2020 Call for Applications: Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Makerere College of Health Science 2020 Call for Applications
The Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium (FABC) invites applications from qualified individuals for fully-funded, long-term (18 months), Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) training in global bioethics and international research ethics. FABC is a collaboration of four institutions: The Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHU), Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda (MakCHS), the University of Botswana (UB), and the University of Zambia (UNZA). Training activities will take place at JHU in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and at FABC member-institutions in Uganda, Botswana, or Zambia. The program is funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to submit an application comprising:
1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) 2. Personal Statement – up to
2 pages describing:
a. previous research experience and training (~½ page),
b. previous research ethics/bioethics experience and training (~½ page), and c. career aspirations in bioethics (~½ page)
3. Reference Letter – professional letter of reference speaking with some detail to the applicant’s experience and promise in bioethics; this letter need not be from home institution
4. Institutional Letter of Commitment and Release – explicitly permitting:
a. leave from official duties to study at Johns Hopkins for 6 months,
b. sufficient time off to complete 10 months of independent research, and
c. leave for 1.5 months to undergo a scholarly exchange at a different FABC institution
5. Evidence of Prior Completion of Doctoral-level Training (e.g., PhD, DPhil, JD, MD, MBChB, MBBS, etc.) Complete applications will be reviewed by the FABC-PDF Executive Committee; finalists will be interviewed in-person or via conference call/Skype.
Application deadline: 01 December 2019
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, submit via email your CV, personal statement, reference letter, institutional letter of commitment and release, and copy of doctoral-level diploma to: Ms. Michelle Harris mharr174@jhu.edu.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Questions about the program or application requirements can be sent to Prof. Nelson Sewankambo (sewankam@infocom.co.ug)
Please find attached files for details on the requirements and how to apply
Flyer_FABC Post Doctoral Fellowship_MakCHS.pdf
MakCHS_Call for Applications_FABC_PDF.pdf
MakCHS_Call for Applications_FABC_PDF.pdf