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ARNTD Scholarships for Post-Doctoral Short-term Research Visits to LOEWE Centre DRUID, Germany 2018/2019

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The LOEWE Centre DRUID (Novel Drug Targets against Poverty-Related and Neglected Tropical Infectious Diseases) in partnership with the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD), is offering seven short-term visiting research fellowships at selected member-institutions of the DRUID consortium in Hessen, Germany.

Application Deadline: 1st August 2018

Eligible Countries: African countries

To Be Taken At (Country): Germany

About the Award: We welcome applications from highly qualified and motivated post-doctoral African scientists with a strong research focus on neglected tropical infectious diseases (NTDs) and other poverty-associated diseases.

Fields of Research: The seven research areas of the hosting institutions of the DRUID consortium are:

Research area	Knowledge and skills required	Institution	Group
Human T-cell responses against Leishmania parasites	Cell culture; FACS based analyses of blood cells	Paul Ehrlich Institute, Langen	Zandbergen
Schistosomiasis, sexual maturation as drug target	Cell/worm culture; molecular biology	Giessen University	Grevelding
In silico identification of inhibitors of NTD targets (pharmaceutical chemistry, drug discovery, docking)	Excellent PC knowledge (Linux); chemistry; tools for chemoinformatics	Marburg University	Kolb
Medicinal chemistry (synthesis, drug design)	Synthetic organic chemistry	Marburg University	Diederich
Redox-active enzymes as drug targets against malaria	Molecular/ structural biology, protein biochemistry	Giessen University	Becker
Complement-inhibitory proteins of Borrelia causing relapsing fever in Africa	Molecular biology; protein biochemistry	Frankfurt University	Kraiczy
Pathogenesis of Rift Valley Fever	Molecular biology; cell biology; virology	Giessen University	Weber

Type: Research

Eligibility: Applicants must meet the following:

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree (e.g. PhD, DrPH, DSc) and must provide evidence of a strong theoretical and methodological background;
Must be currently engaged as a post-doc or equivalent by an academic, health, or research institution in Africa for the duration of the grant;
Must demonstrate having a commitment to NTD-related research as well as the skills and experience required to carry out the proposed work at the German host institution.
Must have excellent oral and writing skills in English.

Number of Awards: 7

Value of Award: The DRUID Centre will support successful applicants financially in the form of short-term fellowships covering the proposed work, travel costs, insurance, and the recipients’ cost of living for the duration of the fellowship in Hessen, Germany.

Duration of Programme: approx. 3 months in 2018 or 2019

How to Apply: To apply, click here. Please feel free to also visit the DRUID or ARNTD websites detailed below. Interested applicants will be expected to submit a 1-2-page motivation letter, detailed CV, list of publications, summary of methodological expertise, and present research/description of research environment. The LOEWE Centre DRUID and ARNTD actively support women in scientific research and strongly encourage women to apply for the fellowships. Applications must be related to the research focus of one or two out of the seven research areas of the
hosting institutions of the DRUID consortium (see list above)

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Award Providers: LOEWE Centre DRUID, ARNTD

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