website link:
http://www.cer. ethz.ch/mip/ Positions/ PhDStudent. pdf
PhD Student in Economics The chair of "Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy" has a job opening for a PhDposition.
We are interested in candidates who have completed the equivalent of a Masters degree and whose interests coincide with ongoing research at our chair. We employ and develop macroeconomic, strategic and cooperative thinking to analyze short- and long-term economic and political problems. We suggest improvements, develop policy guidelines and design new institutions aimed at fostering the common welfare. Our research can be subdivided into three areas:
· Area M: Macroeconomic Thinking and Economic Policy,
· Area I: Innovation, the Engines of Growth and Long-term Well-being,
· Area P: Design of New Organizations/ Institutions and their Foundations.
Our chair is part of the CER-ETH (Center of Economic Research at ETH Zurich), which belongs to the Department of Management, Technology and Economics. The PhDposition we currently offer is planned for research topics of area P. As a PhD student in a leading research institute integrated in the ETH Zurich, you will conduct academic and policy-relevant economic research in an inspiring environment.
The PhD student will work under the supervision of Professor Hans Gersbach and other members of the faculty. Good writing skills and computing skills are essential. The main focus of the position will be on conceptual and theoretical research. The appointment includes opportunities for teaching related to the candidate's field of interest. Fluent knowledge of English is mandatory. Master degrees in mathematics, physics or engineering sciences are welcome.
The appointment includes the opportunity to write a dissertation in the candidate's field of interest. A PhD thesis is to be completed within three to four years. The salary will be in accordance with the regulations of the ETH Zurich. Applicants unfamiliar with ETH are encouraged to read the "Survival Guide - Handbook for Ph.D. Students at ETH Zurich", http://www.aveth. ethz.ch/sg/ sg2002.pdf.
Applicants must submit a letter describing their background and interests, a curriculum vitae, contact information for two academic references and a sample research paper (or their master thesis) in electronic (PDF) format to mbuser@ethz. ch. In addition, university transcripts should be sent to our office manager Margrit Buser, Chair of Macroeconomics: Innovation and Policy, ETH Zurich, Zürichbergstrasse 18, 8092 Zurich, SWITZERLAND.
First consideration will be given to applications submitted by 15 August 2008, but applications will continue to be considered until the job advertisement is withdrawn from our homepage, http://www.cer. ethz.ch/mip/ Positions/ index.
ETH Zurich
The speech processing group (see: http://www.tik. ee.ethz.ch/ ~spr) at ETH Zurich is a team of currently six members who work mainly in the domains of speech synthesis and speech recognition. The group is involved in a new interdisciplinary project in the area of multimodal man-machine communication. One of the project aims is to improve the robustness of speech recognition in adverse environment by means of other modalities, mainly vision. From the vision domain, support for the speech recognition can e.g. be attained via lip reading or scene analysis. On the one hand such information can be directly applied in the speech recognizer which is particularly helpful in the presence of strong background noise. On the other hand the information from the visual input may be used on the level of dialog processing to distinguish the user`s speech from the voices of other persons talking nearby.
Applicants must have a master degree in computer science or electrical engineering with a strong background in digital signal processing, speech processing and statistical modeling or related topics.
Please submit your application preferably by email to Dr. Beat Pfister (pfister@tik. ee.ethz.ch). Your application should contain a CV, a statement of interest, copies of degree certificates and associated scores, the master thesis, and two references.
Duration of appointment about 3 years
Contact address Dr. Beat Pfister
Office ETZ D97.6
Gloriastrasse 35
ETH Zurich
CH-8092 Zurich
The new CALVIN research group at the Computer Vision Laboratory of ETH Zurich is looking for several PhD students
PhD students
There are three main topics:
* large-scale learning of thousands of object/scene/ attribute categories and their mutual contextual relations from the Internet
* human pose estimation and action recognition in uncontrolled video, such as TV shows
* modeling the parallel between the structure of visual scenes and the structure of natural sentences to aid visual learning and automatic image annotation
Your profile:
* Masters degree (preferably in Computer Science; Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Physics are also accepted)
* Solid programming skills; the projects involve programming in Matlab and C++
* Solid mathematics knowledge (especially linear algebra and statistics)
* Creative and highly motivated
* Fluent in English, both written and spoken
* Prior knowledge in the areas of computer vision, machine learning or data mining is a plus (ideally a master thesis in a related field)
Please send applications include:
a complete CV, graduation marks, topic of your master thesis, the name and email address of one reference (preferably your master thesis supervisor). If you already have reserch experience, please include a publication list and references.
