The Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR): a UKCRC funded Centre
of Excellence in Public Health Research
PhD Studentships 2010
We invite applications for PhD studentships in public health research
within the newly established Centre for Diet and Activity Research
(CEDAR), a UKCRC funded Centre of Excellence in Public Health Research.
The Centre is a collaboration between Medical Research Council units in
Cambridge and the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia and is
hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Cambridge.
We particularly seek candidates interested in the social and
environmental determinants of physical activity and dietary behaviour
and in population-based, interdisciplinary intervention research in this
field. Students will be registered at the University of Cambridge or the
University of East Anglia depending on their interests. The studentships
within this multidisciplinary collaboration provide diverse training
opportunities for all aspects of research and encourage the development
of transferable academic and generic skills.
Both three-year ('+3') and four-year ('1+3') studentships are available
to commence in October 2010. The three-year studentships are for those
who already have a Masters degree in epidemiology, public health or
another relevant health or social science. The four-year studentships
are for those without an appropriate Masters degree who will undertake
the MPhil in Epidemiology or Public Health in Cambridge or the MRes in
Environmental Social Science in Norwich during the first year of their
studentship.
The minimum academic requirement for entry is a first or upper second
class degree or equivalent. The studentships include college and
university fees and a stipend. Full funding is available to UK nationals
and UK residents. Partial funding is available to applicants from the
European Economic Area (EEA).
For further information about the Centre, the research topics and the
eligibility criteria please visit www.mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk/cedar. To
apply, please send a copy of your CV, a covering letter outlining the
research topic(s) in which you are interested, and contact details of
two referees to [log in to unmask] Applications
missing any of these components will not be considered.
Closing date: 12 March 2010
Provisional interview date: 20 April 2010.
You may leave the list at any time by sending the command
SIGNOFF allstat
to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.
