Category: Fellowships
West African Research Association 2016 Grants & Fellowships
WARA 2016 Fellowship online applications now open!
WARA fellowships and internships funded by a grant from the Educational and Cultural Affairs burea of the US Department of State through CAORC make it possible for a broad range of educators and students to experience professional exchanges and carry out research projects in West Africa. For example, WARA Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral Fellowship programs support scholars with their research endeavors in West Africa. WARA’s Residency fellowships support 6-8 week residencies for West African scholars at WARA member institutions for library research, guest lecturing, or collaborative work with American colleagues. The WARC Travel Grant Program supports West African scholars conducting research on the continent. And the WARA Diaspora Graduate Student Internship, funded through a grant from the US Department of Education, provides graduate students with overseas experience through internships with various organizations operating in West Africa. WARA holds annual competitions for
- Pre-doctoral Fellowship
- Post-doctoral Fellowship
- Disapora Graduate Internship in West Africa
- WARA Residencies
- WARC Library Fellowship
- Undergraduate Paper Competition
- Saharan Crossroads Fellowships
Access the WARA fellowship application here. Before starting, please read the tips for preparing applications written by the WARA Fellowship Committee.
Competitions for the WARC Travel Grant–for research travel within the continent–are held twice yearly: In September and in March.
The next deadline for WARC Travel Grant applications is March 15, 2016.
HIV/AIDS Testing Services Intern with USAID/Global Health Fellows II
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HIV/AIDS Testing Services Intern
Technical Leadership and Research, Office of HIV/AIDS, Bureau for Global health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC| January 2016 - June 2016: Compensated 6 month Internship| INT-P5-009
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The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
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BACKGROUND
The HIV Testing Services Intern (Intern) will be assigned to the Technical Leadership and Research Division (TLR) in the Bureau for Global Health's (GH) Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA). OHA is the focus of HIV and AIDS technical leadership for USAID and has primary responsibility for leading the Agency's efforts within President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a multibillion-dollar, multi-faceted approach to combating the disease in more than 120 countries around the world. In cooperation with the US Department of State's Office of the US Global AIDS Coordinator, other US Government (USG) partners, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, USAID provides global technical leadership on the full range of issues related to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment; manages numerous research and field support programs; and monitors the impact of the Agency's HIV and AIDS programs. In this endeavor, USAID works very closely with a range of USG agencies involved in the fight against AIDS, such as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Defense (DOD), and Peace Corps. More information about PEPFAR may be found at:
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INTRODUCTION
The Intern will primarily provide research assistance, and may also carry out other OHA and/or Global Health Bureau-wide duties and collaborative research with select staff on the HIV Testing Services (HTS) Technical Working Group or in OHA. S/he will focus on the area of HIV testing services. S/he will receive technical guidance from the HIV Testing Services Senior Technical Advisors who will serve as his/her onsite managers and will work closely with the entire Technical Leadership and Research Division. Information on USAID's work in HIV testing services can be found at http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/promoting-high-quality-hiv-testing-and.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
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QUALIFICATIONS
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COMPENSATION
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
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TO APPLY
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at https://www.ghfp.net/ All online applications must be submitted by December 2, 2015 by 5:00 pm Eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
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New Practicum Opportunity! The Addis Clinic is seeking a Monitoring & Evaluation Intern in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background of The Addis Clinic
The Addis Clinic is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2011 by Dr. Stephen Chan, a Boston based physician who was traveling to Ethiopia several times per year alongside a team of physicians to provide medical care to the impoverished in Ethiopia. After numerous trips back and forth to Addis, it became clear that a more sustainable solution was needed to be able to provide the medical expertise that was desperately needed in this community. As a result, Dr. Chan created a telemedicine platform to connect physicians in the United States with underserved patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Addis Clinic currently partners with a clinic in Addis Ababa called the HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment (ACT Project) which provides health and medical services for beneficiaries, particularly in the area of HIV/AIDS, treatment support, but also in other public health areas like tuberculosis, cervical cancer, child malnutrition, and sanitation. Since August of 2014, The Addis Clinic has consulted over 75 cases for the ACT Project beneficiaries using the telemedicine platform, resulting in encouraging success in making critical diagnoses and initiating treatment in a variety of severe medical conditions. Partnering with our consulting physicians via the telemedicine platform has allowed for efficient diagnosis and treatment, and better health outcomes for these patients, despite inadequate health infrastructure and lack of trained practitioners in Addis.