For further questions, please contact
Prof. Vittorio Ferrari ( ferrari@vision. ee.ethz.ch )
PhD in Representation of geographic relevance in mobile applications-University of Zurich
Universität Zürich, Geographisches Institut, Abt. GIVA
Representation of geographic relevance in mobile applications
The Geographic Information Visualization and Analysis group at the University of Zurich invites applications for a doctoral research assistant position in Geographic Information Science/Geovisualiz ation to work on a 3-year project.
The highly motivated, successful applicant will be asked to develop methods for representing geographic relevance, including relevance-based filtering of features in the context of mobile geoservices. The objective is to find appropriate representations and metaphors for the geographic relevance concept and design suitable tests for an evaluation of these developments.
Applicants are required to have successfully completed a Masters degree in a relevant area, e.g., Geography, Geoinformatics /Geographic Information Science, Psychology, Cognitive Science, or Computer Science. You have experience in GIS, spatial data representation and handling as well as quantitative spatio-temporal analysis methodologies. Knowledge of wayfinding, spatial cognition, and decision making would be an asset. You have good programming skills (preferably Java), you are confident in implementing the developed methods in the context of a geoservice framework. You have a proven ability to work independently on guided projects, and are interested in presenting your results orally and in publications for a larger scientific audience. You have a very good standard of written and spoken English and knowledge of German, whilst not required, would be an advantage.
The position, housed in the GIScience Center of the Geography Department, will start in September 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter.
For more background information about the department please visit us on the Web at http://www.geo. uzh.ch/gia/ aboutus/ or direct any informal enquiries about the position to the address below.
Send your application (CV, letter of motivation, transcripts, names and email contact of referees) electronically in a single PDF document to: Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher,tumasch.reichenbach er@geo.uzh. ch (subject: PhD Relevance Representation) , ph: +41-44-635-5152, fax: +41-44-635-6848. We will also behappy to answer informal inquiries. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
Entrance upon September 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter
Duration of appointment 3 years
Dr. Tumasch Reichenbacher,
Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland, ph: +41-44-635-5152, fax: +41-44-635-6848
Email tumasch.reichenbach er@geo.uzh. ch (PhD Relevance representation)
http://www.geo. unizh.ch/ gia/aboutus/
Call for applications
Research Leadership Development Training Grants (LTG)
*Important notes*
All applications must be received by 15 June 2008 only by email at trainingempowerment@who.int. Email subject line must include "LTG . Read and carefully follow instructions in each item on the application form. In addition, pages 1, and 12 (with original signatures) should be mailed to:
TDR
World Health Organization
CH - 1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax copies are not accepted. Read and carefully follow instructions in each item. Late and incomplete applications will not be processed. Applicants from countries requiring national endorsement should submit their application through proper channels. All candidates should send a copy of their application to the WHO Representative' s Office in their home country for information purpose. For further information, please contact Dr Valaikanya Plasai at: plasaiv@who. int
The UNICEF/UNDP/ World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications for the award of up to 10 grants in post-graduate training in health research in an academic institution in disease endemic countries. Particular attention will be paid to applications from the following: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the United Nations; female applicants; applications proposing a local study programme; and Social science applications to health research.
This is a new type of TDR grant that replaces the Research Training Grants (RTG). While the focus of the training and development is the individual grantee, this new approach makes provision for development opportunities for the grantee's home institutions in order to make improvements to research practices at the institution. Various training technologies will be utilized, including mentorship at different stages of development, and learning contracts.
