KEMRI – Wellcome Trust Research Programme PHD Studentships Opportunities

KEMRI – Wellcome Trust Research Programme is an internationally renowned health research Programme that is committed to developing research capacity in the East African Region. Several PhD studentship positions commencing
in August 2010 are available at our Kilifi site.

These studentships will provide an opportunity for East Africans to carry out their PhD studies within a high quality research environment under the supervision of internationally renowned researchers.
Applications are invited from East Africans who have completed at least a Bachelors degree and achieved an upper second or first class in biological sciences or health sciences (e.g. medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and public health)
or Maths and Statistics.

Studentships are available in the following research areas
  • Modeling malaria epidemiology (1 studentship)
  • Immunology of malaria (1 studentships)
  • Association between malaria and host genetics (2 studentship)

Maths and Statistics graduates are particularly encouraged to apply for the Modeling studentship.
A Master’s degree is not a requirement for successful application.
For further information and application please visit the PhD studentships portal under the Careers & Training link on our website at http://www.kemri-wellcome.org