Postdoctoral Researcher/Econometrician
Location: Sterling Virginia
Description: University of Stirling is looking of Postdoctoral Researcher/Econometrician right now, this career will be placed in Virginia. More complete informations about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint a post-doctoral researcher/econometrician within the Centre for Public Health and Population Health Research (CPHPH) in ! the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health (SNMH). The post-doctoral researcher will work with, and be responsible to Professor Sally Haw (SNMH) and Professor David Bell (Stirling Management School) on a CSO funded grant entitled “Evaluation of the impact of tobacco control mass media campaigns on quitting behaviour, smoking prevalence and smoking-related health outcomes†.
The post is on a fixed term, full-time basis for two years. The post is based on the Stirling campus and will involve some limited travel â€" mainly to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The project is run in collaboration with Dr Danny Mackay (Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow) and Dr Tessa Langley (Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham).
The position would suit an outstanding early career academic, with the expectation being that they would develop a strong track record of high level publications on the topic of the grant to be published ! during the two year period. Applicants with relevant backgroun! ds such as public health, social science, health economics and statistics are invited to apply. An interest in public health, including tobacco control is an advantage.
Candidates are invited to informally contact Professor Sally Haw with any queries at s.j.haw@stir.ac.uk
Summary of the Grant
Reducing smoking uptake and increasing rates of smoking cessation is crucial to reducing morbidity and premature death in Scotland. Over the last decade tobacco control mass media campaigns have been one of the central pillars of tobacco control strategy in Scotland. However, there have been few robust studies of their impact on smoking behaviour and smoking-related health outcomes. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tobacco control mass media campaigns. First, we will characterise all Scottish national tobacco control mass media campaigns (and tobacco control mass media campaigns reaching Scottish populations through UK ter! restrial or satellite TV and radio) in terms of campaign characteristics (primary audience target, campaign aims, content and style), delivery medium, duration and campaign intensity (population reach X frequency of show). Then, we will determine the impact of different campaigns and campaign types on quit attempts, uptake of smoking cessation support, smoking prevalence and smoking related health outcomes both in the adult general population and sub-groups in the population (age group and socioeconomic status) and assess their cost-effectiveness. Finally, we will combine data collected by this and an on-going MRC-funded study of the effectiveness of English tobacco control mass media campaigns, thus increasing power to detect changes in health outcomes in population sub-groups.
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Closing date is midnight on Thursday 26 September 2013
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 16 Octob! er 2013
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If you were eligible to this career, please em! ail us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to University of Stirling.
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This career starts available on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:09:18 GMT
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