AIMS Call for Applications: PHD Program in Malaria Modelling
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) is calling for applications to it’s MaModAfrica doctoral training program, a PhD Program in Malaria Modelling.
The MaModAfrica doctoral training program established at AIMS through funding from the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation will strengthen expertise in applied mathematical and statistical malaria modeling among African academic institutions with a particular focus on the monitoring and implementation challenges faced by NMCPs. This doctoral training program will provide emerging African scientists with the opportunity to conduct research at the forefront of disease modeling, and work towards a PhD degree within a high-quality training program based in an Africa Institution, embedded in a cooperative network of international institutions.
MaModAfrica Consortium, will offer eight fully funded PhD positions in this prestigious new doctoral program. Most of the recruited students will be based in our three focus countries (Rwanda, Benin, and Mozambique) in partnership with universities and research institutions across Africa and globally.
Program details:
- Length of program: 3 years
- International supervision teams from well-known research institutions
- Research topics that push the boundaries of Malaria modeling
- Program start: October 2023
Eligibility criteria:
- Master’s degree or equivalent (completed by Sept 2023) in relevant quantitative fields (e.g., mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, physics, bioinformatics, econometrics, infectious disease epidemiology)
- Research potential evidenced by academic performance and involvement in relevant academic activities
- Being an African national; citizenship or permanent residence in focus country is a plus
- Language proficiency in the spoken language(s) of focus country/countries
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Willingness and ability to travel (training courses, collaborations, conferences)
- Female applicants are highly encouraged
Funding details:
- Fully funded (stipend, equipment, health insurance, relocation costs, conference attendance, direct cost to graduating institution such as tuition fees and registration fees).
Read more here.
Application deadline March 17, 2023.
