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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Population Health MRC Capacity Building Studentships The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, one of the largest post-graduate medical schools in Europe, is pleased to invite applications for two Medical Research Council-funded PhD studentships in statistics. The studentships will run for three years from October 2007 and will provide fees plus stipend, subject to eligibility requirements. Research in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health focuses on issues of major public health and social importance. The Department is multi-disciplinary and encompasses epidemiologists, medical statisticians, medical demographers, nutritionists, social scientists and public health practitioners. The studentships are offered in the following areas: Quantitative methods for the assessment of systematic error in observational studies: improving causal research. Supervisor: Simon Cousens and Bianca DeStavola Methods for estimating the reproductive number during an infectious disease outbreak. Supervisors: Azra Ghani and Paul Clarke Please refer to the School's website for further information about individual projects: www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/howto/ Applicants must hold, or expect to obtain, a 1st or 2.1 university degree in a quantitative subject (mathematics and/or statistics), and preferably a relevant MSc, or have a combination of relevant qualifications and experience which demonstrates equivalent ability and attainment. The full MRC award is only available to UK residents; other EU nationals may receive tuition fees but not a stipend. Please check eligibility requirements at www.mrc.ac.uk Applications, which must be in writing, should consist of a covering letter stating why you wish to do a PhD in this area (or areas) at the School, and a two-page cv, including names of two academic referees, current postal and e-mail address and telephone number. Please send applications to: Jenny Fleming, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT (email [log in to unmask]) Closing date for applications is: 7 March 2007. Interviews will be held on 20th March 2007.