Advert for Epidemiology PhD student – James Cook University (JCU) – Northern Queensland, Australia
Funding has been obtained from the Australian Government (AuzAid) to establish a Food Animal Biosecurity Network for the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) as the regional organisation representing Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea where much of the work will be targeted and performed.
The project includes a position for a PhD student wishing to study veterinary epidemiology and comes with a stipend of AU$23000 per annum for the duration of the project, which runs until July 2013. The PhD objectives will include 1. Methods for improving animal disease surveillance in PNG and Fiji to support disease control, trade, emergency responses and animal disease policy. 2. Development of field based surveillance and recording platforms suitable for use in Pacific island countries to allow analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of disease and 3. Development of a Pacific food animal health network to address issues relating to food security and trade in animals and animal products.
Students will study under the supervision of Professor Bruce Gummow who is a Diplomat of the European Colleague of Veterinary Public Health and registered as a specialist in Veterinary Preventive Medicine in Australia.
Applicants should have appropriate epidemiology Masters level qualifications and an interest in sociology, economics and anthropology and their relationship to disease translocation. Further requirements and minimum standards for post-graduate students are given on the JCU web-site at http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/study/postgraduate/index.htm and interested students are asked to review these to ensure they will be eligible for study at JCU before applying.
Interested potential students can contact Professor Gummow at bruce.gummow@jcu.edu.au . Please provide a curriculum vitae and brief (one A4 page max) motivation why you would like to do this as your PhD topic. Expressions of interest will be considered until the end of October 2010.
Students will be expected to commence their studies in February 2011.
James Cook University (JCU) is Australia’s leading tropical research university and amongst the top five tropical universities of the world for research in the University’s areas of research excellence (viz. ecology/environment, plant and animal science, geosciences, coral reef science and tourism). JCU is ranked in the top 500 universities in the World by The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007 and is a member of the consortium of Innovative Research Universities Australia. The University’s tropical focus underpins its research mission, which has two complementary themes reflecting the University’s tropical and regional location. Thus at JCU research and research training is concentrated on issues of global significance to industries and communities in the tropics. Further information can be obtained at http://www.jcu.edu.au/grs/index.htm
Bruce Gummow BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet, PhD, Dip.ECVPH, MRCVS, FACTM
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Veterinary Specialist: Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
James Cook University, Townsville 4811, QLD
Australia
Tel: (07) 47814071
Fax: (07) 47791526
Funding has been obtained from the Australian Government (AuzAid) to establish a Food Animal Biosecurity Network for the Secretariat for the Pacific Community (SPC) as the regional organisation representing Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea where much of the work will be targeted and performed.
The project includes a position for a PhD student wishing to study veterinary epidemiology and comes with a stipend of AU$23000 per annum for the duration of the project, which runs until July 2013. The PhD objectives will include 1. Methods for improving animal disease surveillance in PNG and Fiji to support disease control, trade, emergency responses and animal disease policy. 2. Development of field based surveillance and recording platforms suitable for use in Pacific island countries to allow analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of disease and 3. Development of a Pacific food animal health network to address issues relating to food security and trade in animals and animal products.
Students will study under the supervision of Professor Bruce Gummow who is a Diplomat of the European Colleague of Veterinary Public Health and registered as a specialist in Veterinary Preventive Medicine in Australia.
Applicants should have appropriate epidemiology Masters level qualifications and an interest in sociology, economics and anthropology and their relationship to disease translocation. Further requirements and minimum standards for post-graduate students are given on the JCU web-site at http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/study/postgraduate/index.htm and interested students are asked to review these to ensure they will be eligible for study at JCU before applying.
Interested potential students can contact Professor Gummow at bruce.gummow@jcu.edu.au . Please provide a curriculum vitae and brief (one A4 page max) motivation why you would like to do this as your PhD topic. Expressions of interest will be considered until the end of October 2010.
Students will be expected to commence their studies in February 2011.
James Cook University (JCU) is Australia’s leading tropical research university and amongst the top five tropical universities of the world for research in the University’s areas of research excellence (viz. ecology/environment, plant and animal science, geosciences, coral reef science and tourism). JCU is ranked in the top 500 universities in the World by The Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007 and is a member of the consortium of Innovative Research Universities Australia. The University’s tropical focus underpins its research mission, which has two complementary themes reflecting the University’s tropical and regional location. Thus at JCU research and research training is concentrated on issues of global significance to industries and communities in the tropics. Further information can be obtained at http://www.jcu.edu.au/grs/index.htm
Bruce Gummow BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet, PhD, Dip.ECVPH, MRCVS, FACTM
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Veterinary Specialist: Veterinary Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
James Cook University, Townsville 4811, QLD
Australia
Tel: (07) 47814071
Fax: (07) 47791526
I am veterinary epidemiologist with MSc degree in vet epidemiology currently teaching in wollega university which is found in Ethiopia(East Africa).I had served as a clinician and field veterinarian for about six years before i joined the above mentioned university. since then until now I am teaching veterinary epidemiology, clinical studies,general veterinary medicine, large animal Medicine, and animal physiology. hence i am much interested to join the PhD program you have posted on your website.
Posted by: Tujuba Jergefa Oncho | 11/29/2011 at 04:12 AM