Newsletter 097/2010
The EVIMalaR International PhD Programme:
12 PhD student fellowships
Deadline: 28 February 2011
The EVIMalaR International PhD Programme on Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite offers 12 PhD student fellowships. EVIMalaR is a collaborative research Network of Excellence, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by the University of Glasgow. It currently engages 49 Principal Investigators from 34 institutions in Europe (29) and malaria endemic countries (5). The consortium conducts research on malaria parasites and their interactions with both mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors. EVIMalaR’s International PhD Programme aims to train talented young scientists from both North and South in malaria research, with emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. It thus
offers a unique opportunity for students to become engaged in malaria research in world-leading malaria research institutions. Training of the future EVIMalaR students is conducted through the virtual European Malaria Graduate School, which is organized and operated in collaboration with the EMBL and the Heidelberg University.
Applications are invited for studentships (funded for a maximum of 3.5 years) linked to collaborative research projects, each supervised by two or more principle investigators from different countries. Applicants should hold the necessary qualifications entitling them to undertake a PhD study in their host country, and should possess a high standard of written and spoken English. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to EMBL, Heidelberg, in May / June 2011 (exact dates to be published in due course), for two days of interviews with the Admission Committee. Successful candidates should be available to start in October 2011 to attend the 2-week PhD Core Course in Heidelberg.
For further information about the Program and the requirements for application please see:
http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/Second-Call.117205.0.html
Contact
Ms Alessia Valdarno
EVIMalaR PhD Programme Administration
Heidelberg University Med. School
Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology
Im Neuenheimer Feld 324
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Tel: +49-(0)6221-567855
Email: EVIMalaR.PhD@med.uni-heidelberg.de
