This is a really nice thing to do if you can!! I've spent some time there and it is really quite nice.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR VISITING RESEARCHERS AT THE BROCHER CENTRE IN 2013
APPLY NOW AT http://www.brocher.ch/pages/appel_candidature.asp ; Please don't hesitate to forward this e-mail to your colleagues or friends who could be interested in applying!
THE BROCHER RESIDENCIES
The Brocher Foundation offers visiting researchers the opportunity to come at the Brocher Centre in a peaceful park on the shores of Lake Geneva, to write a book, articles, an essay or a PhD thesis. The visiting positions are an occasion to meet other researchers from different disciplines and countries as well as experts from numerous International Organizations & Non Governmental Organizations based in Geneva, such as WHO, WTO, WIPO, UNHCR, ILO, WMA, ICRC, and others.
The Brocher Foundation residencies last between one and four months between February and May or between July and October. They give researchers (PhD students to Professors) the opportunity to work at the Brocher Centre on projects on the ethical, legal and social implications for humankind of recent medical research and new medical technologies. Researchers can also apply with one or two other researchers to work on a collaborative project.
The Brocher Foundation offers to successful applicants a workplace and an accommodation in its premises. Breakfast and dinner are also provided every day.
“Junior” visiting researchers can apply for an additional scholarship in order to cover their travel and local expenses in Geneva (see the “statute for visiting researchers” available on www.brocher.ch for all details). To be eligible, the applicant should be a PhD student or should have obtained his PhD degree in 2008 or later and should not perceive any other income during the time spent at the Foundation.
Developing a research project involving cooperation with a Swiss university, a European university, a non-governmental organization or an international organization will be considered an advantage.
Applications from low and middle income countries are highly encouraged.
TOPICS FOR THE YEAR 2013
Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies:
Among the following disciplines
Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Law, Philosophy of Medicine and Health, Medical Humanities, Social Science perspectives on Health, Medical Ethics, History of medicine.
Proposals of the following topics are notably welcomed
Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic testing and screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Organ transplantation.Please note that in 2013 there will be also a special emphasis on Neurosciences and Synthetic Biology
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please complete the application form available at http://www.brocher.ch/pages/appel_candidature.asp and send it
by e-mail to scientificprog@brocher.ch
and
by mail to
Fondation Brocher
471 Rte d’Hermance
CP 70
CH - 1248 Hermance
Switzerland
The deadline for submission is the 20th of January 2012
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this call for proposals please visit the Brocher Foundation website www.brocher.ch or contact our staff at scientificprog@brocher.ch.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR VISITING RESEARCHERS AT THE BROCHER CENTRE IN 2013
APPLY NOW AT http://www.brocher.ch/pages/appel_candidature.asp ; Please don't hesitate to forward this e-mail to your colleagues or friends who could be interested in applying!
THE BROCHER RESIDENCIES
The Brocher Foundation offers visiting researchers the opportunity to come at the Brocher Centre in a peaceful park on the shores of Lake Geneva, to write a book, articles, an essay or a PhD thesis. The visiting positions are an occasion to meet other researchers from different disciplines and countries as well as experts from numerous International Organizations & Non Governmental Organizations based in Geneva, such as WHO, WTO, WIPO, UNHCR, ILO, WMA, ICRC, and others.
The Brocher Foundation residencies last between one and four months between February and May or between July and October. They give researchers (PhD students to Professors) the opportunity to work at the Brocher Centre on projects on the ethical, legal and social implications for humankind of recent medical research and new medical technologies. Researchers can also apply with one or two other researchers to work on a collaborative project.
The Brocher Foundation offers to successful applicants a workplace and an accommodation in its premises. Breakfast and dinner are also provided every day.
“Junior” visiting researchers can apply for an additional scholarship in order to cover their travel and local expenses in Geneva (see the “statute for visiting researchers” available on www.brocher.ch for all details). To be eligible, the applicant should be a PhD student or should have obtained his PhD degree in 2008 or later and should not perceive any other income during the time spent at the Foundation.
Developing a research project involving cooperation with a Swiss university, a European university, a non-governmental organization or an international organization will be considered an advantage.
Applications from low and middle income countries are highly encouraged.
TOPICS FOR THE YEAR 2013
Ethical, Legal & Social Implications of recent medical research and new medical technologies:
Among the following disciplines
Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Policy, Health Law, Philosophy of Medicine and Health, Medical Humanities, Social Science perspectives on Health, Medical Ethics, History of medicine.
Proposals of the following topics are notably welcomed
Equitable access to medical care, Biobanks, Biosecurity and Dual Use Dilemmas, Clinical Trials and Research on Human Subjects, Genetic testing and screening, Health Care Reform, Nanotechnology, Neglected diseases, Pandemic planning, Reproductive technology, Stem Cells and Cell Therapy, Organ transplantation.Please note that in 2013 there will be also a special emphasis on Neurosciences and Synthetic Biology
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please complete the application form available at http://www.brocher.ch/pages/appel_candidature.asp and send it
by e-mail to scientificprog@brocher.ch
and
by mail to
Fondation Brocher
471 Rte d’Hermance
CP 70
CH - 1248 Hermance
Switzerland
The deadline for submission is the 20th of January 2012
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this call for proposals please visit the Brocher Foundation website www.brocher.ch or contact our staff at scientificprog@brocher.ch.
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