Call for Applications for Post-Doctoral (Post-doc) Fellowship in Translational
Health Sciences
I. Background
The University of Rwanda-College of Medicine and Health Sciences (UR-CMHS), with financial support from the “Team Europe Initiative on Manufacturing and Access to Vaccines, Medicines, and Health Technologies (TEI MAV+) ’ aim to increased skilled workforce for vaccine and drug research and development in Rwanda. This initiative is strategic to Rwanda Vision 2030 as Centre of Biomedical Research & Bio-pharmaceutical companies. The recent African Union (AU) decision to have Rwanda host the African Medicines Agency (AMA), and the African Bio-manufacturing
Institute (ABI) serves as a key opportunity to fast-track the development of Bio-pharma
manufacturing capacity for Rwanda and Africa at large.
The overall objective of TEI MAV+ is to contribute to an increased skilled workforce for vaccine,diagnostic and drug research and development (R&D) in Rwanda. It also re-enforces the recent 4×4 health workforce reform approved by the GoR in July 2023, which aims to increase the number of skilled health workforce in the country.
II. Description
The Post-Doc has the following three Research Thematic Areas aligning with the government of Rwanda’s (GoR) priorities for strengthening Rwanda’s biopharma manufacturing capacity and
research ecosystem.
1. Human Genetics and Genomics
2. Infectious Disease & Immunology
3. Clinical Trials
The program targets motivated Postdoctoral Fellows specializing in one of the above research thematic areas. The fellow will undertake research on leveraging translational health sciences to address significant bio-manufacturing and vaccine development challenges in Rwanda.
Under the mentorship of an experienced team of faculty, the Postdoctoral Fellows will be expected:
1. Conduct independent research
2. Supervise PhD students within TEI MAV+ similar tracks
3. Contribute to ongoing research projects
4. Publish research findings
5. Work effectively with advisory and supervisory team
6. Collaborate with other researchers
7. Prepare for their future career (e.g, participating in postgraduate teaching, assessment anp academic program review, conference, publications, etc.)
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