CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DISEASE MODELLING FELLOWSHIP

Background

Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI) is a center of excellence for Lung Health in the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. With funding from the EDCTP, Makerere University Lung Institute together with other partners is implementing a project titled, “The African Training Network for Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Infectious Diseases Modelling (AFRITRAC)”.   AFRITRAC aims at strengthening epidemiological expertise in subSaharan Africa, particularly the ability to apply mathematical modelling approaches to infectious diseases and to integrate key sociocultural factors affecting disease transmission.

Makerere University Lung Institute now seeks to recruit one (1) modeling fellow for a 6-month fellowship aimed at strengthening national capacity in disease modelling and the generation and use of model-based evidence for public health decision-making. This 6-month technical fellowship follows a hybrid model, starting with 2 months of immersive, face-to-face training followed by 4 months of virtual mentorship.

Position: Modelling Fellow

Duration: 6 Months

Station: Lung Institute; Kampala – Uganda

Expected Outcome

• Acquired knowledge and skills in modelling
• Able to design a modeling project
• A completed modeling project
• A draft manuscript for publication

Eligibility Criteria

• Hold a Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Data Science, or Bioinformatics) or a health-related/epidemiological field (Public Health, Global Health, or Biomedical Sciences)
• Should be a Ugandan national 
• Should be working in a health or research related public institution
• Should have access to a computer
• Should have time to undertake the course
• Experience in Infectious Disease research/work
• Willingness to undertake a mandatory 1-month French language course hosted outside Uganda as part of the fellowship

Expectations and Deliverables

• A completed modelling project addressing a specific priority pathogen 
• A submitted manuscriptby the end of the 6 months

Application Process

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit a one-page cover letter, CV (maximum 3 pages) with relevant certificates & two reference letters as a single PDF file using this link https://forms.gle/Hj69BR6AaHZzVdq38 by 18^th November 2026, 5:00pm. Applications should be addressed to:

The Site Principal Investigator – AFRITRAC

Makerere University Lung Institute  P.O. Box 7749, Kampala (U)

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted