**Job Description**
Two PhD studentships are available as part of the ‘BIRES: Building body image resilience in populations undergoing rapid economic development’ project. This collaborative research expands the understanding of how media literacy and positive body image activities can increase resilience to appearance pressures in adolescents, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The project aims to establish a theoretical framework for body image education in these contexts through culturally-tailored intervention delivery and evaluation. Students will conduct targeted research studies in new cultural contexts, expanding upon ongoing large trials in countries like Colombia, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Zimbabwe.
**Skills & Abilities**
• Excellent English written and verbal communication
• Demonstrable leadership and teamwork abilities
• Statistical experience (acquired through class or research project)
• [For Latin America project only] Spoken and written Spanish (CEFR B2 level or above)
• Existing insight into communities in one or more African or Latin American country (Desirable)
• Contribution (as co-author or lead author) to scientific publication(s) (Desirable)
• Experience conducting fieldwork (e.g., through a field school; as a research assistant) or extended work/study/travel in a different cultural context (Desirable)
• Experience and understanding of qualitative data analysis (Desirable)
• Experience conducting statistical analyses in R (Desirable)
**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Psychology
• Anthropology
• Education
• Closely related fields
**Experience**
Experience Required:
• Strong academic performance in an undergraduate degree (2.1 classification for UK degrees, or equivalent for international degrees) or Masters qualification
• Experience conducting research (e.g., research thesis/dissertation)
• Statistical experience
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