London, UK: Applications for MPhil/PhD and DrPH research studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Job Title: Research opportunities at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Employer: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Location: London, United Kingdom
Date: Apr 24, 2007
Job Type: Full Time Part Time

Job Description
Description: The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine invites applications for MPhil/PhD and DrPH research studies commencing in September 2007.

As Britain's national school public health, the School is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in public health, international health and tropical medicine with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise.

The School's research training programme provides opportunities for research study leading to University of London degrees of MPhil, PhD and DrPH. The School offers a unique environment to undertake research training because of its:

Multidisciplinary ethos
Leading researchers have backgrounds in biochemistry, chemotherapy, clinical medicine, demography, entomology, environmental health, epidemiology, genetics, health economics, health management, health policy, health promotion, history of public health, immunology, infectious diseases, medical microbiology, medical anthropology, molecular biology, nutrition, parasitology, psychology, public health engineering, public health medicine, sociology, statistics, tropical medicine and virology.

International character
The School's research degrees programme is greatly facilitated by strong collaborations with over 60 countries around the world.

Strong links
Our extensive links with government health institutions such as the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the UK and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA , as well as with international organisation such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), help to ensure that research leads to improvements in public health.

Academic excellence
The high academic standard in all the School's departments was recognised in the UK 's Research Assessment Exercise 2001, a peer review exercise to grade all research activities at academic institutions. All departments were graded at 5, that is, internationally excellent in many areas of activity and nationally excellent in all others.

The School's wide-ranging research programmes examine ways of improving and promoting health and health services and investigate the aetiology, diagnosis and prevention or control of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Basic laboratory research aims to improve understanding of the molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions, and more applied work investigates diagnostic methods and therapeutic intervention. Research covers a wide range of topics and areas, including:

c- osmopolitan diseases (e.g., hepatitis, measles, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, etc.);
- tropical diseases (e.g., malaria, schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis);
- environmental and behavioural risk factors (e.g., smoking, air pollution, etc.);
- methodological research (e.g., in biostatistics, economic evaluation, outcomes measurement, longitudinal studies, genetic epidemiology, etc.);
- the evaluation of interventions in specific social and health service contexts;
- the content and development of health policy; and
- the organisation and delivery of health services in developed and developing countries.

The work of the School is multidisciplinary and therefore much of its research crosses disciplines, units and departments. This is enhanced by inter-departmental centres and groups that focus on specific issues, such as malaria, ageing and public health, global change and health, the health of societies in transition, the economics of infectious disease, eye health, reproductive health, HIV/TB, and vaccines. Many research programmes are carried out in collaboration with institutions outside the UK . Such collaborative work enhances the quality of the training experience and is one of the unique aspects of training at the School.

For further information about research opportunities at the School, visit the School's website at: www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/research

Requirements:
Entry requirements: second class honours degree/equivalent, applicants may also be considered on the basis of qualifications and experience.

Contact:

Registry
50 Bedford Square
London, United Kingdom WC1B 3DP

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7299 4646
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7323 0638