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Position available:  Postdoctoral fellow, one-year contract, to be based at the Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK), Kenya
Priority areas of interest: Community health, environmental health, maternal and child health
Note: Candidates must be a national of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa
Application Deadline: Monday, October 26th, 2015 at 5 p.m. EST
Position start date: Early 2016
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Contact
For More Information, to Obtain Application Package, and to Submit Application Documents:
Susan Roelofs, University of Ottawa
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Tel: 613-562-5800 ext. 8438

Award Conditions
This award will support one postdoctoral fellow for 12 months of full-time mentored training onsite in Kisumu, Kenya at the Great Lakes University of Kisumu, including one-month participation in the GLUK international research internship.
Duration: The fellowship is full-time, tenable for 12 consecutive months;
Supervision: Dr. Dan Kaseje (GLUK) as primary supervisor and Dr. Nancy Edwards (uOttawa) as co-supervisor;  additional co-supervisors may be designated at GLUK and/or uOttawa.
Maximum funding: USD $15,000 per annum (award amount is based on a full-time commitment for 12 months and will be prorated accordingly if postdoc terminates before completing 12 months). Also eligible to apply for up to USD $5,000 in research-related funds upon approval of postdoc supervisors. No relocation funding is available.
Conditions: All Fellows are required to adhere to host university policies and procedures and government regulations.

Eligibility Requirements

·         Demonstrated keen interest in a long-term research career in community or environmental health or health systems research relevant to low- and middle-income country contexts;

·         Completion of PhD (within 5 years of position start date) in health sciences, public health, community health, epidemiology, or other relevant discipline;

·         Publication of at least two articles in peer reviewed journals;

·         Confirmation of availability to reside onsite in Kisumu, Kenya for the full duration of the postdoc period;

·         National of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Application
All of the following documents must be submitted by email by the deadline of October 26th, 2015 in order to be considered:
Application documents:
1) Completed application form* including names of 3 references;
2) Curriculum vitae;
3) Two-page personal statement (describing your background, statement of your research interests; career plans and goals, and motivation for applying);
4) PDFs of your top three publications (minimum requirement is two publications).
5) Letters of References: Two of your listed references must submit the Form for Referees*  by the deadline.
*To obtain the Application form and Form for Referees, see "Contact" details.

Required Activities during the Fellowship Period

·         Develop your program of research;

·         Submit at least one abstract to GLUK's Annual Scientific Conference;

·         Attend and act as mentor in the GLUK International Research Internship;

·         Apply for an external personnel award for a subsequent postdoctoral or junior researcher award (e.g. Banting Award, Wellcome Trust training fellowship in public health and tropical medicine)

About the Postdoctoral Fellowship
The uOttawa-GLUK-UWISON Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Health Research is a one-year research award, intended to actively support junior researchers who have the passion, commitment, and leadership capacity to address urgent global health challenges.
At the University of Ottawa, a bilingual public research university, the fellow will have the opportunity to work with Dr. Nancy Edwards, a distinguished professor in the School of Nursing, Principal Scientist with the Institute of Population Health, and Senior Scientist, Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute. Her clinical and research interests are in the fields of public and population health, specifically multi-level and multi-strategy interventions development and evaluation.
Great Lakes University of Kisumu was originally established through the Tropical Institute of Community Health (TICH). In 2012, The Centre for Excellence in Health Systems Research was also established based on its unique strength of an approach to applying research through practical action with local communities, focused on the most vulnerable. It is a leading university in health sciences and community health and development teaching, research and service learning.
The UWI School of Nursing, Mona provides undergraduate and postgraduate nursing education across the Commonwealth Caribbean region with programs that are responsive to global health challenges and that encourage high quality interdisciplinary and international research. UWISON has been designated as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development in the Caribbean to promote and support development of practices, regulations, and research dissemination.

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Susan Roelofs
Manager, International Initiatives / Gestionnaire, Recherche Internationale
Evaluation research specialist / Chercheur d'évaluation,  REPOPA (Research into Policy to Enhance Physical Activity) www.repopa.eu<http://www.repopa.eu/>
School of Nursing / École des sciences infirmières
University of Ottawa / Université d'Ottawa
Room 127-1 Stewart St. Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Canada
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