Overview
MU-JHU, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University and supported by the NIH Fogarty International Center, is offering postdoctoral fellowships for Ugandan researchers working in HIV research and clinical trials.
Complete research opportunity details
The fellowship builds local capacity to design and conduct HIV-related research involving pregnant or lactating women, children, adolescents, young women and their partners. Benefits include research funding, a salary stipend, local and international mentorship, and scientific and grant-writing training.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be Ugandan citizens, hold a PhD, demonstrate prior clinical-trial research experience, propose HIV-related research aligned with the program, and show commitment to a career and leadership in HIV clinical-trial research. A recommendation from the employer or supervisor is required.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified on MU-JHU’s current official fellowship page. It states a 30 September 2026 deadline at midnight but does not explicitly label a timezone, so only the date is stored.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
MU-JHU Research Collaboration — Postdoctoral Fellowship ↗