Applications are now open for the 2018 cohort of SACEMA Postdoctoral Fellows!

Deadline: 15 March 2018
Start date: anytime between 1 July and 31 December 2018

To apply, send a letter of application (cover letter), accompanied by a comprehensive curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, copies of manuscripts that are submitted or in press, and the names and contact details of at least two referees, to Ms Lynnemore Scheepers (scheepersl@sun.ac.za). Applicants should request that their referees forward confidential letters by the closing date direct to the same address.

Submission of the application materials in response to this request will be the first of a three-stage application and selection process. Only candidates under further consideration will advance to each subsequent stage. The second stage will include an assessment of selected applicants' problem-solving ability. The third stage will include an in-person interview.

About SACEMA: Founded in 2006, SACEMA is a national Centre of Excellence funded by the South African Department of Science and Technology, managed by the National Research Foundation, and hosted at Stellenbosch University in South Africa’s beautiful Western Cape. As Africa's leaders in disease dynamics, we are quantitative scientists who are passionate about conducting research to improve health in Africa. Trained as mathematicians, biologists, physicists, economists, statisticians, and epidemiologists, we bridge disciplines to understand disease dynamics and improve real-world outcomes. Broadly, we focus on research at two scales. At the scale of individual patients, we focus on biomarkers, drug targets, and diagnostics. Under this focus, we have two primary research themes: biochemical pathways to disease and measuring infection: incidence, prevalence, and progression. At the population scale, we focus on transmission dynamics and interventions. The primary research themes under this focus are endemic infections of national priority (HIV, TB, STIs) and outbreaks, zoonoses, and emerging infections. We also build local and international capacity in epidemiological modelling and analysis by training postgraduate researchers to work across disciplines and across borders, and through workshops and short courses that build skills across sectors.