Build your modelling capacity in a partially funded fellowship designed around your routine work and providing in-demand skills to inform malaria and infectious disease control in Nigeria and globally.

The Fellowship will expose participants to a comprehensive curriculum that includes core modelling content, in-depth knowledge of malaria epidemiology including transmission dynamics, and adjunct modules crucial to enhancing their careers and equipping them with in-demand modelling competence. Funded by the Gates Foundation, the Fellowship is a collaborative effort between Corona Management Systems (CMS), National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Objectives

• The fellowship objectives are:
  • To Increase the number of doctoral and post-doctoral-level trained mathematical modelers with malaria expertise based at Nigerian institutions.
  • To Increase the capacity of the National Malaria Elimination Program (NMEP) on modelling approaches as a tool that can support strategic planning and evaluation
  • To Increase the capacity of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology Training Program (NFETP) to provide modelling fellowships.

Costs Covered 

• The programme will cover tuition and refreshments during in-person training sessions.

Eligibility Criteria

• This 5th cohort is open to male and female applicants.
• It is Nigeria focused fellowship open only to Nigerians residing in the country. Eligible applicants must be public health professionals with at least three years of experience, hold a master's degree or specialised training in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health, and be affiliated with a Nigerian public, private, non-profit and non-governmental institution within the One Health ecosystem.
• They strongly encourage applications from candidates under 50 years old, as their applications will be prioritised during the selection process.
• Desirable:
  • Post-Docs and Junior Lecturers in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, working in universities, non-profit, and non-governmental organizations.
  • Public Health/Community Medicine Resident Doctors in Training, including those affiliated with non-profit and non-governmental organizations.
  • Data management specialists from the Malaria Programme, National Stop Transmission of Polio cohorts, Rapid Response Teams, or other emergency preparedness and response teams, including those in non-profit and non-governmental organizations.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation staff with expertise in quantitative data analysis, working in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), as well as in non-profit and non-governmental organizations, across the One Health ecosystem.
  • Public health officers, biostatisticians and epidemiologists working in public, non-profit and non-governmental organisations.
• Skills:
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written English.
  • Demonstrable problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

For more information, visit Corona Management Systems.