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Origin: Clare Heaviside
Fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Edinburgh and Public
Health England
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES AND CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON MULTIPLE
POLLUTANTS AND THEIR HEALTH BURDENS
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to work on a
collaborative research project on Air pollution control measures and
potential climate change effects on multiple pollutant health burdens
across the UK. This is a joint project between the University of
Edinburgh and Public Health England (PHE). The PhD position is fully
funded for three years (restricted to UK/EU students).
Air pollution is the environmental factor with the greatest impact on
public health in Europe. The main pollutants of concern are ozone,
nitrogen dioxide and particles. Exposure to these pollutants can lead to
premature mortality and to hospital admissions for respiratory or
cardiovascular ill-health. Understanding these air pollutants is complex
because they are largely produced by chemical reactions within the
atmosphere, there are multiple sources of emissions that contribute to
their concentrations, and most processes are influenced by
meteorological and climatic conditions. Policy action to limit one
pollutant can sometimes lead to increases in another. This project will
use an advanced atmospheric chemistry transport model to estimate the
changes in UK health burden from exposures to the mixtures of air
pollutants that may arise for a range of future pollutant emission
scenarios and the sensitivity of these exposures to climatic variables.
For further details see:
<http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/PhD/getDocument?SerialNo=932>
A good undergraduate degree in physics, meteorology, chemistry,
mathematics, environmental sciences (which include some
climate/atmospheric science), or a related discipline is required. An
MSc or equivalent experience is desirable but not required. Good written
and oral communication skills and some programming and/or modelling
experience would be an advantage. The student will be trained in climate
and air quality modelling and environmental and public health impact
assessment.
The University of Edinburgh is one of the largest research-led
universities in the UK. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the
School of GeoSciences was ranked 1st in the UK in Earth Systems and
Environmental Science. Public Health England
<https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england> is
an executive agency of the Department of Health, established formally in
April 2013. PHE operates a nationwide, integrated public health service,
working with and alongside others to protect and improve the public's
health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.
The student will be registered in the School of GeoSciences at the
University of Edinburgh. They will also spend some time at the PHE
Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards at Chilton,
near Didcot (Oxfordshire), where they will be part of the Air Pollution
and Climate Change Group.
The studentship is expected to start in September 2014. Informal
enquiries prior to making an application may be addressed to Dr Clare
Heaviside ([log in to unmask]), or Dr Ruth Doherty
([log in to unmask]). To make an
application, please send a covering letter stating your interest in this
PhD. Please also include a CV, an academic transcript, and the names and
email addresses of two academic referees to [log in to unmask]
Closing Date: 16th May 2014, interviews will be held soon after.
Funding Notes:
Open to UK and EU citizens ordinarily resident in the EU.
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