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*A reminder that this post has a closing date of 12th January* MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow PhD Research Studentship: Spatial modelling of air pollution, deprivation and mortality in Scotland £13,590 stipend pa (plus £3,000 pa enhanced stipend while undertaking PhD) 3 years or 1+3 years Supervisors: Professor Alastair Leyland, Dr Duncan Lee and Professor Eugene Waclawski We can offer a great opportunity if you have a 1st or 2:1 Honours degree or a Masters degree in Statistics or a similar subject with a substantial statistical component to study for a PhD in a leading research institution, representing a major stepping stone to a research or academic career. This studentship will use Bayesian spatial modelling techniques to examine the association between various measures of population health (cardiorespiratory mortality, cardiorespiratory hospital admissions, and mortality among a vulnerable cohort) and air pollution in Scottish cities, and the extent to which such relationships may be modified by deprivation. For full studentship details see:www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk/jobs. This studentship is open to UK, EEA and international students. You will be located in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow. The Unit has an excellent reputation for the environment that it is able to provide for its research students. You will be jointly supervised by Professor Alastair Leyland of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) in Glasgow, Dr Duncan Lee of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Glasgow, and Professor Eugene Waclawski of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Alberta, Canada. You will join the programme of research “Measuring Health, Variations in Health and the Determinants of Health” at the SPHSU led by Professor Leyland. Further details of this programme can be found on our website athttp://www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk/research-programmes/mh/. This is one of four studentships currently being offered by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow. For further information please visit www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk/jobs. Shortlisted candidates will be requested to provide a sample of their written academic work (e.g. an essay or chapter from a dissertation) prior to interview, and a brief outline of their ideas for the studentship (no more than one page of A4). If you would like to apply, please send a covering letter and CV to Susan Wilkie ([log in to unmask]), quoting REF: AL/DL. Please also supply the details of two academic referees. Closing date for applications: 12th January 2012 at 12 noon. Interviews are expected to be held in February 2012. Please note that appointment will be made subject to eligibility, health and security screening and suitable academic references. -- Alastair H Leyland Programme Leader MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RZ, Scotland Tel: +44 141 357 7504 Fax: +44 141 337 2389 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.sphsu.mrc.ac.uk You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.