The Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), is pleased to announce funding for six (6) PhD fellowships (University of Liverpool registered).

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The Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD), Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine (LSTM), is pleased to announce funding for six (6) PhD
fellowships (University of Liverpool registered).
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Applications are invited from nationals of lymphatic filariasis (LF)
endemic countries in the Africa and Asia-Pacific regions.
It is expected that during the fellowship period (between 2010-2014),
students will develop skills to work in new and promising areas of
research targeted at addressing key gaps in knowledge regarding the most
effective means for achieving elimination of lymphatic filariasis by
2020.
Applicants should be nationals of LF endemic countries and be employees
of national Ministries of Health or other public health and/or
research/academic institutions involved in neglected disease control of
these countries. Preference will be given to candidates who have
completed a period of post-graduate training (MSc or MD). Candidates
should demonstrate how the fellowship will be utilised upon return to
their home country. Two awards are available for the Asia-Pacific region
(for female candidates only) and four in the Africa region. Female
candidates are encouraged to apply.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE
The outcome of these studentships is to have trained individuals in
endemic countries who can support national programmes to further enhance
in-country knowledge and skills. On completing their studentships, the
individuals return to their home institutes to add to the institutional
and regional capacity.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES
Applicants must submit by e-mail only:
1.A full Curriculum Vitae including:
a.Full name with family name underlined;
b.Date of birth and nationality;
c.Name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of
Ministry of Health/Institution where the applicant is employed;
d.Educational qualifications, including place of study, date of
conclusion and degree obtained (transcripts and photocopies of
qualifications are not required but may be requested later);
e.A brief description of the applicant's current and previous post; and
f.A list of the applicant's publications and other abstracts or
presentations
2.A description of the applicant's current work/research interests and
how the training will impact the activities of the national NTD control
programme
3.A letter of commitment to continue to work in the institution for a
minimum of five (5) years after completion of the doctoral studies to
contribute to capacity building in health research.
4.Letters of recommendation from the national NTD/LF programme manager
and one senior scientist/professor on letter headed paper that includes
full contact details.
5.An endorsement from the Head of the applicant's Ministry of
Health/Institution testifying to the ability of the applicant to
successfully undertake the Fellowship and certifying that the applicant,
if selected, will be granted a leave of absence. The Head should also
indicate how the proposed training will strengthen the institution's
public health capacities upon completion of the PhD.
The above Fellowships are a time-limited study opportunity (four years)
funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The
monthly stipend is set at the LSTM stipend rate.

APPLICATION DEADLINE
All applications must be received by 31 January 2010

The full application must be submitted as a pdf, word or rtf file by
e-mail to ntd@liv.ac.uk with the e-mail subject line "CNTD PhD
Application". Late applications and incomplete applications will not be
accepted. Successful applicants may be requested to provide certified
hard copies of certificates.

For further information please contact Dr John Haskew at: ntd@liv.ac.uk
Course Coordinator
Dr John Haskew
Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
Tel: +44 151 705 3335
www.cntd.org

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