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Application Deadline: ย 18 April 2026 (23:00 GMT)
Applications are now open for the GSK Africa Open Lab Postgraduate Fellowship. a fully funded opportunity hosted here at Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine within our Statistics and Computational Bioinformatics department.
Fellowship Details
Fellows will be part of active research programmes and gain hands-on experience across:
- Clinical trials
- Epidemiology
- Modelling & machine learning
- Bioinformatics
Eligibility Requirements
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ: - Be a national and resident of a Sub-Saharan African country
- Hold a BSc (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- Hold an MSc (GPA โฅ 3.2 or equivalent) in Biostatistics, Health Data Science, or a related discipline
- Have at least 1 year of relevant work experience
- Be able to code in R, Stata, or SAS (or willing to improves
- Demonstrate proficiency in English
Applicants with a PhD are also encouraged to apply
Fellowship Details - Practical experience in study design, data management, and statistical analysis
- Mentorship from experienced biostatisticians and researchers
- Training in statistical methods, software, and scientific writing
- Exposure to real-world biomedical and public health research
- Access to the ISEP network for continued learning and collaboration
Benefits - Annual stipend
- Accommodation
- Return air travel
๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐:ย Mid-April 2026
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง:ย 12 months
๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐:
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ
Submit your application to:ย ๐ฆ๐ซ๐๐ -๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ @๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ.๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐ฆ.๐๐.๐ฎ๐ค
๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ): - CV (cv_)
- Personal statement (ps_)
- Two references (re_)
- Academic transcripts (at_)
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the GSK Africa Open Lab Postgraduate Fellowship