*Background*
TDR launched a new strategy in June, 2007, with a vision to foster "an effective global research effort on infectious diseases of poverty in which disease endemic countries play a pivotal role." TDR's new vision is realized through a three-pronged strategy: stewardship, empowerment, and research on neglected diseases. DECs should have a prominent role in setting research priorities that are responsive to the need of, and ensure relevance to, sustainable and optimal health impact for the poor. Stewardship provides a collaborative framework and information service for research partners, and empowerment ensures that scientists and public health professionals from DECs can become prominent leaders who initiate and lead research activities.
* Description of the grant scheme*
TDR Empowerment <http://www.who. int/tdr/about/ strategy/ pdf/bl2.pdf> (also called Business Line 2) envisions a comprehensive, sustainable research capacity development programme. Both individual researchers and their home institutions are supported collectively.
With the active engagement of the host academic institutes, the trainees are encouraged to develop into future research leaders and partners in capacity building for health research in DECs. TDR is particularly looking to strengthen capacity in applying social sciences in health research. For this year, only applications for doctorate studies will be considered.
The grant provides the following opportunities:
1. Individual post-graduate training in health research. TDR is looking to develop a group of young scientists from DECs who will become leaders in their fields of study, and in initiating research projects that are relevant to their countries. This group of young scientists will be expected to strive for relevance, excellence and high standards of ethics in conducting health research for DECs.
2. Relevant capacity development at the home institute and/or academic institute can be considered for optimal training of grantee.
The longer term outcome of the programme is enhanced DEC leadership and capacity, at individual as well as institutional levels, in relevant technical and research management. The programme expects the trained individuals and their institutions to play pivotal, leadership roles in conceptualizing and prioritizing research needs, harnessing resources to respond to needs, maintaining contacts with key stakeholders for research and capacity needs, and communicating the research results to the public. The home institution and the individual should garner a strong presence in the research community in the region, and ultimately become a resource for such leadership training in the region. The individual scientists who are trained by this grant should serve as the focal points in each of the institutes, and will be continuously supported and developed by TDR to become leaders, to take leading roles in initiating relevant research for their countries and region.
* Eligibility criteria*
* Applicants must:*
1. Be a national of disease endemic countries, usually not more than 35 years of age on the month of application;
2. Been working for the last 12 months in a national institute that has a research element in a disease endemic country, and is committed to work with the institute for a minimum of five years after completion of the study;
3. Propose a study topic and a study plan that is relevant to the needs of DEC, of TDR Business Lines (BLs) and diseases, and to the proposed research;
4. Demonstrate interest and potential for leadership and innovation.
*Institutions must: *
1. Be a national, or a not-for-profit, institution in a DEC with an element of health research on TDR-relevant issues and diseases;
2. Allow the applicant to be trained in a post-graduate programme for up to three years;
3. Support the research proposal of the individual and develop an institutional research plan in the proposed area.Two letters of reference scanned and attached to the application.
* Selection** criteria*
Applications will be judged based on four elements which are equally important:
1. The applicants:
- Excellent track record, as a researcher as well as principled public health professional
- Conceptual and management capacities
- Potential for leadership development in own field of research
2. The institution:
- Excellent track record as a national institution, with an element of research in TDR's issues and diseases.
- Strong commitment to support the individual applicant, and the study plan proposed by the individual applicant
- Potential for leadership capacity development, and support from leadership at higher levels for such development
3. The study plan:
- Coherent with, and supporting of, the proposed research
- Showing linkages between individual and home institution development
4. The proposed research will be judged according to the following criteria:
- Excellence (feasibility, impact, innovativeness, scientific and research logic, and quality of the
proposal)
- Compliant with international standards of research, Good Clinical Practice, ethics, and
safety-related issue
- TDR relevance (conformance to TDR issues and diseases, public health relevance, and
pertinent to the needs in the region.)
