CTR Biosciences Fellowship Program (CBFP)

Deadline: 2 November 2018
Open to: applicants from Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon
Benefits: the program will cover travel, lodging, medical insurance and living stipends for all selected fellows

Description

CBFP welcomes applications from early to mid-career biological scientists working in government ministries, government-operated biological science laboratories, and/or research and diagnostic facilities with experience in laboratory operations, research, and diagnostics from Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon. Only applications from these three countries will be considered.

Selected fellows will conduct a science fellowship, requiring the fellow to travel for four to six months in duration, to engage in research at a host institution different than their home country beginning no earlier than September 2019.

The programme goals is to promote biological safety and security (BS&S) by increasing technical capacity for biological scientists in the Middle East and South Asia (MESA) region, and to establish a regional network for sustainable cooperation on laboratory diagnosis and BS&S standards.

Fellowship focus areas include:

  • Dangerous human, animal, and zoonotic infectious diseases
  • Pathogens of security concern
  • Modern infectious disease diagnostic techniques
  • Epidemiological surveillance and reporting of dangerous human and animal infectious diseases
  • Application and institutionalization of internationally accepted principles and best practices of BS&S
  • Application and institutionalization of One Health principles and approaches
  • Detection, diagnosis, and reporting of infectious diseases caused by especially dangerous pathogens and pathogens of security concern.

Eligibility

Early to mid-career biological scientists working in government ministries, governmentoperated biological science laboratories, and/or research and diagnostic facilities in the following countries: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon. Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Science degree to be considered (applicants with a Master of Science or PhD are preferred) and be proficient in the English language for routine professional work. Applicants from universities and private laboratories will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Benefits

CBFP will make all necessary travel arrangements and accommodations (travel, lodging, medical insurance and living stipends) for all selected fellows for the duration of the fellowship.

How to apply?

Please submit the application (in Word or PDF format) and required accompanying documents (as outlined in the Program Announcement) to CBFP@crdfglobal.org no later than Friday, 2 November 2018 23:59 U.S. Eastern Time (ET).

For more information, please read the Program Announcement or visit the official website.