There are various opportunities to become involved in the work we do.
Job vacancies
We currently have the following job opportunities available:
Research Fellow
We are looking to appoint an exceptional Research Fellow to lead the work package of the CAPE consortium being led by the University of Aberdeen. This will involve analysis of information on adverse events in early life in large scale cohorts from across the world, in order to assess the relationship with the reporting of chronic pain in adult life. The post holder may also be involved in the CHIPP project analysing data to quantify the impact of possible population health interventions in reducing the burden of high impact pain using UK Biobank.
We are a part of the Aberdeen Centre for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health (ACAMH) and has approximately 25 staff affiliated in academic, research and research support roles. The largest part of the research programme is in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions and a specific area of interest is in chronic pain. As part of awards from the Medical Research Council (MRC) within their Advanced Pain Discover Programme (APDP) our Consortium Against Pain InEquality (CAPE) has been funded to investigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on chronic pain and responses to treatment, while the CHIPP project is quantifying the potential for population prevention programmes to reduce the burden of high impact chronic pain.
We therefore seek to make an appointment of a Research Fellow with a primary qualification in Mathematics or Statistics to undertake work on these projects.
For more details and to apply for the Research Fellow (IHS161R) role, click here.
Closing date for applications is 02nd August 2024.
PhD degrees
We currently have no funded PhD opportunities available. Please check back for further updates.
Additional PhD opportunities
We are always keen to hear from well qualified and highly motivated potential PhD students. If you are interested in joining our PhD programme, please send us an email 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 a 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 students eligible for 'home' fee status (UK) - see 'UK Parliament - Eligibility for home fee status and student support in Scotland'.
You can read about some of the training available to students and testimonials from previous PhD students here.
Interested persons should contact the head of group, Professor Gary Macfarlane, on epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk.
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, Medical Sciences and Nutrition and we support applications for fellowships of mutual benefit.
You can read about people who have recently spent a sabbatical with us here.
Interested persons should contact Professor Macfarlane on epidemiology@abdn.ac.uk.
Patient & public involvement and engagement
Get involved!
The group recognises that collaborating with patients, carers, community and charitable organisations, and individuals with relevant experience positively impacts on all stages of research. Patient and public involvement in our work helps to identify the most relevant research priorities, allows for better design, management and undertaking of research projects and improves interpretation and dissemination of our findings.
If you would like to get involved please complete our Expression of Interest form here.