Research Internships Opportunities in Kenya

The Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR)
 

Raising the Profile of Research for

Health among young Kenyans
 

The 6th National Call for Research

Internships – 2016
 

Consortium for National Health

Research
 

This is a Kenyan non-governmental

organization whose mission is to contribute to the strengthening of national

research for health in Kenya. 

This is done by providing support for

multidisciplinary research to individuals and institutions, and engaging policy

makers in formulation of health research policies that are evidence

based. 

The Consortium also contributes to

the building of networks and communities in research for health.
 

The Research Internship Programme
 

CNHR sponsors an annual research

internship exposure programme that enables young graduates to make an informed

choice of pursuing a life-long career in research. 

The successful interns will benefit

from close mentorship and supervision by senior researchers in various

institutions across the country.

Some of the selected interns will

have hands-on experience in multidisciplinary settings; others will work in

laboratory/field conditions and be exposed to modern approaches of research

using sophisticated diagnostic or analytical equipment, health systems research

environment etc. 

At the end of the internship period,

exceptionally performing candidates may be considered, through a competitive

selection process, for further training scholarships at Master’s Level under

CNHR’s institutional capacity strengthening programme.

Applicants invited from medical, biomedical science and social science

disciplines are invited from both public and private universities. 

Young doctors, dentists, pharmacists,

nurses, biomedical, social sciences, graduates who have an interest in research

for health are encouraged to apply

Write an essay of not more than 1200

words on “How to transform healthcare in Kenya to respond to the growing

societal need for a renewed healthcare system”. 

In developing their position,

applicants are encouraged to be aware of the provisions of Kenya’s Constitution

(2010), Vision 2030, Health Policy 2014-2030 and the Science, Technology and

Innovation (STI) Act, 2013.

The successful interns must satisfy

the following criteria:

• Be Kenyan citizens.


• Be a recent (past three years) first degree
  
  graduate in any of the medical/biomedical or social sciences disciplines
  
  from a recognized university.


• Have a minimum of an upper second (or credit
  
  for nonclassified first degrees).


• Have no previous health research internship
  
  experience for a period greater than 3 months.


• Be currently unemployed.


• Medical and allied health professionals
  
  (medical doctors, dentists, pharmacy, nurses etc) should have completed
  
  their respective professional internship.

 
The internship will run from 4th April-30th September 2016.

Interested individuals are encouraged to apply online giving preferred

internship possibilities as guided by the form and prospectus. 

Applications must be received by 5:00PM on 29th February 2016.

For any clarifications, please contact internships@cnhrkenya.org. 

Successful applicants will be

contacted by 15th March 2016.

CNHR is an Equal Opportunity Employer