Research Position in Psychiatry Section of Epidemiology in the Department at UZ-CHS, Zimbabwe

The University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science (UZ-CHS) Medical is offering a position for a psychiatrist wishing to pursue a career in academic global mental health and/or medical education. The post is available for a trainee in psychiatry with MRCPsych to spend six months in Zimbabwe as part of the King's College London-University of Zimbabwe program in psychiatric medical education. Clinical Research Worker will last for a period of 6 months fixed term.

The two key academic themes are:
a) undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in psychiatry and
b) interventions for common mental health problems in general health care settings and in people living with HIV.
The post holder will be based at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science (UZ-CHS) medical school in Harare.
Scholarship is available for international students.

Eligibility

• Your role will be to support the Department at UZ-CHS in developing psychiatry teaching while also carrying out a piece of research leading to publications
• Your research topic will be selected under close supervision of the two UK supervisors for this post.
• The post holder will be expected to give pastoral and teaching and learning support to the post-graduate students enrolled on the MMEd in Psychiatry at UZ-CHS.
• The post holder will be expected to support country-relevant teaching and country-relevant research and to work sensitively with local colleagues and supervisors.

Worth
Salary available is a part-time salary - 60% of your current UK salary. In addition, your accommodation will be provided free of charge in Harare and one return flight will be covered.

Post duration
6 months


Application Deadline
18-Sep-2011

Contact Details
To obtain further details and application form, please click the link below or email; vacancies{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk.
Completed application forms should be emailed to this address. Please quote the relevant reference number 11/R114 in all correspondence. For an informal discussion of the post, please contact Melanie Abas in the first instance melanie.abas{at}kcl.ac.uk or Dr Frances Cowan in Zimbabwe francesmcowan{at}yahoo.co.uk

For more details about scholarship and how to apply, visit Scholarship Webpage

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