- Whether the proposed research experience will fulfill the applicant's development needs
- Potential of serving as platform for leadership and capacity development in the region
- Physical environment appropriate for the proposed research (lab space, available technology,
computer time, etc.)
* Priorities for selection*
- Applications from LDCs
- Women
- Study plans that propose training in own country or region
- Social science applications to health research
* Selection process*
All applications that are submitted before the deadline will be checked against eligibility criteria by TDR. All eligible applications are then forwarded to two members of the Training Steering Committee (TSC) for review. TDR may seek external reviewers if there is no expertise within the Committee. These reviewers submit their reviews to TDR for short listing of qualified applications. TDR representatives then make a visit to evaluate the institute against institutional eligibility criteria, as well as evaluating the applicants' potential for development, and make recommendations to TSC, which meets in November. TSC reviews the evaluation on individual applicants made by the reviewers, and the recommendations about institutions and applicants made by the site visit, and makes recommendations to TDR Director for approval of grants.
* Timeline for selection of applications*
March 2008 Call for Applications 15 June 2008 Applications deadline July 2008 Applications reviewed by two members of the Training Steering Committee (TSC), or by two external reviewers as requested by TSC 31 July 2008 Shortlist of successful Applications available By 15 August 2008 Notification to unsuccessful applicants by TDR August 2008 Site visit and evaluation by TDR representative( s) November 2008 Applications reviewed, and recommendations made, by Research Training Steering Committee (TSC), Empowerment 1 week after TSC's recommendation TDR Director approval of TSC recommendations Within 2 weeks after approval from TDR Director Grants recipients notified
* All applications must be received by 15 June 2008*
*Terms and conditions for applications*
To apply for this grant, follow the Instructions for Applications when completing the application form. Two referees are required for each application. Applicants from countries requiring national endorsement should submit their application through proper government channels. All applicants should send a copy of their application to the WHO Representative' s Office in their home country for information purposes.
For further information, please contact Dr Valaikanya Plasai at:plasaiv@who. int
Dr Valaikanya Plasai
Training Manager (a.i), Empowerment
Special Programme for Research and
Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
World Health Organization
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 2170
Fax: + 41 22 791 4774
Call for applications
Research Leadership Development Training Grants (LTG)
*Important notes*
All applications must be received by 15 June 2008 only by email at trainingempowerment@who.int. Email subject line must include "LTG . Read and carefully follow instructions in each item on the application form. In addition, pages 1, and 12 (with original signatures) should be mailed to:
TDR
World Health Organization
CH - 1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax copies are not accepted. Read and carefully follow instructions in each item. Late and incomplete applications will not be processed. Applicants from countries requiring national endorsement should submit their application through proper channels. All candidates should send a copy of their application to the WHO Representative' s Office in their home country for information purpose. For further information, please contact Dr Valaikanya Plasai at: plasaiv@who. int
The UNICEF/UNDP/ World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications for the award of up to 10 grants in post-graduate training in health research in an academic institution in disease endemic countries. Particular attention will be paid to applications from the following: Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the United Nations; female applicants; applications proposing a local study programme; and Social science applications to health research.
This is a new type of TDR grant that replaces the Research Training Grants (RTG). While the focus of the training and development is the individual grantee, this new approach makes provision for development opportunities for the grantee's home institutions in order to make improvements to research practices at the institution. Various training technologies will be utilized, including mentorship at different stages of development, and learning contracts.
*Background*
TDR launched a new strategy in June, 2007, with a vision to foster "an effective global research effort on infectious diseases of poverty in which disease endemic countries play a pivotal role." TDR's new vision is realized through a three-pronged strategy: stewardship, empowerment, and research on neglected diseases. DECs should have a prominent role in setting research priorities that are responsive to the need of, and ensure relevance to, sustainable and optimal health impact for the poor. Stewardship provides a collaborative framework and information service for research partners, and empowerment ensures that scientists and public health professionals from DECs can become prominent leaders who initiate and lead research activities.
