SUMMARY:
An MSc Student (Fellowship) opportunity is available with our Client, Wits Health Consortium's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), in conjunction with other institutes, in Sandringham, Johannesburg - Gauteng.
POSITION INFO:
Background
South Africa-Pittsburgh Public Health Genomic Epidemiology Research Training Program (SAPPHGenE)
National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Johannesburg, South Africa
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
The Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis (CRDM) and Centre for Healthcare-Associated infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses (CHARM) at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) have been awarded a five-year grant (2019-2023), funded by the United States (US) National Institutes of Health(NIH) Fogarty International Center. The program directors are Dr Anne von Gottberg, Section Lead of the laboratory of the CRDM, and Dr Lee Harrison, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and the head of the
Microbial Genomic Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh.
Main purpose of the job
- The South Africa-Pitt Public Health Genomic Epidemiology Training Program (SAPPHGenE) aims to provide South African investigators with multidisciplinary tools needed to conduct cutting-edge research in public health genomics
- Due to the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, allowance has been made to include a focus on the epidemiology, genomic epidemiology and evolution of this virus
Location
Aim of the program
- The South Africa-Pitt Public Health Genomic Epidemiology Training Program (SAPPHGenE) aims to provide South African investigators with multidisciplinary tools needed to conduct cutting-edge research in public health genomics
- Due to the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, allowance has been made to include a focus on the epidemiology, genomic epidemiology and evolution of this virus
- The program will provide a combination of non-degree and post-graduate degree training by a multidisciplinary group of experienced mentors at the University of Pittsburgh, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and NICD
- Trainees will have access to research training opportunities and resources available at the training sites
- SAPPHGenE Internal Scientific Committee: Jinal Bhiman, Mignon du Plessis, Nelesh Govender, Lee Harrison, Anne von Gottberg SAPPHGenE External Training Advisory Committee: Duncan MacCannell, Penny Moore, Alison Morris, Mark Nicol, Rob Warren
Required minimum education and training
- We would like to invite applications from South African citizens in possession of a BSc Hons degree and an interest in viral evolution and bioinformatics to join us to complete an MSc (full time), registered at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg with primary supervisors/mentors located at the NICD (CRDM)
- Co-mentors will be located in the US, and it is expected that recipients will travel to the US for part of their training
Required minimum work experience
- Demonstrated understanding of laboratory techniques
TO APPLY
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV - Please Apply Online
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications is 29 January 2021.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
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