Friday, April 3, 2009

PhD Opportunity – Improving the life chances of young people with mental health problems

The Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration (AFDSRC) at the University of Sydney are seeking an enthusiastic PhD candidate to become part of our international research team.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work under the guidance of leading international disability scholars Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn and Professor Eric Emerson on a project investigating how to improve the health and life chances of young Australians with mental health problems. The project will involve complex longitudinal analysis of a large national data set (HILDA).

The candidate will have a first class honours degree in a relevant discipline, an interest in disability and social justice, and a strong aptitude for quantitative research methods.

For further information, please see details on Supervisor Connect
http://www.usyd.edu.au/research/opportunities/opportunities/856 or contact Anne Honey on (02) 9351 9370 or email: a.honey@usyd.edu.au.

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