Modelling Fellow (Disease Modelling Fellowship)

• PositionModelling Fellow (Disease Modelling Fellowship)
• CompanyMakerere University Lung Institute
• LocationKampala, Uganda (hybrid)
• Job TypeSix-month fellowship
• CategoryHealth
• IndustryPublic health / disease-modelling research
• DepartmentNot stated
• Deadline18 November 2026, 5:00 p.m.

Makerere University Lung Institute is a center of excellence for lung health within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University. Its public profile describes work integrating innovative lung-health research, disease prevention, clinical care and training in sub-Saharan Africa. Visit Makerere University Lung Institute’s official website.

The Institute describes services spanning lung-disease diagnosis and treatment, alongside professional training, research and capacity building. It is part of Makerere University College of Health Sciences and is based at Upper Mulago Hill in Kampala.

The Modelling Fellow joins AFRITRAC for a six-month technical fellowship designed to strengthen national capacity in infectious-disease modelling and the use of model-based evidence in public-health decisions. The programme follows a hybrid format: two months of immersive, face-to-face training followed by four months of virtual mentorship. The fellow is expected to acquire modelling knowledge and skills, design a project addressing a specific priority pathogen, complete that project and produce a manuscript for submission by the end of the fellowship.

The fellowship is based at Makerere University Lung Institute in Kampala. It is intended for a Ugandan national working in a health- or research-related public institution, with a relevant master’s degree and experience in infectious-disease research or work. Fellows must have access to a computer and time to undertake the programme, and must be willing to attend a mandatory one-month French-language course hosted outside Uganda. The employer states that the fellowship lasts six months; a separate employment type is not specified.

• Complete the modelling training and virtual mentorship programme.
• Design a modelling project addressing a specific priority pathogen.
• Apply model-based evidence to public-health decision-making.
• Develop disease-modelling knowledge and skills.
• Complete the assigned modelling project.
• Prepare and submit a manuscript by the end of the six-month fellowship.
• Participate in the mandatory one-month French-language course hosted outside Uganda.

Required Education

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, biostatistics, data science or bioinformatics, or a health-related/epidemiological field such as public health, global health or biomedical sciences.

Work Experience

• Experience in infectious-disease research or work.

Additional Requirements

• Must be a Ugandan national.
• Must currently work in a health- or research-related public institution.
• Must have access to a computer and time to undertake the fellowship.
• Must be willing to attend the mandatory one-month French-language course outside Uganda.

Technical Skills

• The notice requires a relevant quantitative or health-related master’s degree and infectious-disease research/work experience. It does not name specific software packages or programming languages.

Soft Skills

• The notice does not specify separate soft-skill requirements.

• The official notice does not state a salary or benefits package.

• Build disease-modelling capability through a structured six-month technical fellowship.
• Receive two months of immersive face-to-face training followed by four months of virtual mentorship.
• Design a modelling project focused on a specific priority pathogen.
• Develop evidence intended to inform public-health decision-making.
• Complete a project and prepare a manuscript for submission within the fellowship period.
• Join AFRITRAC’s regional capacity-building work in biostatistics, epidemiology and infectious-disease modelling.

Submit a one-page cover letter, a CV of no more than three pages, relevant certificates and two reference letters as one PDF through the application form linked in the official notice. Applications close on 18 November 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

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