Health | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 34

Research Fellow in Emergency Care, UK

/ January 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

This two year fixed term post will drive forward research in emergency care and actively contribute to the work of the Centre for Clinical and Health Services Research.
The post requires a researcher with the ability to develop new research proposals, prepare grant applications, project manage ongoing work and to contribute to the existing strengths of the emergency care research programme. Relevant experience in applied health research is essential, and individuals with a relevant clinical background may be able to combine this post with clinical duties in a leading emergency department.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 16 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship (ETHOX), UK

/ January 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Ethox Centre has been awarded a major Wellcome Trust Enhancement Award to establish an international research network on the ethics of collaborative global health research. The network, which is a joint initiative of the Ethox Centre in Oxford and the Wellcome-KEMRI Unit in Kilifi, Kenya, will build ethics expertise and capacity both in the United Kingdom and in developing countries – with a particular emphasis on building capacity at the Wellcome Trust’s Major Overseas Programme sites.  The research activities of the network will focus on five themes: community engagement; global ethics governance; the ethics of research collaboration; the roles and responsibilities of research actors; and challenges in empirical ethics research. The award will fund DPhil studentships, the development of on-line resources, and a range of training activities. The network will also act as a focus for the encouragement of local research initiatives in developing country sites. The network’s Principal Investigator is Professor Michael Parker.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 7 January 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application

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Scholarships for students wishing to undertake PhD research

/ September 28, 2010 Leave a Comment

Scholarships for students wishing to undertake PhD research in the general area of river flow forecasting in Monash University, Australia

CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship is offering a tax free living allowance scholarship of $26,500pa for a student wishing to undertake PhD research in the general area of river flow forecasting. The living allowance will be available for a maximum of three and half years and comes with $5,000pa for operating expenses.

The PhD candidature would be undertaken through Monash University in partnership with CSIRO Land and Water at Highett.

Persons with a background in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geography, Mathematics or a related field with a strong interest iin mathematical modelling are encouraged to apply.

Applications should include a copy of your CV and academic transcripts. Applicants are also encouraged to include a two page research proposal outlining how you plan to improve river flow forecasting, including aspects such as:

Timescales from days to seasons;
Impacts of land use and vegetation changes;
Constraint by observational data;
Effective use of river flow forecasts for water management.

Applications should be sent to Jenny Manson (jenny.manson@monash.edu) by 15th October 2010.

For further information on the scholarship please contact:
Dr QJ Wang, CSIRO, qj.wang@csiro.au (03 92426319
Professor Jeff Walker, Monash University, jeff.walker@monash.edu (0413 023 915)

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