Bristol, UK: PhD studentship, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol

Job Title: PhD Studentship
Employer: University of Bristol

Job Code: SS358
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom BS8 2PR
Date: Jun 05, 2007
Job Type: Contract

Job Description
Description:
University of Bristol
Department of Social Medicine

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.


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: Jon.Tobias@bristol.ac.uk

Web Page: www.epi.bris.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 29th June 2007

Contact:
Jon Tobias