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ESRC funded PhD studentship, LSHTM, London. Applications are invited for a three- or four-year ESRC CASE PhD studentship, beginning September 2015. Candidates should have a strong quantitative background and interest in developing advanced statistical methods to support decision analysis in a health policy context. The research project This studentship offers the opportunity to gain experience in sophisticated statistical techniques applied to the synthesis of data from several study designs, while informing live health policy decisions. This synthesis will require the student to extend causal inference models that recognise time-varying relationships, to a decision analysis context. This study will provide training opportunities for a research student who wishes to further develop their quantitative skills, while working on the interface between statistics and health economics. The research environment The successful candidate for this ESRC CASE award will be based in the Health Services Research and Policy department at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), for the majority of their time. The candidate will have research supervisors at LSHTM (Prof Richard Grieve and Dr Neil Hawkins) and a mentor at the partner organisation (NHSBT) (Dr Gail Miflin, Associate Medical Director). The supervisory team will provide guidance and focus on both the academic and practice-related aspects of the project. The candidate will collaborate with statisticians based at the highly regarded department of Medical Statistics (LSHTM); a leading statistical methodologist will join the PhD advisory panel. Funding and eligibility This studentship provides full tuition fees at the Home/EU rate and an annual tax free living maintenance allowance for the duration of the award; the 2014-15 ESRC stipend rate for full-time students is GBP 15,863 pa, including London weighting. International students are only eligible for this ESRC studentship if they use Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) in their doctoral research. Students who use AQM in their doctoral research may be eligible for an enhanced stipend for the +3 portion of their award (GBP 3,000 p.a.). The successful candidate will be expected to undertake additional training. The precise training will depend on the student and structure of the award but will have three main aspects: quantitative methods training, vocational and research training at NHSBT, and transferable skills training. The candidate will have access to modules from the Masters programme and short courses at LSHTM. The student will have their own training budget (GBP 750 pa for standard awards, GBP 1000 pa for AQM), to meet more specialist training requirements, for example to attend causal modelling courses run at external Universities. This award is available in a number of routes: 1+3, +3, and +4. Each candidate will need to apply for the route best suited to their situation. Details of ESRC eligibility criteria can be accessed on the ESRC website here ( http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/postgraduates/prospective-students/eligibility/) . How to Apply Full details are available from: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/funding/esrc_bloomsbury_dtc_case_studentships.html Applicants are encouraged to contact one of the School supervisors – Richard Grieve ( mailto:[log in to unmask]) ([log in to unmask]) or Neil Hawkins ( mailto:[log in to unmask]) ([log in to unmask])– in the first instance. The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 20th February, 2015. Richard Grieve PhD Professor of Health Economics Methodology Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London. WC1H 9SH email: [log in to unmask] tel: 020 7927 2255 You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.