Deltas Africa Sub-Saharan African Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics 2024 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Deltas Africa Sub-Saharan African Consortium Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics 2024

About Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics 2023

The Sub-Saharan African Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) is a consortium of six African and two northern partner institutions, and nine collaborating institutions with the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg as the Lead Institution.

SSACAB II has received funding through the Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa (DELTAS Africa) program. DELTAS Africa is an initiative of the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA) with funding support of Wellcome and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

The funding aims to develop and improve biostatistical skills among researchers in order to create biostatistical research nodes of excellence and a network to nurture researchers with advanced skills and expertise.

Program Details

The funding will cover fellows undertaking a Post-Doctoral program in Biostatistics at
participating training institutions for two years. The consortium is currently inviting applications
for full-time Post-Doctoral fellowships. This Post-Doctoral fellowship programme focuses on
quantitative research in health-related fields with the aim of building a career in Biostatistics,
which is a growing field in low and middle-income countries due to increased biomedical
research.

Eligibility

The Post-Doctoral fellowships are open to candidates with a strong background in Statistics,
Mathematics, Demography, and other quantitative fields. Former DELTAS Africa SSACAB I
fellows who have recently been awarded or have completed a PhD in Biostatistics degree are
also encouraged to apply.
The scholarship is open to nationals of low and middle-income countries in the Sub-Saharan
African region who are resident in the region as per World Bank definition:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups#Sub_Saharan_Africa

Applicants should be under 55 years old for the Post-Doctoral fellowships. Applicants must
meet the admission requirements at each respective university before applying for the
fellowship.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biostatistics 2023 Application

Potential Post-Doctoral fellowship applicants should identify a potential supervisor from the research institution or academic training institution they are interested in. The Post-Doctoral fellowship application should provide the academic training institution with:

  • Proof of a PhD obtained within the last five years
  • Comprehensive curriculum vitae, including relevant research and work experience
  • Letter of motivation explaining the desire to pursue a Post-Doctoral fellowship in biostatistics
  • Certified copies of academic transcripts and degree certificates
  • A proposal outlining the plan for the fellowship not exceeding 5 pages and outlining the proposed area of research. The research proposal must have a description of the research area, highlight the research objectives, research questions and research methodology, and a clear timeframe indicating particular research inputs and outputs.
  • Proven ability to write and publish papers in accredited peer-reviewed journals See accredited DHET/ISI/SCOPUS and other indexed journal lists – Publications contribute in the assessment of applications – include your full publication list.
  • Two confidential referee reports to be sent directly to the Partner Institution

Post-Doctoral fellowships will be awarded to candidates who are likely to strengthen the DELTAS Africa SSACAB II institutions as either academic staff members or affiliates of research institutions within the consortium.

Awarded fellows will be tracked as part of the newly established DELTAS Africa SSACAB II alumni network to increase their visibility and monitor the impact of the program.

Applications should be submitted to the respective institutional lead listed below. If you need further clarification about the process please send your questions to pascalia.munyewende@wits.ac.za

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 31 July 2023.

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