E-DRUG: PhD programme for professionals in Utrecht open for application
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Dear E-Druggers,
We would like to inform you that the PhD programme for professionals, offered by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis at Utrecht University, the Netherlands, is still open for enrolment in Sept 2012. Application deadline is 1 May 2012.
Please find a short description of this programme at the end of this message. More detailed information including examples of a thesis and an overview of application requirements can be found on the Centre's website www.pharmaceuticalpolicy.nl
If you have further questions, please contact me at a.k.mantel@uu.nl
Best wishes,
Aukje Mantel, Managing Director WHO CC
Background
The Utrecht Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis offers an international high quality PhD-programme for professionals with several years of relevant work experience. The unique format of the programme combines academic research and public health practice requiring candidates to use their work experience, data and policy issues as input for their PhD-thesis. Work of the applicant should be in the field of the design and evaluation of pharmaceutical policies, medicines access and use, regulatory affairs and global drug development issues.
What do we offer?
- Part time multidisciplinary PhD-programme; duration of 3-5 years depending on available time and individual effort; the final PhD thesis should consist of an appropriate mix of quantitative and qualitative research methods resulting in 6-7 papers suitable for publication;
- No financial support for travelling and courses can be offered.
- A fee will be charged for the PhD supervisory activities (5000 euros for total period of time; waivers may be provided), which may be refundable after completion of the PhD thesis.
Candidate Profile
To be eligible for a PhD-research position within the centre, a candidate should among others:
- Hold a Master’s degree or equivalent in a medical/pharmaceutical/economic/public health or related subject;
- Have at least three years of work experience in a related field;
- Be able to use their work experience, data and policy issues as a topic for their PhD;
- Have good communication skills in English, both written and oral;
- Have basic data analysis skills and basic understanding of epidemiology and biostatistics;
Features of a typical PhD thesis in this program
6-7 original papers, at least 3 should be published / accepted in peer reviewed journals;
Good mixture of different methods, both qualitative and quantitative research;
High-level introduction and discussion chapter;