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The York Law School is pleased to offer a Research Associate position to assist Dr Magda Furgalska across the spectrum of her work in the field of mental health law, mental capacity law and health law more broadly.
The post will involve working with Dr Magda Furgalska on her pilot project on alternatives to coercion in mental health care (which is part of the wider Administrative Fairness in Healthcare project, funded by the University of York SPARKS initiative) and developing research proposals and grant funding applications in the field of mental health law and health law more broadly.
The appointed candidate will also receive mentorship and be given opportunities to contribute actively to the development of research. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to socio-legal inquiry, specifically in mental health law/health law, and experience using qualitative methods.
The York Law School is a community of scholars whose outstanding research crosses disciplines and defines new research paradigms. Collaboration is a natural and central aspect of our research activities. We have extensive networks both nationally and internationally to assess, inform and influence the operation of law in society through applied and practically-grounded research.
This post will involve working with Dr Magda Furgalska across the spectrum of her work in the field of mental health law, mental capacity and/or health law. The successful candidate will support the project looking into alternatives to coercion in mental health care led by Dr Magda Furgalska as part of the wider Administrative Fairness in Healthcare project (a collaboration across researchers from the York Law School and Health Sciences) funded by the University of York SPARKS research initiative. The role also involves supporting Dr Furgalska in developing new research ideas and applying for relevant funding.
This role is available on a part time basis (18.5 hours per week) and on a fixed term basis up to July 2025.
Key Responsibilities include:
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: Please contact Dr Magda Furgalska on magdalena.furgalska@york.ac.uk
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