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*Collaborative Research Studentship*
A postgraduate research student is sought to work on a project to investigate the effect of poverty on the relationship between cold weather and extreme weather events and mortality and hospital admissions in the West Midlands. The project has been funded by the University of Birmingham Multidisciplinary Research Fund.
*Tenure*
Funding has been secured for 1 year effective immediately. Extension for a second year will be consequent upon adequate progress and submission of an application for further funding to a grant-giving body. The student must be available to start the project by 15th May 1999
*Location*
Collaborative studentship within the Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, the Geographical Information System facility in the West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit and the School of Geography.
*Requirements*
The student will have a first degree (upper second class honours or above) in a relevant discipline. The range of fields includes Statistics, Geography, Health Sciences, Biological Sciences or Environmental Health. The student will require information technology skills, including proficiency in the use of personal computers. Knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheets, data manipulation and data analysis using statistical packages would be an advantage. The student will need to have basic statistical skills, and knowledge and skills in the statistical analysis of time series would be an advantage.
*Stipend*
The student will be paid a stipend equivalent to that offered by the UK research councils for postgraduate research students, currently standing at œ7070 per annum for a first year student. The student will be expected to register for a PhD degree, and the fee is included in the studentship award.
Further Details/Application
For further details please contact
Lynn Pearce, School of Geography, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT
Telephone 0121 414 3308
Fax 0121 414 5528
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Interviews will be held on 15th April, and the student must be able to start the project by 15th May.
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