HIVCorps Fellowship 2012-2013

Established in 1999, the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is a Zambian non-profit company with a broad academic mission in health program implementation, clinical and outcomes research, and training. The organization has multiple U. S. partner institutions, including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Vanderbilt University. CIDRZ’s topical focal areas include HIV/AIDS; maternal-child health; cervical cancer; and tuberculosis. Our faculty and collaborators are among the world’s leading thinkers on issues related to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in developing countries.

Now entering its ninth year, the CIDRZ HIVCorps initiative has trained over 100 expatriate and Zambian fellows. The fellowship provides the opportunity to gain important field experience in areas such as (1) program implementation and management, (2) clinical trials, (3) community outreach and support, (4) clinical care quality improvement systems, and (5) data management and outcomes analysis.

The HIVCorps fellowship is targeted at healthcare professionals who wish to gain international experience. Prior participants have included medical students who are able to delay their studies for a year, recent nursing and MPH graduates, and university graduates with substantial skills or experience. Applicants with experience in project management, public health, qualitative research, community outreach, study coordination, data management, statistical analysis, IT, scientific writing, and laboratory work are particularly encouraged to apply. Previous international experience will strengthen your application, but is not a requirement. Five fellows will be selected for 2012-2013. Work will be based in Lusaka, Zambia, though travel to various parts of the country may be required.

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For an application, please click here.