Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases/International Society for Infectious Diseases Fellowships

The objectives of the Fellowship Program are: • to train promising young physicians and scientists from developing and middle income countries for clinical and research positions in infectious diseases • to foster partnerships between Fellows and infectious disease leaders in Switzerland • to increase scientific research capacity in low income/high disease burden countries Opportunities for training and research in a variety of areas ranging from basic studies of the mechanism of disease to studies in public health, epidemiology, diagnostics, therapeutics or vaccine development, are available through this program. The term of the Fellowship is for one year. The start date of the will be determined by arrangement between the host institution and the Fellow. A financial stipend of up to 36,000 SF per year (approximately $35,500 USD) will be given to Fellows to cover travel costs and living expenses.  The program intends to award two fellowships every year. IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Language skills of French or German are necessary according to the institution chosen (German for Basel, Bern, Zurich and St. Gallen; French for Geneva and Lausanne).  Please indicate in your application your speaking and writing proficiency of these languages and of English. Training Sites SSI/ISID Fellows will be placed at one of six collaborating research centers in Switzerland according to technical interests and skills. All infectious di...
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