Overview
TU Dublin is offering a fully funded PhD examining how sleep, circadian timing and light exposure influence ocular growth and refractive development in children.
Complete research opportunity details
The researcher will work within the CLEAR longitudinal study using wearable sensors, actigraphy, questionnaires and salivary melatonin measures, while contributing to recruitment, clinical assessments, ocular biometry, data stewardship, analysis and dissemination.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants need at least a 2.1 degree in optometry and CORU registration as an optometrist, orthoptist or medical scientist. Strong clinical, analytical and communication skills are required, together with willingness to undertake school-based child research and safeguarding checks.
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Verification notes
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