PhD student in Work life Science

At Mälardalen University people meet who want to develop themselves and the future. Our 15 000 students read courses and study programmes in Business, Health, Engineering and Education. We conduct research within all areas of education and have internationally outstanding research in future energy and embedded systems. Our close cooperation with the private and public sectors enables us at MDH to help people feel better and the earth to last longer. Mälardalen University is located on both sides of Lake Mälaren with campuses in Eskilstuna and Västerås.

At the School of Health, Care and Social Welfare our students are studying to be for example behavioural scientists, public health scientists, physiotherapists, nurses, social workers and specialist nurses. Here we have the research specialisation of Health and Welfare. Our work takes place in cooperation with and in strategic agreements with county councils, municipalities and companies in the region.

Employment information
Employment: Temporary employment
Scope: Full time
Closing date for application: August 10, 2020
Campus location: Västeras
School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, (HVV)

Position description
The announcement regards a PhD position to work on a project that is described below. The position is for 4 years. The project is funded by FORTE. Salary is applied according to the third-cycle student’s salary scale (doktorandstegen).

Description of the project:

Evidence-based interventions (EBI) are often evaluated in terms of their effect on clinical outcomes. Yet, its value for patients and society is also influenced by other things, such as the interventions appropriateness, equity and costs-effectiveness when it is used in practice. Inspired by studies on decision making, the objective of this project is to explore and test how practitioners appraise the value of achieving a certain outcome and how this influences decisions related to the so-called “fidelity and adaptation dilemma”, i.e. the conflict between the need to ensure that EBI is implemented as it was designed vs the need to adapt it to the context where it is implemented. The project will include an explorative phase using focus group and individual interviews, and an experiment.  

The selected candidate is expected to formulate a research plan within the frame of the project.

The recruitment is followed by an admission process. The decision of admission is not made until an individual study plan has been approved.

Qualifications
Only those who are or have been admitted to third-cycle courses and study programmes at a higher education may be appointed to doctoral studentships. For futher information see Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 1993:100).

To qualify as a PhD student, the candidate must have:


• completed a second-cycle degree,
• completed courses equivalent to at least 240 higher education credits, of which 60 credits must be in the second cycle,
• or have otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge in Sweden or elsewhere.

Specific qualifications

The candidate should hold a magister / master's degree in psychology, working life science, public health, medicine or in another subject relevant to the project, such as sociology, business and administration, social work, or equivalent.

Excellent skills in oral and written Swedish and English are required. 

Decisive importance is attached to personal suitability. We value the qualities that an even distribution of age and gender, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, can contribute to the organization.

Merit
Documented knowledge on experimental studies and qualitative methods is strong merit for the position,

Documented experience in decision-making studies and/or research is a strong merit,

Documented experience in writing scientific articles or presenting at scientific conference is a merit,

Documented experience as project leader or project coordinator is a merit.

A good ability to communicate and collaborate is a merit,  

Finally, adaptability is an asset.

Application
Application is made online. Make your application by clicking the "Apply" button below.

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and will reach the University no later than closing date for application.

We look forward to receiving your application.


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