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PhD Studentship in Dentistry/Psychology, University of Exeter, UK: Psychological Cycle of Dental Anxiety

/ March 30, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry with its parent Institutions, the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, are seeking to attract PhD candidates of outstanding ability to join their exciting and rapidly expanding programme of internationally rated research. As part of our new developments and our commitment to research excellence, applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates, for a PhD studentship. International students must also have IELTS [International English Language Testing System] score of 7 and above (or equivalent qualification).

This cross disciplinary PhD studentship in Dentistry/Psychology will examine how psychological techniques can be used to reduce dental patient anxiety before, during and after treatment with the aim of improving oral health. Phase 1 will explore when and where anxiety occurs and Phase 2 will test the effectiveness of different interventions designed to help patients manage anxiety at these time points. Applicants should have either a Bachelor of Dental Surgery or a 2.1 degree in Psychology or a related discipline and preferably further training in research methods or evidence of applied research in a related context.

Scholarship Application Deadline:1st April 2011

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University of Exeter, Associate Research Fellow Epidemiology or Statistics 2011 in UK

/ February 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

Peninsula Medical School, within the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, is widely regarded as the strongest of the new medical schools in the UK. It has established an excellent reputation for high quality educational programmes and has a high quality and expanding research portfolio. From the outset the School has sought to build an international research reputation, to complement its innovative educational programme, through tight focus on areas of strength and exploitation of its pan-peninsula status.

This post will support a grant funded research project on age-related diseases, with a special focus on the effects of common genetic variation. Conditions of interest include cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and Alzheimer’s disease. There will be opportunities to develop your own research interests within the project.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated scientist to an Associate Research Fellow position. You will have a degree in epidemiology, statistics, bioinformatics or equivalent and have a knowledge and experience of undertaking statistical analyses of human study genetic and other data.

A PhD in a relevant subject or evidence of PhD level research outputs would be desirable as would skills in statistical analysis, including use of relevant software

This is a University of Exeter appointment and will be based in Exeter.

Please note that we are unable to apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.

Salary will be on the Associate Research Fellow scale of £24,273 – £27,319, with access to further contribution points rising to £30,747

Point on scale will be determined by knowledge, skills and experience, and will be clarified following interview. The post will be fixed term until 30th April 2012.

Application Deadline: 8th February 2011

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Senior Research Fellow in Health Technology Assessment, Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, UK

/ August 19, 2010 Leave a Comment

The Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG) at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry seeks a highly motivated senior researcher with experience of project and people management to lead its team of decision analytic modellers in carrying out economic evaluations in Health Technology Assessments (HTA) for national policy makers. PenTAG provides a series of HTAs for NICE and other bodies under contract to the NIHR HTA Programme.
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and will have experience of designing and undertaking decision analytic model-based economic evaluations. You will have a record of research publications and good understanding of the UK NHS policy-making environment.

You will be an internationally recognized authority in health technology assessment and economic evaluation and possess an in depth understanding of this area to enable the development of new knowledge and understanding within the field. In addition, you will provide academic leadership to research teams, lead and develop internal and external networks and develop links with external contacts in order to foster collaboration and generate income.

For an informal discussion please contact Professor Ken Stein on 01392 726067 or email Ken.stein@pms.ac.uk although applications should be made in accordance with the details shown below.

For an application pack please email jobs@pms.ac.uk or request via the job vacancies section of the PMS website www.pms.ac.uk or telephone 01752 764467 quoting reference no: E0951/PMS

Closing Date: 10.00am 13th August 2010

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