LSHTM - Visiting Fellowships in global health ethics etc

APPLICATION

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

VISITING FELLOWS PROGRAMME

GLOBAL HEALTH ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY and HUMAN RIGHTS

2014 -15 Visiting Fellowships 

LSHTM is offering a limited number of visiting fellowships during the academic year 2014 – 2015 (Sept – June) for individuals wanting to conduct ethics or philosophical research and/or scoping activities for future joint-research.  Visiting fellows will be provided work space, and be free to explore all three research faculties as well as surrounding University of London institutions. 

Terms of Appointment

A Visiting Fellow (‘Visitor’) may stay at LSHTM from 4 to 12 weeks depending on the work plan.  They are expected to make a lunchtime presentation during their stay.  There is no stipend attached to the fellowship.  Whenever possible, visiting fellows are expected to contribute to modest administrative costs.  Suitable candidates from low and middle income countries with no available support may be considered for bursaries.  Due to the nature of the position, LSHTM will be unable to sponsor a Visitor who does not already have right to work in the UK and/or obtained an appropriate visitor visa.  Please do inform us if you need guidance and consult  https://www.gov.uk/business-visitor-visa

Qualifications

Applicants can be experienced professionals or must have completed all of their requirements for a Ph.D. or other equivalent degree prior to their visit.  The applicant may have any background but the research should be related to the ethics, philosophy of human health and human rights.  The application will be evaluated on the content, feasibility, and the reasons for carrying it out specifically at LSHTM.

How to Apply:

Applicants should submit the following materials by 30 April 2014.

1. A curriculum vitae
2. A research proposal (not to exceed 1,500 words)
3. An example of previous scholarship (journal or newspaper article, report)
4. Contact information for two references
5. A copy of your current passport (front cover; details page; any visa/right to work information)

Candidates can expect to hear back by second week in May.

Please direct any questions and send application materials to Johanna.Hanefeld@lshtm.ac.uk

12 PhD studentships for Bloomsbury Colleges /Int'l development

MEMO

To:      All Staff @ Birkbeck, Institute of Education, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, School of Pharmacy, School of Oriental & African Studies.

From: The Bloomsbury Colleges Research Committee

Date:   1 September 2011

Re:      Bloomsbury Colleges PhD Studentships for 2012

The Bloomsbury Colleges Consortium has six member institutions from the University of London: Birkbeck, Institute of Education, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, School of Oriental and African Studies and The School of Pharmacy. Together they are identifying and pursuing opportunities for academic and administrative collaboration.

Twelve 3-year PhD studentships are available for intercollegiate research collaborations to start October 2012. These studentships entail collaboration between at least two Bloomsbury Colleges, and each participating College will be the lead (i.e., principal supervisor and registration base for the students) for two such collaborations.  For all colleges, the studentships will cover fees at the home/EU rate and maintenance at the level recommended by the Research Councils.  Applicants from non-EU countries will be required to meet the additional costs of overseas fees from other sources.  All studentships will be managed in line with the current good practices of all member Colleges.

This formal call for proposals from academic staff within the Bloomsbury Colleges has a deadline for submission of 17th October 2011.  Each School/College will screen proposals where the lead applicant is based in that institution, and select a maximum of 5 applications for forwarding to the Bloomsbury Colleges Research Committee for consideration at a meeting scheduled for 11th November (i.e., the Committee will receive a maximum of 30 applications).  The Committee will select 12 applications, and successful applicants will be notified by 18th November at the latest.  The studentships will be advertised on The Bloomsbury Colleges website before the Christmas break 2011 and placed in a selection of high profile journals in January 2012, with interviews and the selection process taking place during February to March 2012.  The students will start their courses in October 2012. 

Although a number of criteria* will be used in the selection process, it is important to note that applicants must convince the Committee that the studentship will foster new and sustainable research collaboration between the partner colleges.

The timetable for this process is summarized in the accompanying page. Please contact tbc@bloomsbury.ac.uk with any enquiries.

Applications should be submitted by the lead applicant to the corresponding receiver in their institution:

Berni Widemann             berni.widemann@pharmacy.ac.uk

Dean of Studies Office   dean_of_studies_office@lshtm.ac.uk

Kathryn Oatey                ko12@soas.ac.uk

Liz Wilkinson                   lwilkinson@rvc.ac.uk

Trevor Pearce                 t.pearce@bbk.ac.uk

Kate Gerrard                   k.gerrard@ioe.ac.uk

Professor David Thurston

Chair, Bloomsbury Colleges Research Committee

* Criteria for selection process are as follows:

1.    Strengthens new/blossoming Bloomsbury College collaboration

2.    Broadens range of existing studentship collaborations (eg in terms of college partnerships, subjects covered)

3.    Academic merit of the proposal, including realistic scope of the project for a 3 year PhD

4.    Security of funding to undertake the project (eg for data collection and consumables) - to avoid risk of delay or non-completion of project because of funding shortfall

5.    Strong track record and evidence of supervision capacity of lead supervisor

6.    Evidence of awareness of college supervision requirements and procedures (eg advisory panel, timing of upgrade).

7.    View for International Development