Modelling Fellow

About

Makerere University Lung Institute seeks to recruit one modelling fellow for a six-month fellowship under the AFRITRAC project, aimed at strengthening national capacity in disease modelling and use of model-based evidence for public-health decision-making. The fellowship uses a hybrid model of two months of face-to-face training and four months of virtual mentorship. The fellow is expected to complete a modelling project on a priority pathogen and submit a manuscript by the end of the fellowship. Number of posts: One (1). Terms of service: 6-month fellowship. Duty station: Lung Institute; Kampala – Uganda.

How to apply

Submit a one-page cover letter, CV (maximum 3 pages) with relevant certificates and two reference letters as a single PDF file using https://forms.gle/Hj69BR6AaHZzVdq38. Applications should be addressed to: The Site Principal Investigator – AFRITRAC, Makerere University Lung Institute, P.O. Box 7749, Kampala (U).

Responsibilities

• A completed modelling project addressing a specific priority pathogen.
• A submitted manuscript by the end of the 6 months.

Qualifications

• Hold a Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or Bioinformatics) or a health-related/epidemiological field (Public Health, Global Health, or Biomedical Sciences).
• Should be a Ugandan national.
• Should be working in a health or research related public institution.
• Should have access to a computer.
• Should have time to undertake the course.
• Experience in Infectious Disease research/work.
• Willingness to undertake a mandatory 1-month French language course hosted outside Uganda as part of the fellowship.