Dear All
I am forwarding details on the below studentship which may be of interest.
D.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheffield, Simon A [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>
> Applications are invited for this ESRC CASE Collaborative Research
> Studentship, in partnership with Ealing Hammersmith and Hounslow Health
> Authority. The studentship may start on 1st April, or 1st October 2001. A
> summary follows, and further information is at:
> http://www.med.ic.ac.uk/divisions/60/ESRC_PhD.asp
>
> TITLE: Quantifying and explaining variations in health in relation to
> biological and social factors at small-area scale (ESRC Collaborative
> Research Studentship). For informal discussion, contact Professor Sylvia
> Richardson (phone: +44 (0)20 7594 3336; email:
> [log in to unmask]),
> or Dr Nicky Best (phone: +44 (0)20 7594 3320; email: [log in to unmask])
>
> It is well established that socio-economic disadvantage has a powerful
> impact on morbidity and mortality. This project aims to improve our
> understanding of the reasons underlying these social inequalities in
> ill-health. The aim will be to develop models to describe the risk
> profiles
> of affluent and deprived areas in terms of biological and social
> characteristics, plus measures of environmental pollution, measured at
> individual and area level. These will then be combined with small-area
> models of disease outcomes to attempt to separate and quantify the
> different
> sources of variation in disease risk.
>
> Health outcomes of interest may include various cancers, particularly
> breast
> cancer; hospital admissions for e.g. respiratory illness; and low
> birthweight. Data on potential risk factors are available from various
> sources, such as the Health Survey for England, the 1991 UK Census, and
> national pollution datasets. Other sources of information on e.g. primary
> care, income, and crime, will be explored in collaboration with Ealing,
> Hammersmith and Hounslow Health Authority who are the industrial partners
> for this project.
>
> The findings from this project will be fed directly into Local Authority
> Health Strategies, including Regeneration Strategies and Community Plans,
> to
> reduce social exclusion.
>
> FINANCIAL INFORMATION
>
> PLEASE CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY for these studentships by reading the
> eligibility rules which may be accessed by clicking: Research Council
> Studentships eligibility information at:
>
> http://www.ic.ac.uk/templates/pg01_application_index_3.asp?P=1397
>
> Candidates who are in any doubt about their eligibility (eg: those with
> overseas connections, concerned about residence qualifications) should
> submit IN WRITING the following details to: The Senior Assistant
> Registrar
> (Admissions), Imperial College School of Medicine, Sherfield Building,
> Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ. DETAILS: (1) Date of Birth, (2) Place of
> birth, (3) Dates and places of residence (self and parents), (4) Academic
> qualifications with dates and places, (5) Details of any employment since
> graduation, (6) Source of first degree funding.
>
> STIPEND INFORMATION
>
> ENHANCED STUDENTSHIP STIPENDS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR SUITABLE
> CANDIDATES. Basic stipend rates are as follows:
>
> * the maintenance grant for the ESRC collaborative
> studentship
> is currently £9,825 per annum, tax free, which includes the collaborative
> partner's contribution. The ESRC also has a mature students incentive
> payment of £1,550 per annum for those aged 26 or over on 1 September 2000.
> A young dependant's allowance may also be available.
>
> Applicants from the European Union who are not eligible for a stipend may
> be
> awarded a fees-only grant which will cover tuition fees, but not living
> expenses.
>
> APPLICATIONS
>
> Please send a full CV, including contact details of two referees, and a
> covering letter explaining your research interests, to Simon Sheffield at:
> [log in to unmask], or by fax to: +44 (0)20 7402 2150, or by post to:
> Simon Sheffield, Departmental Manager, Department of Epidemiology and
> Public
> Health, Imperial College School of Medicine, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG,
> UK.
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