Post Doctoral Fellow: GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

 

Post Doctoral Fellow: GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

 

Job ID: 2386

 

Closing date: November 27th 2014

 

Research in Quantitative Health Geography

 

The GeoHealth Laboratory, Department of Geography, University of Canterbury invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship (research). This is a three-year position and available immediately. The fellowship is intended for a recent Ph.D. whose training and research is in health and medical geography, public health, social epidemiology and/or related a discipline. Good quantitative skills and GIS expertise are essential. The successful candidate will be expected to develop research that is consistent with the research profile of the GeoHealth Laboratory. Potential research areas could include (but are not limited to):

 

· Neighbourhoods and health
· Environmental justice and health
· Environment and health
· Impacts of urban environment on health
· Transport and health
· Health inequalities

 

For more information about the GeoHealth Lab see: www.geohealth.canterbury.ac.nz/. Enquiries of an academic nature may be made to Prof Simon Kingham (simon.kingham@canterbury.ac.nz) or Dr Malcolm Campbell (malcolm.campbell@canterbury.ac.nz).

 

For further information and to apply online visit please visit http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/

 

An advert for the role can be accessed here. Download the full Position Description here.