health and Social Care, an exciting opportunity

for new and experienced researchers has arisen. Applications are

invited for 14 PhD or Postdoctoral positions to join a community of

scholars in Nursing & Allied Health Professions.

PhD appointments will be full time for three years.

Postdoctoral appointments will be for up to three years at a

salary within Nursing, Midwifery and AHP levels.

The research studies will focus on Optimising health through

* public participation in health care

* policy development, service delivery and evaluation of health

care services,

* the prevention and management of chronic conditions

* the promotion and maintenance of healthy living.

Appointments will be made with established research groups

within the schools of nursing and AHP across Wales (UK) listed

below. Applicants are welcome to apply to more than one

institution but should indicate in a covering letter the research area

that is of particular interest. Successful applicants will be

encouraged to be resident in Wales for the duration of the award.

Appropriate professional registration is a requirement of each post.

Application form and further details are available at

www.rcbcwales.org

For information about the specific opportunities, please contact the

relevant institutions directly. General enquiries may be addressed

to Dr ah Kimani, RCBC Wales, University of Glamorgan.

E-mail: skimani@...

or telephone: 01443 483881

The closing date for applications is 11th April 2006.

Interviews will be held early May 2006 and appointments will

commence as early as possible between June and September 2006.

Collaborating Institutions:

School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan

Contact : Dr ah Kimani

Email: skimani@...

Cardiff School of Health Sciences, University of Wales

Institute, Cardiff

Contact: Dr S Maureen Bowen

Email: mbowen@...

School of Health Science, University of Wales, Swansea

Contact: Professor Joy Merrell

Email J.a.merrell@...

School of Health and Social Care, North East Wales Institute of

Higher Education

Contact: Professor Ros Carnwell

Email: rcarnwell@...

School of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff University.

Contact: Ms Liz Harmer

Email: harmerL@...

School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University

Contact: Professor Annette Lankshear

Email: lankshearaj@...

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Studies,

University of Wales, Bangor

Contact: Professor Jane Noyes

Email: jane.noyes@...

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Postdoctoral and PhD

Fellowships 2006

Dr Coles PhD BA RHV RGN

Research Fellow

Department of Child Health, Community Section

Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine

First Floor, Academic Centre

Llandough Hospital

Cardiff CF64 2XX

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