A male and a female student on one of the terraces at Campus Albano, Stockholm University. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein

The Department of Public Health sciences is a department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University, with around 70 employees. We offer a dynamic, interdisciplinary, and internationally leading research environment. The Department houses two research centres: Centre for Health Equity Studies (CHESS) and Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs (SoRAD). We offer education at the basic, advanced, and doctoral levels.

About the position

We have an open position as a PhD student for a doctoral project that aims to understand disability-related health inequalities using Swedish register data. The doctoral project will take a broad approach to disability and health inequalities over the life-course and across generations.

The doctoral project will provide a unique opportunity to study disability-related health inequalities within the context of the Swedish social and healthcare systems and to work in an interdisciplinary environment with deep roots in health inequality research. Ultimately, the PhD project will inform the development of policies and practices that improve the health of people with disabilities.

The project will be conducted within one or more of the following ongoing research projects at the Department of Public Health Sciences:

Cancer screening, stage at diagnosis, and survival among people with disabilities (CANDIS)
Mistreatment and Discrimination in Maternity Care for Women of Minority Status (MISMATCH)
Overlooked Children in Need: A Study on the Development and Well-Being of Children of Parents with Disabilities (ORCHID)

These research projects can provide support for the doctoral project to understand disability-related health inequalities in the areas of cancer, maternity care, and child health. These projects provide opportunities to investigate possible mechanisms linking disability and health, including socioeconomic and psychosocial factors, access and quality of healthcare, and social and health policies.

More information on the position

More information about the PhD position, such as eligibility requirements, admission rules and application conditions, can be found on Stockholm University's job vacancies webpage.

Closing date: 15/10/2024

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