Doctoral (PhD) student in caring sciences - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The research area Health-promoting worklife is directed towards different aspects of occupational health, from physical, psychological and social perspectives. There are three established doctoral degree subjects within the area of Health-promoting worklife: occupational health science, social work and caring sciences.

The Department of Caring sciences works to strengthen research in caring sciences as well as multidisciplinary research. When joining the Department of Caring sciences, you become part of a group of around 75 colleagues. The department offers the nursing and specialist nursing degree programs, as well as first-, second-, and third-cycle independent courses. 

Tasks

The person accepted for a doctoral educational position will mainly spend their time conducting scientific projects, as well as complete courses equivalent to at least 60 credits. S/he is also expected to write a doctoral thesis, equivalent to 180 credits. The doctoral student may also teach and do administrative work, not exceeding 20 percent of full-time. This will extend the time frame of the doctoral education equivalently. The doctoral student will be expected to carry out the majority of their work in Gävle, and to take part in faculty activities such as seminars and meetings, while parts of the work may be performed on distance.

The overall purpose of the doctoral project is to study cancer-related consequences on health, health-related quality of life and sick leave, and to identify factors associated with these outcomes in cancer survivors. During the project, the doctoral student to a large extent will collaborate and work together with other researchers and staff of relevance to people who have or have had a cancer disease, as well as with the target population. The doctoral student will handle different types of contacts with people who have or have had a cancer disease and carry out data collection in registers and using questionnaires.

The doctoral student will participate in a research environment that has been developed within the framework of one of the University of Gävle's strategic research programs Including Working Life, in close collaboration with various parties from the surrounding society. The doctoral student will be connected to the third-cycle qualification area of Health-promoting worklife, and will be admitted within the doctoral subject of Caring science. The communal research environment will also include doctoral students in the subjects of Occupational health science, Industrial economics and Social work. The development of the research environment is based on the universitys strategic research area Health-promoting work, and on Region Gävleborgs research activities. It is also connected to the area of Regional development/innovation, within the area of Sustainable inclusive worklife. The common vision is that this project will be developed into a doctoral student research school.

The main supervisor is Anna Efverman, associate professor.

Qualifications

In order to possess basic eligibility for doctoral-level studies, a person is required to have a second-cycle (advanced level) degree, or to have completed courses consisting of at least 240 credits, of which 60 must be second-cycle level, or to have acquired equivalent knowledge in some other way, in Sweden or in another country. The university may allow exceptions to the requirement of basic eligibility for an individual applicant, if there are special reasons for this. The eligibility must have been obtained by the application deadline.

The nature of the work requires a well-developed ability to work independently as well as in a team, and good oral and written communication skills in Swedish and English. As a doctoral student, you must possess the will to seek new knowledge and be able to discuss and explain your research to those who are not active in your own field, both nationally and internationally. For this educational position at the doctoral level, it is considered a special merit to have a specialist nursing degree. Additionally, it is of special merit basic education in the field of health care, experience in cancer care/cancer rehabilitation as well as of handling register data and/or questionnaires.

The selection of applicants for an educational position is made on the basis of a total assessment of the applicants ability to benefit from the education. The selection procedure is based on the following criteria for assessing the applicants: 

• Formal eligibility to be accepted for doctoral education
• Relevance and scope of educational background
• The quality of the application
• The quality of the applicants essays, degree projects or equivalent work
• Research-related work experience, with regards to both quantity and contents, and/or other work experience relevant to the doctoral education
• Competence and direction in relation to the specific educational position
• Ability to benefit from doctoral education, on the basis of submitted documents, interviews and, where relevant, tests and assignments 
• Ability to contribute to the scientific environment where the doctoral education will take place
• Assessments collected from references

The fact that an applicant is considered eligible to have their previous education or work experience recognised for the education may not give that applicant an advantage over others in the selection process (HF 7 ch 41 §).

The employment is a doctoral student employment, please see the Higher Education Ordinance SFS 1993:100, chapter 5, for more information.

The applicant is responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with this announcement, and for submitting it to the university in time for the application deadline. 

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