* Description of the grant scheme*
TDR Empowerment <http://www.who. int/tdr/about/ strategy/ pdf/bl2.pdf> (also called Business Line 2) envisions a comprehensive, sustainable research capacity development programme. Both individual researchers and their home institutions are supported collectively.
With the active engagement of the host academic institutes, the trainees are encouraged to develop into future research leaders and partners in capacity building for health research in DECs. TDR is particularly looking to strengthen capacity in applying social sciences in health research. For this year, only applications for doctorate studies will be considered.
The grant provides the following opportunities:
1. Individual post-graduate training in health research. TDR is looking to develop a group of young scientists from DECs who will become leaders in their fields of study, and in initiating research projects that are relevant to their countries. This group of young scientists will be expected to strive for relevance, excellence and high standards of ethics in conducting health research for DECs.
2. Relevant capacity development at the home institute and/or academic institute can be considered for optimal training of grantee.
The longer term outcome of the programme is enhanced DEC leadership and capacity, at individual as well as institutional levels, in relevant technical and research management. The programme expects the trained individuals and their institutions to play pivotal, leadership roles in conceptualizing and prioritizing research needs, harnessing resources to respond to needs, maintaining contacts with key stakeholders for research and capacity needs, and communicating the research results to the public. The home institution and the individual should garner a strong presence in the research community in the region, and ultimately become a resource for such leadership training in the region. The individual scientists who are trained by this grant should serve as the focal points in each of the institutes, and will be continuously supported and developed by TDR to become leaders, to take leading roles in initiating relevant research for their countries and region.
* Eligibility criteria*
* Applicants must:*
1. Be a national of disease endemic countries, usually not more than 35 years of age on the month of application;
2. Been working for the last 12 months in a national institute that has a research element in a disease endemic country, and is committed to work with the institute for a minimum of five years after completion of the study;
3. Propose a study topic and a study plan that is relevant to the needs of DEC, of TDR Business Lines (BLs) and diseases, and to the proposed research;
4. Demonstrate interest and potential for leadership and innovation.
*Institutions must: *
1. Be a national, or a not-for-profit, institution in a DEC with an element of health research on TDR-relevant issues and diseases;
2. Allow the applicant to be trained in a post-graduate programme for up to three years;
3. Support the research proposal of the individual and develop an institutional research plan in the proposed area.Two letters of reference scanned and attached to the application.
* Selection** criteria*
Applications will be judged based on four elements which are equally important:
1. The applicants:
- Excellent track record, as a researcher as well as principled public health professional
- Conceptual and management capacities
- Potential for leadership development in own field of research
2. The institution:
- Excellent track record as a national institution, with an element of research in TDR's issues and diseases.
- Strong commitment to support the individual applicant, and the study plan proposed by the individual applicant
- Potential for leadership capacity development, and support from leadership at higher levels for such development
3. The study plan:
- Coherent with, and supporting of, the proposed research
- Showing linkages between individual and home institution development
4. The proposed research will be judged according to the following criteria:
- Excellence (feasibility, impact, innovativeness, scientific and research logic, and quality of the
proposal)
- Compliant with international standards of research, Good Clinical Practice, ethics, and
safety-related issue
- TDR relevance (conformance to TDR issues and diseases, public health relevance, and
pertinent to the needs in the region.)
- Whether the proposed research experience will fulfill the applicant's development needs
- Potential of serving as platform for leadership and capacity development in the region
- Physical environment appropriate for the proposed research (lab space, available technology,
computer time, etc.)
* Priorities for selection*
- Applications from LDCs
- Women
- Study plans that propose training in own country or region
- Social science applications to health research
* Selection process*
All applications that are submitted before the deadline will be checked against eligibility criteria by TDR. All eligible applications are then forwarded to two members of the Training Steering Committee (TSC) for review. TDR may seek external reviewers if there is no expertise within the Committee. These reviewers submit their reviews to TDR for short listing of qualified applications. TDR representatives then make a visit to evaluate the institute against institutional eligibility criteria, as well as evaluating the applicants' potential for development, and make recommendations to TSC, which meets in November. TSC reviews the evaluation on individual applicants made by the reviewers, and the recommendations about institutions and applicants made by the site visit, and makes recommendations to TDR Director for approval of grants.
