Epidemiology

The Epidemiology Group was re-established in 2005 with the appointment of Professor Gary Macfarlane as the Chair of Epidemiology. Other senior academic staff are Dr Gareth Jones (Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and deputy head of group) and Dr Sohinee Bhattacharya (Lecturer in Obstetric Epidemiology). A full staff list is available from our staff pages.

The group is predominantly focused on research and there are 3 distinct, but complementary programmes of work:

We have an affiliated programme in Oral Health Epidemiology based in the University of Aberdeen Dental school, lead by Dr Tatiana Macfarlane.

One area of specific interest, across the research programmes, is chronic pain. This work is conducted within the Aberdeen Pain Research Collaboration which involves scientists from across the Institute of Applied Health Science; from the Musculoskeletal research programme within the Institute of Medical Sciences; and clinicians from NHS Grampian. In 2010, our work on Musculoskeletal Research was awarded European League Against Rheumatism "Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology" status.

Epidemiology Courses

We run an annual one-week Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology. These are very popular courses and numbers are limited to 25 delegates. The next course on which there are available places is 4th-8th March 2013 in Aberdeen. For further information contact epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk

For those within the University we also teach epidemiology modules as part of MSc programmes:

Opportunities

There are a number of opportunities for work within the Epidemiology Group. Those interested should contact epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk in the first instance, marking their e-mail for the attention of Professor Macfarlane or Dr Jones.
  • PhD degree: We are always keen to hear from well qualified and highly motivated potential PhD students. If you are interested in joining our PhD programme contact us at epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk including your curriculum vitae. We receive many contacts per year and will only consider those who fit well within at least one of our research themes - so make clear that you do so in your covering letter. Potential students should be aware, however, that most of the sources of funding for our PhD students only provide fee support at the level for UK and/or European Union based students.

  • Internships: there are some positions available for undergraduate students who wish to join us on an internship. These give students the opportunity to work on a research project, contribute to publications and participate in training events. We have a memorandum of understanding with the University of Bremen under the ERASMUS-mobility programme but will also consider students from elsewhere.

  • Postgraduate training: we have a track record of hosting post-MD students from the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine in Sri Lanka, who undertake one-year training programmes.

  • Sabbaticals: scientists or clinicians who are interested in joining us for a defined period of sabbatical study and whose research interests are linked to those of the group should contact us to discuss possibilities. There are a limited number of fellowships available within the Institute of Applied Health Sciences and the School of Medicine and Dentistry and we support applications for fellowships of mutual benefit.

Vacancies

  • We are currently seeking to make several appointments to the group,

    Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology: The University is seeking to make an appointment at either Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. If you are interested in such an appointment and in working in one of the research programmes of the group then please contact Professor Macfarlane (epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk)

    We are seeking a Research Fellow to work in the Musculoskeletal Research Programme. If you are interested in such an opportunity please contact Dr. Gareth T Jones (epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk)

    We are seeking a part-time (50%) secretary to work with the group. If you are interested please see details of the position on the University vacancy website.

    We currently have four PhD projects available (these are available with funding at the UK/EU student level):

    The epidemiology of arm pain: role of psychosocial factors (Contact: Dr. Gareth T. Jones)

    Who wants to participate? Investigating sampling frames, participation and bias in epidemiological studies (Contact: Professor Gary J Macfarlane)

    Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer (Contact: Dr. Tatiana V. Macfarlane)

    Pre-eclampsia: Short and long-term consequences in the mother and offspring. (Contact Dr. Sohinee Bhattacharya)

    All supervisors can be contacted via: epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk

 


 

 
Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology
Aberdeen 4-8th March 2013



Epidemiology Contact

Nabi Moaven
Polwarth Bldg
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

t: +44 (0)1224 437137
f: +44 (0)1224 437285
e: epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk 

 

 
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