Gates Malaria Programme - PhD/DrPH studentships ----------------------------------------------- Application Deadline: 15 January 2002 The Opportunity - This is the final opportunity to apply for a PhD/Dr PH studentship to undertake a research project in any area of clini- cal, field, social science or associated laboratory work that is relevant to the control of malaria. The Location - Applications are invited for a number of PhD or DrPH studentships to be held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), the Centre for Medical Parasitology, University of Copenhagen (CMP) and the Danish Bilharziasis Laboratory (DBL). The Offer - Scholarships will cover 'home' fees, living expenses as appropriate, some research expenses and may include a re-entry grant following satisfactory completion of the PhD/DrPH. Eligibility - Applicants must have a good first degree in a relevant subject, for study in the UK this should be the equivalent of an up- per second class honours or above degree. The studentships are open to applicants from malaria endemic countries only, applications are encouraged from those involved in malaria control. Further information - See http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/centres/malaria/gateshome.html for further information about the studentships and information on how to apply, or e-mail <GatesPHD@lshtm.ac.uk> Further details of the malaria research programmes in progress at the host institutions can be obtained from the web pages: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/centres/malaria (LSHTM) http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm (LSTM) http://www.cmp.dk or http://www.sund.ku.dk (CMP) http://www.bilharziasis.dk (DBL) or by direct contact with Professor Brian Greenwood mailto:brian.greenwood@lshtm.ac.uk at LSHTM, Dr Marcel Hommel mailto:mhommel@liv.ac.uk at LSTM, Professor Niels Ornbjerg mailto:noc@bilharziasis.dk at DBL, or Professor Thor Theander mailto:theander@biobase.dk at the CMP. Deadline for Application/Start Date - Applications must be received by 15 January 2002. Successful candidates are required to start their studies during the 2002/03 academic year. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Dr. Tracey Henshaw Assistant Manager - Gates Malaria Programme London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 50 Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP, UK Tel: +44-20-7299-4711 Fax: +44-20-7299-4720 mailto:Tracey.Henshaw@lshtm.ac.uk -- To send a message to AFRO-NETS, write to: afro-nets@usa.healthnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@usa.healthnet.org in the body of the message type: subscribe afro-nets OR unsubscribe afro-nets To contact a person, send a message to: owner-afro-nets@usa.healthnet.org