The two post-doctorates will involve two-years of networking and skill building opportunities based at Zambart, and involve time spent at Ludwig-Maximillian University Munich (LMU) and/or the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), UK and other HEIs if necessary. The expectation is that the post-doctorates will house themselves within Zambart, aligning themselves with some key current grants in their area of interest, and through this opportunity, obtain a competitive fellowship or grant funding to establish them as independent research investigators. It is anticipated that one post-doctorate is for a clinical scientist or epidemiologist and one post-doctorate is for a health systems researcher and/or social scientist. Supervisors for the post-doctorates will be from Zambart and from LMU or LSHTM. The post-doctorate funding is from the EDCTP and is part of the fellowship network project Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) coordinated by LMU and LSHTM in partnership with three African institutions: the Biomedical Research and Training Institute in Zimbabwe, Zambart in Zambia, and Instituto Nacional de Saúde in Mozambique.
Post-doctorate Essential Eligibility Criteria
- A PhD degree in clinical science OR epidemiology OR social science OR health systems preferably focused on TB/HIV – completed within the last 3-5 years.
- Experience in conducting TB/HIV related public health research.
- Track record of successful grants as lead or co-lead.
- Experience in quantitative or qualitative research design and robust methods.
- Experience conducting research in and with communities.
- Fluent in English and at least one of the widely spoken Zambian languages is an added advantage.
- National of an African country.
- Applicants should be eligible to study or work in Zambia.
- Willing to continue working at Zambart as Senior Researchers contingent on funding.
