Fellowship Opportunities For Researchers In Men’s Health

Written proposals are sought of 500 words from researchers either resident in the European Union or outside. The best two applications will each win a prize of 500 Euros towards the cost of developing a Marie Curie Fellowship funding bid. The European Union has just published the latest Marie Curie funding call. This scheme enables researchers to move across Europe to undertake projects and funds all costs – living allowance, costs of relocating & research costs.

Bringing together a range of related disciplines and research experts, the Institute exists to foster the generation of research in specific areas relating to the health status of individuals, communities and nations. Men’s health is an area of particular research strength.

Men’s Health

Under the leadership of Professor Alan White, the area of men’s health has an enthusiastic team of experts, researchers and students taking forward a wide range of research and initiatives. It has an outstanding world-wide reputation and offers a unique research environment in which to host Fellowships. We are at the forefront internationally in this emerging field through our two main themes “Men and Public Health” and “Men and Ill-health”. (See -www.leedsmet.ac.uk/hss/research_centre_for_mens_health.htm )

Key recent studies include:

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  The State of Men’s Health in Europe Report for the European Commission
  
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  Social marketing and men’s health
  
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  Men and cancer including men’s experiences of penile cancer
  

We are keen to attract researchers who are dedicated to the analysis of gender and health. Researchers can undertake study on a wide range of topics including:

1. Masculinity, gender and health related behaviour

2. Men’s experiences of health and ill-health

3. Health promotion and men’s health; men and self-care

4. Gendered epidemiology

5. Men’s health in non-traditional health settings (sport, workplace, community)

Research Fellowship Opportunities

Research is an integral part of our University life and we have a vibrant research culture which resonates internationally. In addition to the Marie Curie funding successful Research Fellows will receive:

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  Opportunities to study with world experts and researchers
  
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  Direct Professorial supervision of their project/area of work
  
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  Support from our research office with your relocation to Leeds in the UK
  

If you are interested in finding out more please contact Alan (a.white@leedsmet.ac.uk) or Steve (s.s.robertson@leedsmet.ac.uk) who can also provide the proposal form for you to complete.

Further Information:

MARIE CURIE FELLOWSHIPS

If you live in the EU and wish to apply, you may be interested in the Intra-European Fellowship (IEF) for Career Development which is for researchers to move from one EU or FP7 associated country to another for 1-2 years. http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/who_en.html#countries

For researchers based outside Europe the International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) supports researchers to work in an EU Member State. The EU deadline for applications is 16th August 2012.

The two successful researchers will then receive assistance from Leeds Metropolitan University to prepare and submit their Marie Curie application.