Funded PhD Studentship - Measuring quality of life in Huntington's disease Department
of Psychology
This PhD will be based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Reading http://www.psycholo gy.rdg.ac. uk , and is funded by the HiQ Foundation in conjunction with the European Huntington's Disease Network.
Huntington's disease is a rare neurodegenerative genetic disorder affecting movement, cognition and behaviour. This project will entail interviewing and working with Huntington's patients, their families and other health professionals towards development of a disease-specific scale which will help determine health-related quality of life in HD. It will enable the impact of the unique symptoms and consequences of this disorder on patients' everyday life to be formally quantified, and will fill a long-standing practical gap in current clinical care and management of this disorder.
Informal enquires may be made to Dr Aileen Ho a.k.ho@rdg.ac. uk by email before *5 Jan 2007*. Applicants should have a good first degree and/or Masters degree or equivalent in psychology, (bio)statistics, health status measurement, health outcomes research or other relevant discipline.
The PhD studentship is for 3 years and includes a competitive tax exempt stipend of approximately *£13,000* per annum and university fees. This position will start as soon as possible, ideally before the end of February 2007.
Apply by email to Dr Aileen Ho a.k.ho@rdg.ac. uk with the following:
1. Full CV
2. Cover letter, including details of:
a) Your experience or interest in questionnaire design/analysis, development/ application of measures for use in the evaluation of health, and/or (bio)statistics
b) Your experience or interest in working with vulnerable groups or clinical populations
c) Three academic referees (references may be sought prior to interview)
d) Your availability for interview, and soonest possible start date if successful.
Deadline: *12 January 2007*.
Interviews will be held shortly thereafter.
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