Fellow - NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership

Job Description

NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership

Nurturing Future Global Health Leaders

Calling for applications from early to mid-career scholars

Application deadline: 15 November 2024 (Fri) (Hong Kong Time)

Background

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) have established the NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership since 2019. The Fellowship Programme aims to provide a two-year training for early to mid-career scholars to learn and work at HKU School of Public Health and the U.S. National Academy of Medicine in global health leadership.

Inaugural Fellowship Programme

Thanks to the generous donation of Dr Patrick Poon, the Fellowship programme has been running for three years from 2019 to 2021.

New Cohorts

With the generous donation of the Suen Chi Sun Charitable Foundation, the School is most pleased to announce that the Fellowship Programme has been extended for another two years. We are calling for applications for the 2025-26 cohort.

About the Programme

The Fellowship Programme shall include:

• Scholarship to undertake the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme, on either part-time or full-time basis, at the HKU School of Public Health
• Attachment at HKU School of Public Health, for research or knowledge exchange under the guidance of a professoriate staff
• Two three-month stays at the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, Washington, D.C., U.S. during which the Fellow will learn and collaborate with an appropriate Board/ Expert Committee/ Roundtable, and be supported by a faculty mentor who is a member of NAM
• Roundtrip airfare from Hong Kong to Washington, D.C., U.S. for the NAM residency experience

Eligibility Criteria

• Early to mid-career scholars with a graduate degree (i.e. either a master or a doctoral degree) and have completed their post-degree work for 2-10 years
• Have a demonstrated interest and commitment in fields such as global health policy, governance, diplomacy, sustainable development, healthy cities, health equity, health systems and economics, or related areas
• Fluent in English

Application Procedures

Applicants will need to upload an up-to-date CV and three reference letters together with their online application at https://eform.sph.hku.hk/nam-hkufellows/

More information of the Fellowship Programme is available at https://sph.hku.hk/en/nam-hkufellows. For enquiry, please email namhku@hku.hk

About the Organization

The School of Public Health, HKUMed has a long and distinguished history in public health education and high-impact research. With world-leading research on infectious diseases, as well as on non-communicable diseases of both local and global importance, the School has made a significant contribution through its research and advocacy to improve the health of populations and individuals, both locally and globally. The School is a leading research and teaching hub in public health on influenza and other emerging viruses, control of non-communicable and infectious diseases, tobacco control, air pollution, psycho-oncology, behavioural sciences, exercise science, life-course epidemiology, population mental health, health economics, and health services planning and management. This work has informed international, national and local public health policies.