London, UK: PhD studentship, leukaemia epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Job Title: Jane Davidson & Paul O'Gorman Scholarship funded by Children with Leukaemia
Employer: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Job Code: 105310
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date: Jun 12, 2007
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description
Description: This project will involve an investigation into the clinical precursors of leukaemia, by linking cancer registration data from the National Register of Childhood Tumours held at the Childhood Cancer Research Group in Oxford with data from the General Practitioner Research Database and from Hospital Episode Statistics.

Professor Michel Coleman, who leads the Cancer Research UK Survival Group at the School (http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/ncdeu/cancersurvival/), and Dr Anjali Shah will supervise the successful applicant. This Group is in the Department of Epidemiology & Population Health (http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/research/deph.html).

The studentship will run for three years from October 2007 and will provide PhD fees (at the Home/EU rate) plus a stipend of £16,709.

Eligibility
Applicants must hold a 1st or 2.1 university degree, a relevant MSc and an offer of admission from the School for a PhD.

The full award is only available to UK/EU residents.

How to Apply
Applications, which must be in writing, should consist of:
- LSHTM Research (PhD) Application form
- Research Applicant Reference Forms
- Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
- a full, original, transcript of the applicant's academic record
- a CV/resume
- a covering letter stating why you wish to do a PhD in this research area at the School

Application forms are available from the LSHTM Registry, or from: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/prospectus/howto/index.html#ResearchApplicationForms

Only complete applications can be considered. They should be sent to:

Registry,
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
50 Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3DP,
United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 4646
Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 0638
e-mail: registry@lshtm.ac.uk

Enquiries
Informal enquiries may be made by e-mail to Jenny Fleming: eph.rda@lshtm.ac.uk

Deadline for application
Closing date for receipt of complete applications is: 29 June 2007

Contact:

Registry
50 Bedford Square
London, United Kingdom WC1B 3DP
Phone: +44 20 7299 4646
Fax: +44 20 7323 0638