Structure:

Two 1.5-week workshops are held in Hamburg/Berlin and Kampala. The course is complemented by structured eLearning modules covering relevant topics.

For a successful completion of the course, the participants are required to:

• Complete 7 eLearning modules - these will be graded, see selection procedure below
• Complete 11 additional eLearning modules
• Participate in the first workshop on the topic of Introduction to biosafety and biosecurity & real-time simulation of biological incidents
• Between the workshops:
  • Conduct a biosafety/biosecurity training in your home institutions
  • Plan and conduct a pilot testing of your developed case study at your home institutions
  • Complete additional distance-based group work concerning the development of case studies
• Participate in the second workshop with field testing of developed case studies
• Submission of a case study implementation report of developed project 6 months after the second workshop

After successful completion of the programme, the fellows will be awarded a certificate and granted ten European credit transfer system (ECTS) points from the University of Basel.

Requirements:

• The task of the German Biosecurity programme is to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity services of partner countries in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. We are therefore looking for applicants with an origin in these regions.
• Professional experience of at least two years in either the public health or medical sector, preferably with engagement in the management, prevention and control of infectious diseases
• A degree or proficiency in at least one of the following fields:

• Public Health,
• Medicine,
• Epidemiology,
• Microbiology,
• Biology,
• Equivalent life science disciplines.

• An endorsement document of the current employer confirming a minimum of a one-year contract duration following completion of the programme is required. This endorsement should include an assurance that the GIBACHT fellow will be released from work for the two workshops.
• Advanced proficiency in English is essential for course participation and learning success. Accepted proofs of language proficiency are: TOEFL Paper 550, TOEFL Computer 213, TOEFL Internet 79–80, IELTS 6.0, native speaker, or completed higher education in English (with written proof). We reserve the right to conduct telephone interviews.
• Elements of the programme will take place virtually, therefore the availability of a computer with a stable internet connection (at least 10 Mbit/s download; 3Mbit/s upload) and functioning audio and microphone is required. Participation from a mobile phone or tablet is not permitted. If necessary, we expect participants to invest in purchasing additional air time to participate in the virtual activities.

The fellowship budget covers economy-class flights, visa fees and accommodation. Daily meals are provided; no daily allowances (per diems) will be paid.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Only electronic applications will be accepted. Please do not send hardcopy applications by mail. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

Selection procedure:

As spaces are limited, a two-stage selection procedure will be applied:

• The steering board of the programme will select the applicants to be admitted to the first seven eLearning modules
• After the completion of these seven modules, the best performing fellows will be selected and admitted to the full programme.

The GIBACHT fellowship programme will focus on alumni activities in 2025.

We will not be offering a fellowship programme in 2025. 
Calls for future cohorts will be announced here in a timely manner.

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