CDT-Africa Addis Ababa University, and Brighton & Sussex Medical School joint PhD opportunities (Complex Intervention, Drug Development and Scabies Geospatial Mapping)
Background
The Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT- Africa) is a World Bank supported centre of excellence for education and research at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main aim of CDT-Africa is to serve as a platform for equitable access to interventions (drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and complex interventions) and bring about sustainable development in Africa through high quality capacity development for innovative therapeutic discovery. The centre partners with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and its parent universities (University of Sussex and University of Brighton), one of the top universities in the United Kingdom. The Department of Global Health and Infection at Brighton & Sussex Medical School, in collaboration with CDT-Africa, has obtained a grant from the National Institute for Health Research to conduct a research project on developing and implementing diagnostic and treatment tools for people affected by skin-NTDs and other conditions in Ethiopia. As part of this partnership, we will be able to offer three PhD fellowships; the first one in the area of complex intervention/implementation research the second one in drug development and the third one in Scabies Geospatial Mapping
Successful PhD candidates will register for their PhD with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School but will be based within CDT-Africa and conduct their research in Ethiopia and have joint supervisions.
Applicants must meet the requirements of the Brighton and Sussex Medical School entry into a PhD program as well as the requirements of Addis Ababa University. There will also be an interview in which colleagues from the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and CDT-Africa will participate.
The PhD candidate will function as a member of the CDT-Africa team to advance research priorities, particularly in complex intervention, drug development and Geospatial Mapping to advance health equity, innovative methodologies, medical discovery and complex intervention research.
Day-to-day activities include, but are not limited to:
Candidates must demonstrate strong organizational, planning, oral and written communication skills, scientific writing, and project management skills. Effective interpersonal skills and an openness to working in new areas are required, as activities frequently involve novel interdisciplinary, collaborative, team-based efforts. The successful applicant must be a self-starter who is comfortable taking initiatives and who can play a major role in completing several projects. Working in a Center of Excellence, the successful candidate is expected to live the live the values of the Center.
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