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ASTMH is seeking applications from full-time post-doctoral fellows (PhD, MD or DVM degrees or the equivalent) with positions at U.S. or Canadian institutions for an opportunity focused on benefiting underserved populations around the world where the burden of disease is high.   This Centennial award provides physicians or scientists with $25,000 for field experience in combination with laboratory studies of parasitic, bacterial or viral infectious diseases in low/low-middle income countries.   The Centennial Travel Award was created in 2003 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ASTMH and foster international collaboration in the basic science of tropical infectious diseases. Download application form Submit the application online ...
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PRISM2 is offering up to five scholarships to attend a modelling short course held at Oxford University from September 23rd – 27th, 2019 • Funding is available to support: course registration fees, travel and accommodation expenses (approx. 7,000 AUD) • Enquiries and submissions should be sent to: PRISM2 Project Coordinator, prism-contact@unimelb.edu.au (please do not submit a separate application through the Oxford University website) • Applications close: 30th June, 2019 Click Here ...
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A new short course programme we will be hosting at the University of Oxford in September 2019: Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases – intermediate level. See detail ...
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The University of Bristol-University of Cape Town Cotutelle PhD Programme  Background to the Bristol-Cape Town Cotutelle PhD Programme: The University of Bristol (UoB) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have worked together to develop a framework agreement for operating Cotutelle PhDs. Cotutelle PhDs are distinguished by a number of features that comprise a very attractive opportunity for ambitious and talented early career researchers: Genuine shared co-supervision with academics in both Universities Registration at both Universities simultaneously to ensure you have full access to the full range of facilities and resources at both institutions Your PhD is carried out at both institutions (approximately a 50/50 split) with the sequence decided by the nature of the specific PhD project – there are funds to support this travel A Cotutelle PhD award and certificate which recognises the role of both institutions to benefit your CV and career prospects Be part of a cohort of 7 Cotutelle PhD students across Health Sciences and Social Sciences Full membership of the Graduate Schools at both Universities to provide you with two postgraduate research families Support and training at both Universities to help prepare you for your future career These Cotutelle PhDs are of 4-years duration, and are fully-funded PhD scholarships, with the tuition fees and living expenses at both institutions covered by the studentship package (see Financial Details of the Cotutelle PhD Scholarship below).   Cotutelle PhD Project:   Using modelling to improve the prevention response for HIV and hepatitis C virus among people who ...
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Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases 2019 Date: 6 - 17 May 2019 Course fee: ZAR 5000 The Department of Statistical Sciences will be hosting a two week short course on the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases. With increases in computing power and renewed efforts in the global fight against  diseases like malaria, dengue and TB, mathematical modelling is fast becoming a tool to guide public health policy. This short course will focus on the application of mathematical modelling and computer simulation to predict the dynamics of infectious diseases to evaluate the potential impact of policy in reducing morbidity and mortality. Topics covered include compartmental models, spatial models, introduction to agent based models, economic evaluation methods and more. The course is practically focused along with a series of lectures and guest seminars. This course is aimed at postgraduate students in Science and Health Sciences faculties and health-based researchers interested in the field of mathematical modelling for infectious diseases and public health policy. Date: 6 - 17 May 2019 (excluding weekends) Time: 9am to 4pm Venue: University of Cape Town Course fee: ZAR 5000 Note: UCT Students wishing to attend this course in lieu of a Masters Module will need to register for STA5066Z  offered by the Department of Statistical Sciences. Please indicate this on the application form. The course fee covers registration and lunch only. Accommodation and other meals will be for the participant's account. Funding: Course participants may qualify for funding through the Teaching Development Grant National Collaborative Project. Please consult the website www.up.ac.za/ntdg  for the funding application form. Requirements: Attendees are required to have previous ...
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Malaria is a serious tropical disease that causes thousands of deaths every year, yet it is both treatable and preventable. Many countries are currently in the process of trying to rid themselves of this deadly disease. Cambodia is one such country, and Pengby Ngor, a young Cambodian scientist and a member of TDMODNET is at the forefront of this work. He works for the Cambodian National Malaria Center (CNM), based in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. His smartphone app can allow health facility staff and VMWs to send malaria data to the national program in real time. The smartphone app and the VMW scheme are exactly the kinds of novel approaches to community health that are needed to assist Cambodian scientists and health workers in monitoring outbreaks of malaria, information which is essential if the country is to successfully eliminate the disease. Read more: https://scienterrificgroup.com/2018/12/29/using-smartphone-technology-to-fight-malaria/ ...
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Credit: istock Data re-use can generate new insights that in turn lead to vital health benefits. To stimulate and celebrate the innovative re-use of data, today we’re launching the Wellcome Data Re-use Prizes. Wellcome is fully committed to ensuring that research outputs are made available to accelerate health benefits. This means that the researchers we support must maximise the availability of their data and other outputs with as few restrictions as possible. Making data available in a timely and responsible way ensures other researchers can verify it, build on it and use it to advance knowledge and make health improvements. But we don’t want to encourage data sharing for its own sake – we want the data that is shared by our researchers to be re-used by others to generate new insights and tools. That’s why we’re launching the Wellcome Data Re-use Prizes. More detail https://wellcome.ac.uk/news/new-wellcome-data-re-use-prizes-help-unlock-value-research ...
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Salary £37,904 – £45,547 Duration 12 months in the first instance Location St Mary’s Campus, Paddington Closing date 9 December 2018 Reference MED00874 We seek a mathematical modeller to develop innovative models and inference methodology to improve our understanding of the spatial spread of pandemic and seasonal influenza, and to use these models to evaluate the impact of control strategies (in particular vaccination) in the short and long-term in order to inform public health policies. With the emergence of a new pandemic strain in 2009, the constant threat from cross-species emergence and the recent decision by the UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to extend seasonal vaccination to school-aged children, there are few public health issues currently of greater importance than influenza transmission in terms of impact on the health of society. This project will contribute to the innovative research required to identify and rigorously evaluate optimal responses to the threat from circulating respiratory viruses. Candidates will require a PhD in one of the following areas: infectious disease epidemiology, population biology, mathematics, statistics, theoretical physics, computer science or a similarly quantitative discipline. You will also require a first degree in a scientific or mathematical discipline. You will also have postgraduate experience of developing dynamical models of biological or physical systems and of parameter estimation with such models and the ability to present information effectively at meetings, and give positive input to discussions at meetings. The full job description is online. Go to https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/ and search for "MED00874". Applications should ...
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Avoiding Ethics Dumping in Global Research - Looking for Equitable Partnerships Wednesday, 05 December 2018, 2.30pm to 4.30pm Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus, University of Oxford, OX3 7FZ. The event will take place in Seminar Room 1. If you would like to attend, please register by emailing admin@ethox.ox.ac.uk https://www.weh.ox.ac.uk/upcoming-events/avoiding-ethics-dumping-in-global-research-looking-for-equitable-partnerships ...
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