Internship Announcement, Winter 2016-17

September 14, 2016

NEWS

The winter internship program is open now! Master and PhD students from around the world are invited to apply and use the possibility to develop advanced research skills, meet leading experts in the field and become a co-author of a scientific paper. Full announcement document is available here.

We offer four different research directions:

HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Behavioural Issues

Size estimation among Key Population

Health Equity Analysis

Mental Health

If you are interested in any of the research topics and would like to find out more about working with our research team please submit your CV, the template is available here, cover letter indicating the selected research topic and supporting letter from the university or the working place.

Deadline for application is October 10, 2016. Notification about selection will be sent within 10 days after the deadline.

Since 2002 CIF attracts interns from around the world, who are interested to have the first-hand experience in the real-life setting and to contribute to the research projects implemented by the organization. You can watch short interviews from previous interns, talking about their internship experiance at CIF.

For any further queries, please contact Internship Program Coordinator Maia Uchaneishvili or send us E-mail at [email protected]

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