Job Description: We are looking for an intern(s) to actively help fulfill the vision, mission, and activities of The Addis Clinic on the ground in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Since our work is primarily done through a telemedicine platform via the United States, the primary role of the intern will be to build and maintain our capacity to implement our project in Addis. The intern will assist program staff based in Boston to improve efficiency and organization of the day-to-day operations of the project, while assisting and supporting the relationship with our partner clinic. Additionally, the intern will provide assistance to the program staff in the design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation framework, and contribute to data collection for specific indicators, measuring, analyzing, and reporting results.
Location: The intern(s) will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Time Commitment: 2 months minimum, but longer commitment preferred. Internship will be full-time and consist of 40 hours/week depending on demands of the work
Addis Clinic will provide:
- A rewarding, professional experience
- Exposure to various public health interventions in the NGO sector
- Work-related expenses
- On-site housing arrangement (not provided, but reduced cost)
- Small monthly stipend to cover basic living expenses
Responsibilities
- Assist with the design and development of quantitative and qualitative monitoring tools for the use of data collection and analysis
- Assist with the design and implementation, in collaboration with the Addis Clinic program staff, of a monitoring and evaluation plan to support program activities
- Track progress on a regular basis toward project results through M&E processes and related tools that support quality assurance for key project areas
- Build solid relationship with Addis Clinic partner clinic staff to develop a clear understanding of their strategies and program activities, providing training and technical support for the monitoring and evaluation aspects of their work.
- Facilitate the submission of patient cases through the telemedicine platform
- Assist with the creation of a dashboard to track indicators
- Data collection, analysis, and fieldwork
- Support the Addis Clinic team through various administrative duties
Qualification:
- Master’s degree in public health, current MPH candidate, or current graduate student
- Passion for helping others, specifically the underserved and impoverished
- Well developed interpersonal skills to deal with a variety of people at all levels
- Great organizational skills and flexibility. Ability to adapt to the changing environment in Ethiopia working for a non-profit
- Ability to work independently with off-site supervision
- Knowledge in the field of monitoring and evaluation
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel.
Skills Desired:
- Previous experience working or living in a developing country, preferably Ethiopia. Familiarity with Ethiopian culture would be ideal but not necessary
- Proficiency in Ethiopian Amharic
- Knowledge and experience in OpenMRS
- Strong research and writing skills
To apply, please submit a CV or Resume and letter of interest to Chelsea at chelsea.clarke@addisclinic.org
GRAP Opportunity: Literature Review of the History of Therapeutic Population Health (Bor)
Opportunity ID: 03-Bor
Project Title: The History of Therapeutic Population Health (Lit Review)
Faculty Mentor: Jacob Bor
Description Statement:
Traditionally, prevention has been the domain of public health, therapeutics the ambit of clinical medicine. However, increasingly, therapeutics (clinical therapies and interventions) play an important role in the production of population health. Globally, this is a very recent change - of the last 30 years - and all indications are that the role of therapeutics in determining the population distribution of health and longevity will only grow in the future. Several long run factors have contributed to this shift, including: the success of prevention, technological innovation in medicine, rising wealth and ability to pay for medical care, and the difficult politics of prevention. Public health has an important role to play to ensure that existing (and new) technologies are scaled up in a way that maximizes population health. In contrast to clinical medicine, which seeks to maximize benefits to individual patients (under a Hippocratic ethic), public health seeks to maximize population health, whether through therapeutic or preventive interventions.
Scope of Work:
I am writing a paper on the history of therapeutics in population health and am looking for research assistance with a literature review.
