Fellowship for Postgraduate Studies in Medical Statistics or Epidemiology for African Students

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is offering a fellowship opportunity for postgraduate study in medical statistics or epidemiology for students from Africa. 

Fellowship Program:-

• The scheme will provide funding for 2 years. 

• The first year is to study for an MSc in Medical Statistics or Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 

• The second year will be an attachment based at one of LSTM’s partner institutions in Tanzania or Uganda working as a statistician or an epidemiologist to gain on-the-job training in clinical, public health or population based research in chronic diseases. 

• LSTM’s focus at present is the control of hypertension, diabetes and HIV-infection. It is planning to expand to incorporate mental health in the near future.

Eligibility:-

To be eligible, candidates must: 

• Be resident in and be a national of an African country. 

• Have an excellent first degree in mathematics, medical statistics or a very closely related subject.

• Have at least one year experience of working in Africa as a statistician or epidemiologist and be able to meet English language requirements for study in the UK. 

• Be interested in research on the control of chronic diseases.

• Although the program’s preference is for applicants wishing to study the MSc full-time and face-to-face in London, applicants wishing to study an on-line MSc course will be considered provided they can complete their study and attachment within 3 years.

Benefits:-

The fellowship will provide full tuition fees, stipend, and one return air fare to London and a competitive salary during the 12-month attachment on a scientist scale at the MRC/UVI/LSHTM Uganda Research Unit or NIMR Tanzania.

About LSTM:-

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), founded in 1898, was the first institution in the world dedicated to research and teaching in the field of tropical medicine.  As a registered charity, LSTM works across the world, often in very difficult circumstances, to fulfil its mission of reducing the burden of sickness and mortality in disease endemic countries. LSTM does that through the delivery of effective interventions which improve human health and are relevant to the poorest communities. Its worldwide reputation and the calibre of its research outputs has secured funding to lead over 10 international consortia and product development partnerships aimed at reducing or eliminating the impact of diseases upon the world's poorest people.

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