AFRO-NETS> Postgraduate Training Fellowship in Medical Statistics or Epidemiology

[Jim Todd <Jim.Todd@lshtm.ac.uk>]

Postgraduate Training Fellowship in Medical Statistics or Epidemiology
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for African Scientists

The MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group (TEG) forms part of the Infec-
tious Disease Epidemiology Unit (IDEU) at the London School of Hy-
giene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). The TEG has recently secured 
funding from the UK Medical Research Council for three postgraduate 
training fellowships which are to be awarded during the next five 
years. Each of these two-year fellowships will comprise one year's 
study for the Master of Science degree in either medical statistics 
or epidemiology followed by a one-year professional attachment. This 
support is intended to foster excellence in the field of medical sta-
tistics and epidemiology in sub-Saharan Africa.

The fellowship will provide costs for fees, stipend and return air 
travel. MSc studies will be undertaken at the London School of Hy-
giene and Tropical Medicine, and the professional attachment will be 
based at one of the African centres associated with the TEG research 
programme. During the professional attachment, training fellows will 
develop their skills by working on specific research studies with 
guidance and support from TEG staff.

An eligible candidate will:
* Be resident in and a national of a country in sub-Saharan Africa. 
* Be in possession of a good first degree with a background in mathe-
  matics, statistics or a related subject. 
* Have some work experience in medical statistics or epidemiology. 

Support will not be given as a supplement to other funding, nor to 
students who are eligible for MSc funding through their employer. 

Application can be made for this fellowship alongside application for 
the MSc course at LSHTM. Applicants should submit a full CV and two 
references (which may be the same as the MSc references). Applica-
tions must be received by 30th June 2003.
Application and requests for further information can be made to:

Jim Todd, IDEU, LSHTM
Keppel Street
London, WC1E 7HT, UK
mailto:jim.todd@lshtm.ac.uk
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