Minimum skills desired:
Strong writing skills. Experience with Mendeley reference manager (other reference manager, or willingness to learn). Interest in the history of population health.
Time / Date Expectations:
10-15 hours per week, beginning Jan 2016. This is an open-ended assignment. Success with initial tasks will lead to opportunities for further involvement with the project.
Additional Material Requested: Brief writing sample
Number of Positions: One (1)
Logistics & Support: Biweekly meetings
Now Accepting Applications for 2016-2017 Global Health Corps Fellows!
Global Health Corps is a community of leaders united by the belief that health is a human right. GHC fellows are highly effective and empathetic systems thinkers with diverse backgrounds, expertise and stories.
During a yearlong paid fellowship, GHC fellows work in a range of critical roles within partner organizations on the front lines of health equity in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the US, and Zambia, developing as leaders and making an impact every day.
GHC is now recruiting for its 2016-2017 fellowship class. Are you in?
Strong fellowship candidates are high-potential young leaders with:
- A deep commitment to social justice
- Diverse skillsets and backgrounds
- The creativity to collaborate and problem solve
- The excellence to deliver results and the power to use your voice to shape the future of global health
GCH will select 160 talented young leaders to comprise the 2016-2017 class. These GHC fellows will join a community of nearly 600 changemakers worldwide.
Applications are open November 4, 2015 to February 2, 2016.
Start yours today!
New Class Available- Global Health 811: Applied Research Methods
GH811 is a recently developed course focused on data science methods for global health. The class is hands-on and will equip students with practical skills that employers are looking for. This course is open to all students who’ve taken both introductory biostatistics and epidemiology (EP713 and BS704).
Course Overview
In this course we focus on building skills in data, tools and methods for carrying out global health research. The class will introduce you to all stages of the research pipeline, from asking interesting questions to conducting a literature review, data collection, analysis, crafting an effective research paper and communicating results.
Additional class details available at http://sites.bu.edu/gh811/.
Contact Andrew Stokes with questions or for more information.
Train the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses
Join Global Health Service Partnership on October 28th for an informational happy hour to learn more about becoming a Physician or Nurse Educator.
Speak with Seed Global Health's Leaders:
- CEO - Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc
- Chief Medical Officer - Sadath Sayeed, MD, JD
Chief Nursing Officer - Eileen Stuart-Shor, PhD, ANP, FAAN
Where: Bar 10
The Westin Copely Place Hotel
10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116
October 28th at 6pm
2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship – a great opportunity for African students
The application for the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship is open now through November 11. The program will bring 1,000 young Africans ages 25-35 to the U.S. next summer for six weeks of leadership training at U.S. universities. The U.S.-based portion of the program culminates with a summit here in D.C. attended by President Obama. After the academic program and summit, Fellows are able to access opportunities such as professional internship experiences in the U.S. and Africa, mentoring, travel grants to speak at conferences, and regional networking events. The attached flyers and this video provide more information.
Additionally, applications are currently open for training at our YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa, located at Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. YALI RLCs provide leadership training and networking opportunities, similar to the Fellowship, but at a regional level, and are open to participants ages 18-35. The RLC East Africa accepts applicants from 14 Central and East African countries. You can find more information about the program and eligibility at yalieastafrica.org.
$5000 International Reporting Fellowship with the Pulitzer Center
$5000 International Reporting Fellowship with the Pulitzer Center.
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting—a collaboration between BU’s School of Public Health, Center for Global Health and Development and College of Communication—has hosted Student Fellows from Boston University since 2011. Students have reported from Nepal, Haiti, Mali, Zanzibar, Myanmar, Turkey, Uganda, Malawi and this winter from Cuba. The fellowships are a centerpiece of BU’s Program on Crisis Response and Reporting, which examines the intersection of journalism and public health at times of crisis.
To hear from previous Fellows and learn how you can be the next Pulitzer Fellow please come to an info session on Thursday October 29, at 3pm, COM room 209, 640 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
For more information: At COM contact Prof. Donohue adonohue@bu.edu or at SPH Prof. Beard jenbeard@bu.edu
