Training Initiative for Modelling Epidemic Response in Africa (TIMERA) has opened its Call for Applications for a Short-Term Training Fellowship, aiming to enhance public health event detection, scenario planning, and outbreak response through advanced epidemiological modelling and data-driven decision-making.
Training will be delivered through a combination of in-person and online learning. Trainees will participate in two intensive, two week face-to-face blocks, complemented by online modules, thematic workshops, and supervised internships, and will benefit from continuous specialised mentoring. Trainees will be paired with experienced experts, receiving personalised guidance throughout the course, with separate mentors for modelling and infectious disease components of the training. In addition, fellows will undertake applied projects, ersuring that they acquire both core technical competencies in infectious disease modelling. Including exposure to Ai-supported approaches, as well as the ability to apply their expertise to real-world challenges. Where feasible, fellows will also undertake short internships at their home institution, a national public health institute, or a ministry of health, anchoring their learning in real-world contexts.
Benefits
Hands-on training in infectious disease modelling
Subsistence support for fellows during face-to-face training sessions (accommodation and meals)
Travel support
Research project/internship stipend
Requirements
Hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Public Health, Epidemiology. Biostatistics, Field Epidemiology, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Demography, or Health Informatics.
Have at least 2 years of post-Master’s work experience in a sub Saharan African organisation (preferably a Ministry of Health, NPHI, academic, or research institution). Applicants holding a PhD do not need postdoctoral experience.
Submit an employer support letter confirming:
Release time to attend both face-to-face training blocks;
Access to relevant data for the modelling project; and
Continued employment for at least 2 years after fellowship completion.
Be available and able to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the face-to-face training.
Not have previously received an EDCTP or Global Health EDCTP3 fellowship.
Be able to attend both two-week face-to-face training blocks and commit to the 12-month fellowship, including virtual mentoring sessions.
Method of Application
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Application Deadline: October 15, 2026.