* Timeline for selection of applications*
March 2008 Call for Applications 15 June 2008 Applications deadline July 2008 Applications reviewed by two members of the Training Steering Committee (TSC), or by two external reviewers as requested by TSC 31 July 2008 Shortlist of successful Applications available By 15 August 2008 Notification to unsuccessful applicants by TDR August 2008 Site visit and evaluation by TDR representative( s) November 2008 Applications reviewed, and recommendations made, by Research Training Steering Committee (TSC), Empowerment 1 week after TSC's recommendation TDR Director approval of TSC recommendations Within 2 weeks after approval from TDR Director Grants recipients notified
* All applications must be received by 15 June 2008*
*Terms and conditions for applications*
To apply for this grant, follow the Instructions for Applications when completing the application form. Two referees are required for each application. Applicants from countries requiring national endorsement should submit their application through proper government channels. All applicants should send a copy of their application to the WHO Representative' s Office in their home country for information purposes.
For further information, please contact Dr Valaikanya Plasai at:plasaiv@who. int
Dr Valaikanya Plasai
Training Manager (a.i), Empowerment
Special Programme for Research and
Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
World Health Organization
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 2170
Fax: + 41 22 791 4774
PhD studentship: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) Zurich
PhD Student (60%)
Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS), ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) at ETH Zurich seeks a PhD Student (60%) interested in writing his/her PhD thesis in the context of a project on water management in the Zambezi river basin.
Research area: Your PhD research will be part of a large interdisciplinary project that studies integrated water resources management in the Zambezi river basin (http://www.zambezi.ethz.ch/twiki/bin/view/Zambezi). It will focus on issues of multi-level governance from a political science and economics viewpoint.
Your background: We are looking for a candidate who holds an MA/MSc in political science and/or economics. Ideally, applicants should have strong methodological skills in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, a keen interest in questions of political economy, good knowledge of political science, economic and political economy theories, and a strong command of English. Willingness and ability to spend several months in southern Africa to collect data and interact with local project partners is essential.
What we offer: We offer the successful candidate an intellectually challenging position in one of the leading political science research centers in Europe, an exciting opportunity to engage in field research in southern Africa, and the prospects of obtaining a PhD degree from ETH Zurich (http://www.ib.ethz.ch/phd/index). The position is funded for three years in the order of CHF 3’000.- / month. The advisors of the PhD thesis will be Prof. Thomas Bernauer (http://www.ib.ethz.ch) and Prof. Rolf Kappel (http://www.nadel.ethz.ch).
Your application: We invite you to submit an application letter and CV, two letters of recommendation, and other application materials to ETH Zürich, Ms. Claudia Jenny, ETH Zurich, ETH Zentrum SEI G.1, CH-8092 Zurich (cjenny @ icr.gess.ethz.ch), preferably in electronic form. The deadline is 30 June 2008.
The Institute of Mathematics of the University of Zürich invites applications for a:
Three - year PhD position in Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling
in the research group Computational Mathematics of Prof. Dr. S. Sauter. Candidates must have a master degree in Mathematics or a closely related subject.
Applications should be sent by April 30th, 2008, either by eMail to stas.admin@math. uzh.ch or by regular mail to Prof. Sauter. They must include
a) curriculum vita
b) complete record of academic education including grades and all achievements
c) two letters of recommendation.
The University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland’s leading business schools, is doing A concerted effort to become a central meeting place for students of a variety of cultures from countries outside the European Union. HSG was founded as a business college in 1898 and continued with the aim of providing its more than 5000 students with a leader, internationally focused in practice-oriented education.
