India-UK Public health PhD fellowships studentship funding

PHFI-UKC Wellcome Trust Studentships for Doctoral Studies

Doctoral studies in Public Health (Duration: 3 years)

About the Doctoral Studentships

These studentships are for doctoral studies in public health (PhD/DrPH) under the PHFI-UKC Wellcome Trust Capacity Building Programme for a duration of three years at one of the partner institutions in the UK. It includes course work in the UK, research work in India, and thesis defense in the UK. Broadly, each candidate is expected to spend one year in the UK and two years in India (at PHFI / its institutes) during the doctoral studies. The research is expected to be India-based, India-centric and India-relevant.

It is expected that the candidates will return to work with PHFI or its institutes for five years following the completion of their doctoral study.

Eligibility

Professionals who wish to build upon a substantial and relevant experience for an advanced career in public health through a doctoral degree. The candidate must possess a Masters degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited institution and must have demonstrated significant interest in public health related areas. The thesis work should focus on issues relevant to India. Candidates having significant research and teaching experience would be preferred. Field based work experience in public health will be an added advantage.

Past PHFI Future Faculty fellows are requested to contact the Wellcome Trust team for further details on eligibility.

The current priority technical areas for training are listed below but other areas of public health may also be considered. * Biostatistics * Environmental health including climate change * Health economics * Health information and surveillance * Health policy * Health systems * Occupational Health * Public health management * Public health nutrition

How to apply?
Please email your application to wt.phd@phfi.org in the following two parts.

Part 1: To be sent by the Candidate (in word format: file name - name of applicant.doc)

1. A cover letter stating that you have applied for the doctoral studentship, the technical area where you wish to focus your PhD/DrPH degree, and how your background is suitable for this degree.
2. A five-page (font size 12, single spaced) description of the research that you wish to pursue in the PhD/DrPH that includes background, objectives, methodology and expected impact of the research.
3. A copy of your latest curriculum vitae.
4. Two of your best research publications
5. Transcripts and experience certificates from previous education/training (scanned copies).
6. Valid score sheets in any relevant exams (IELTS) as may be required by the partner institutions. Please refer to the website of the partner institutions for further details on this.

Part 2: Letters of Recommendation
1. Please note that two recommendation letters are mandatory but a third letter is allowed.
2. Please arrange for these recommendation letters to be sent directly by your referees to PHFI (above mentioned email).

Deadline

Applications including letters of recommendations must be received by 29 February 2012. Incomplete/late applications will not be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email in about four weeks following the application deadline regarding next steps. The applicant would be responsible for ensuring the completeness of her/his application.

African Humanities Fellowships - Nov 1 deadline !

African Humanities Program  - American Council of Learned Societies  LINK HERE November 1, 2011  Deadline !! Fellowship Details Applicants must be nationals and residents of a country in sub-Saharan Africa, with a current affiliation at an institution in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda. Funding is available for dissertation completion and for postdoctoral research and writing. Applicants for Dissertation-Completion Fellowships should be in the final year of writing the dissertation at a university in Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, or Uganda. Dissertation-Completion Fellowships are not available in South Africa. Applicants for Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowships must be working in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda and must have completed the Ph.D. no more than five years ago. Projects must be in the humanities and must be carried out in sub-Saharan Africa. AHP fellowships may not be used for travel outside the continent. Completed applications must be submitted by November 1, 2011. ACLS encourages the submission of applications by email toahp@acls.org; alternatively, applications may be mailed to the AHP/ACLS offices in New York. Applicants will be notified of competition results in the spring of 2012. For further details on eligibility, submission of applications, and selection criteria, see 2011-12 Competition Announcement (PDF) as well as Instructions and Application materials (at right).   The African Humanities Program (AHP) seeks to revitalize the humanities in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda through fellowship competitions and meetings associated with them. The AHP is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Fellowship awards to promising African scholars are the centerpiece of the African Humanities Program. Approximately 40 such fellowships will be awarded annually. An initiative to publish the best manuscripts produced under the terms of AHP fellowships is now being established.  All fellows will be encouraged to submit their completed manuscripts to the African Humanities Series, which will be a cooperative venture between AHP and a major African university press. The AHP organizes meetings in Africa in cooperation with host institutions to publicize the fellowship program and to discuss new trends in humanities research. In the past three years of the program, meetings were held at universities in Ghana (University of Ghana-Legon), in Nigeria (University of Ibadan, Bayero University Kano, and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria), in South Africa (University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg in Johannesburg, the East London campus of Ft. Hare University, the University of the Western Cape and University of Cape Town in Cape Town), in Tanzania (the University of Dar es Salaam), and in Uganda (Makerere University in Kampala). At the meetings senior African scholars from a variety of disciplines advise on the fine-tuning of the fellowship programs and lead workshops in application preparation. Younger scholars learn about the AHP fellowship program, gain practical advice on the application process, and have the opportunity to discuss new directions in the humanities and standards of quality in humanities research. Through the activities of the African Humanities Program, ACLS promotes local and international cooperation among humanities scholars at all stages of career, with the aim of developing a self-sustaining. continent-wide network of African humanities scholars.     The African Humanities Program is inspired by a commitment to the humanities as a core component of higher education and research in Africa, essential to progress and development. The ACLS defines the humanities as the study of human cultures, languages, and histories through the use of qualitative approaches. Among the disciplines contributing to humanities scholarship are anthropology, archaeology, history, studies of the fine and performing arts, musicology, languages and linguistics, literature studies, religious studies, and philosophy.

2 fully funded PhD positions in Philosophy - Univ. of Groningen

TWO FULLY FUNDED Philosophy PhD-POSITIONS

at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.

Deadline for applications: November 16, 2011.

Applications are open for research in any of the four principal research areas of the Faculty: History of philosophy, Ethics, Theoretical philosophy, and Practical philosophy.

The University of Groningen offers a salary that will range between € 2,042 gross per month in the first year up to a maximum of € 2,612 gross per month in the fourth year. The PhD position is for a period of four years, starting on January 1, 2012 and conditional on a positive evaluation after one year.

Applications for should consist of:

- An application letter with motivation
- Curriculum vitae, including academic qualifications, grades, a list of publications if applicable, and the name and contact details of a referee

- A research proposal (maximum 1500 words) that includes research questions, methodology and research plan.

Suitable candidates have, or will soon have completed, an M.A. or an M.Sc. in philosophy, can play an active role in the research community of the Faculty of Philosophy and are fluent in English.

Information about how to apply can be found at:

http://www.rug.nl/corporate/vacatures/jobOpportunitiesRUG


Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative center of higher education. The Faculty of Philosophy is a rich and lively community of excellent lecturers and researchers. The faculty has an excellent reputation, both in research and in teaching, and has a strong international orientation. For more information about the faculty see: http://www.rug.nl/philosophy

University of Groningen

Faculty of Philosophy

Oude Boteringestraat 52, 9712 GL Groningen

050-3636165/050-3636161

http://www.rug.nl/staff/martin.van.hees/research