The Fellowship focuses on planetary health, defined as “the health of human civilization and the state of the natural systems on which it depends,” as an area in urgent need of investigation.
The impact of multiple pressures on the earth’s systems on human health are not yet fully understood, particularly in lower-income regions of the world. This program seeks to foster the professional development of a new generation of planetary health researchers and ambassadors committed to protecting health on a changing planet – and developing solutions for a healthier future.
Stanford University and LSHTM have designed this unique two-year Planetary Health Fellowship to give postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to learn from two different diverse training programs and pursue ground-breaking research on planetary health.
Two Fellows will be selected for the 2022 cohort which has a target start date of Fall 2022. One fellow will be based at Stanford University, and one at LSHTM. The LSHTM Fellow must be a national from sub-Saharan Africa. The LSHTM Fellow will be based at either the MRC Unit in the Gambia or the MRC Unit in Uganda, and will be expected to move to either location, if not already based there.
About Stanford University
Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”
Stanford University/LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
| Application Deadline | 31 Jan 2022 |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Sponsor | Stanford University |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Aim and Benefits of Stanford University/LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Fellows will receive a postdoctoral salary, full benefits, and modest travel and fieldwork budgets. To supplement the research funding available, Fellows are invited to transfer existing awarded funding. Fellows will be encouraged to apply for additional research funding during their Fellowship.
Requirements for Stanford University/LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship Qualification
- Open to early-career researchers who have successfully completed their doctoral degree.
- Demonstrated interest and prior research output at the intersections of health and environment is a prerequisite.
- Instruction and support will be provided in English, and high-level proficiency in the English language is a requirement of the Fellowship.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Stanford University/LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
•The Stage 1 application deadline is January 31, 2022.
•Stage 1 applicants will be notified if they are invited to proceed to Stage 2 by mid-March 2022.
•Stage 2 applications will be short-listed by an interdisciplinary search committee drawn from Stanford and LSHTM, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to a “virtual” interview in May.
•Fellowship offers will be made to successful candidates in June.
•The Fellowship start-date will be flexible, ideally in Fall 2022.
Application Deadline
January 31, 2022How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Stanford University on stanfordcigh.slideroom.com to applyThe application process will be managed through an online portal and will have two stages.
Stage 1
- Interested applicants are invited to submit a CV and a personal statement (maximum 1 page) outlining reasons for applying and primary research interests.
- Applications at Stage 1 will be screened by a committee at Stanford and LSHTM. A shortlist of applicants will be invited to submit full applications in Stage 2.
Stage 2
Stage 2 Shortlisted applicants must submit:
- A statement outlining research to-date, career goals, and how this Fellowship will support career progression (maximum 1 page)
- An outline of a proposed research project to be conducted during the Fellowship (maximum 1 page)
- A 5-minute video introducing yourself and describing plans for the Fellowship
- Preference for being based at Stanford or LSHTM
- List of two Faculty at Stanford and two Faculty at LSHTM that you’d like to work with.
- Two letters of recommendation, preferably from previous academic supervisors.
- If still a PhD candidate, a letter from the current PhD Supervisor assuring the Selection Committee that the candidate will be awarded their PhD no later than September 1, 2022.
For more details,visit Stanford University/LSHTM website