* HSG is constantly ranked amongst the top business schools in Europe
* Accreditations by EQUIS and AACSB
* Strong international orientation (34% of students from 79 nations worldwide)
* Scholarships available
Receive your business Master’s title in Switzerland and boost your career prospects. Inform yourself now about our international Master’s programs which are taught in English:
* Strategy and International Management (SIM)
* Quantitative Economics and Finance (MiQE/F)
* International Affairs and Governance (MIA)
* Banking and Finance (MBF)
Time window for enrollment for Master’s programs in the Fall Semester 2008: 1 February to 30 April 2008.
For more information contact:
University of St.Gallen
Dufourstrasse 50
CH-9000 St.Gallen
Phone+41 (0)71 224 2111
Fax +41 (0)71 224 2816
E-Mail:info@unisg.ch
http://www.unisg.ch
Call for applications: Advanced course on immunology, vaccinology and
biotechnology applied to infectious diseases
*From 10 September to 24 October 2008*
*To apply, please download and complete the Fellowship Application Form: WHO 52.1
<http://www.who. int/tdr/grants/ grants/files/ faf_form_ 52_1.doc>*
This Course will be held at the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre,
Lausanne, Switzerland. It will be organized specifically for *English-speaking
* candidates from developing countries, through a donation from the *Government
of Switzerland (Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation [SDC])*.
* A. Programme*
The Course will be conducted in English. The first part will be devoted to
the recent advances in the areas of basic immunology and molecular biology.
Teaching modules will be structured to deal with the specific problems
related to bacterial, parasitic and viral infections of public health
importance. One module will be specifically devoted to the development of
new vaccines and the testing of their efficacy.
Practical sessions will be organized during which participants will perform
techniques related to the: a) evaluation of the humoral and cellular immune
response to infectious agents, and b) identification of micro-organisms in
biological samples by nucleic acid hybridization.
*B. Extended research training*
There will be an opportunity for *one* participant to stay at the Centre for
a period of up to four months after the Course for further specialized
training. It is mandatory that, those interested in this possibility
mention it in their initial application to their Government and explain in
detail their motivation in the letter to Dr Pascal
Launois<http://www.who. int/tdr/topmenu/ staff/launois. htm>
.
*C. Selection criteria*
Candidates should fulfil the following requirements:
- have an excellent knowledge of English;
- university degree: doctorate of medicine, or M.Sc or Ph.D in
microbiology or other biological sciences;
- be actively engaged in teaching, research or national public health
services;
- be under 40 years of age.
*D. How to apply*
Scientists interested in participating in the Course * should immediately
apply to the health authority of their Government and complete a Fellowship
Application Form (WHO
52.1)<http://www.who. int/tdr/grants/ grants/files/ faf_form_ 52_1.doc>which
can also be obtained from the WHO Representative' s Office in their
country or from the Ministry of Health*.
This form should be submitted for approval to the Government, who will then
forward the nominations to the World Health Organization, Geneva, through
the relevant WHO Regional Office. * Only candidates nominated by their
Governments and who can attend the entire Course* will be taken into
consideration.
*In addition*, candidates should send details of their scientific work with
a copy of the WHO 52.1
form<http://www.who. int/tdr/grants/ grants/files/ faf_form_ 52_1.doc>and
explain their interest in the Course in a letter to:
Ms Najoua Kachouri
UNICEF/UNDP/ World Bank/WHO
Special Programme for Research and Training
in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
WHO
20 Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax : 41-22 791 4854
E-mail: kachourin@who. int
or to
Dr Pascal Launois <http://www.who. int/tdr/topmenu/ staff/launois. htm>
UNICEF/UNDP/ World Bank/WHO
Special Programme for Research and Training
in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
WHO
20 Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Fax : 41-22 791 4854
E-mail: launoisp@who. int
This letter, * which is mandatory*, should also * indicate that an official
application has been made through the appropriate Government channels. *
Only selected candidates will be contacted (where possible, by E-mail or FAX
if a number is given in the application) to inform them of their selection.
They will receive air tickets for their travel to Switzerland and a
fellowship allowance for the duration of the Course and, where applicable,
for extended research training period.
*Deadline for receipt of applications: 30 April 2008*
