Call for MUII-plus PhD Fellowship in Pre-eclampsia

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This is a three-year PhD fellowship to be undertaken at Makerere University. The successful candidate will work under the mentorship of Dr Annettee Nakimuli to develop a PhD research project to investigate the immunology and genetics of pre-eclampsia and its consequences among women attending Mulago Hospital. The PhD fellow is expected to undertake an international collaboration, with international co-supervision and mentorship. This collaboration may be within or outside Africa. This is intended to broaden and enhance the research experience and training. MUII-plus will support the PhD fellow to identify suitable collaborators.

Eligibility criteria: 

I. Masters degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or any Basic Science Masters in a relevant area ( Immunology or Genetics) 

II. Award will be conditional on acceptance for a PhD programme at Makerere University .

More info at http://www.muii.org.ug/files/downloads/Preeclampsia%20PhD%20call%2022nd%20Feb%202017%20final.pdf

Application deadline: 17th March 2017