DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Excellent postgraduate research degree (PhD)
opportunity in a leading (RAE 6*) department
ARC PhD Studentship entitled 'Investigation of the role of bone size
relative to body size in the pathogenesis of fractures in childhood'
Applications are invited from graduates with good honours or Masters
degrees in relevant disciplines for a prestigious PhD studentship tenable
from October 2007.
Project
This prestigious ARC studentship represents an excellent opportunity for
research training in epidemiology and biomedical statistics. The
studentship is based on recent research findings where we examined the
relationship between DXA (bone density) measurements at age 9 and fracture
risk over the following two years, in the ALSPAC population-based child
cohort. The studentship will extend these studies in ALSPAC, by examining
whether fracture incidence during puberty, which rises to levels seen in
the elderly, reflects transient decreases in bone size relative to body
size.
Supervisors
Dr J H Tobias (please contact for informal enquiries),
Rheumatology Unit,
Dept of Clinical Sciences at South Bristol,
University of Bristol,
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Dr K Tilling,
Department of Social Medicine,
University of Bristol
Training
As well as training opportunities offered by the project itself, the
Department of Social Medicine has a well-established postgraduate programme
that provides regular appraisal, guidance and mentoring for research
students. The short course programme offers training in the disciplines of
epidemiology, health services research, medical statistics, health
economics, qualitative research methods, questionnaire design,
meta-analysis and study design. The department also runs weekly lecture and
seminar programs, covering software manipulation, time management,
presentation skills, research ethics, research exploitation and
intellectual property rights, methodology, and writing up a PhD.
Funding
This three year PhD studentship, which is tenable from 1st October 2007, is
supported by the Arthritis Rheumatism Council, who will pay a generous
tax-free stipend starting at £16,182 per year, with annual increases
thereafter. This award will also cover UK tuition fees.
Application
For further information, please contact Dr Jon Tobias (Reader in
Rheumatology), to whom applications in the form of a CV should be directed,
at the following e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
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Dr Jon Heron
Statistics Team Leader
ALSPAC, Dept of Social Medicine
24 Tyndall Avenue
Bristol BS8 1TQ
Tel: 0117 3311616
Fax: 0117 3311704
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