PHA-Exchange> Posting for PHM Exchange: Regional Fellowship on Poverty and Health Research

[Alexandra Bambas]

Regional Fellowship on Poverty and Health Research

ICDDR,B wishes to offer some research fellowships in Poverty and Health for
one year to institutional candidates from the south Asia region The
fellowship is extendable for further period depending on the project need.
The aim of the fellowship is to build capacity to strengthen the knowledge
base in understanding the health problems of the  poor, interaction of
poverty and ill-health, and identifying policy and programmatic options to
improve health especially of the poor , and  to reduce poverty in the
developing world. During the Fellowship period the Fellows will have the
opportunity to work closely with the various investigators of the ongoing
Poverty and Health project of ICDDR,B. In addition they will also have the
opportunity to attend various training programmes carried out at ICDDR,B. It
is expected that the on return the Fellow will carry out the agenda of
poverty and health research in their own countries.

Requirements: A minimum of Masters degree in Social Science subjects
including economics and statistics or MBBS/MD with interest in topics
similar to the aims of the fellowship mentioned above. The candidates should
be mid-level staff working with institutions or organisations involved in
poverty alleviation programmes or in research addressing similar issues.
Candidates having particular research concepts in mind that they would like
to further refine while at ICDDR,B will have an added advantage in the
selection process. The candidates should have outstanding verbal and written
communication skills in English. The selection process may involve on site
identification of potential candidates before final recruitment decision is
reached. The selected fellows are expected to complete the one-year term in
Bangladesh without any break.

Stipend:  Monthly stipend of USD1000.00 (one thousand only) and return
airfare from the country of origin.

Certification: After successful completion of training, the fellows will be
awarded a certificate.

Applications with detailed bio-data, and a recent passport size photograph
should reach the Head, ISD, ICDDR,B, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212 by September 15,
2003 or by email to pthorpe at icddrb.org.

Candidates in employment should apply through proper channel.