Applicants sought for training fellowships in intervention
epidemiology in Europe (the EPIET programme)
The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training
(EPIET) started in 1995. The programme is funded by the European Commission
and by various EU member states as well as WHO and Norway. Subject to agreement
for another round of funding, the tenth cohort of fellows will start in September
2004. The programme invites applications for twelve fellowships for this 24
month training programme in communicable disease field epidemiology.
Fellowships
Applicants for the 2004 cohort must be nationals of an EU member country,
Switzerland or Norway and should have experience in public health, a keen
interest in fieldwork and be pursuing a career involving public health infectious
disease epidemiology. They should have a good knowledge of English and of
at least one other EU language, and be prepared to live abroad for a period
of 24 months.
Aim of the training
The aim of the training is to enable the fellow to assume service responsibilities
in communicable disease epidemiology. The in-service training will focus
on outbreak investigations, disease surveillance, applied research, and
communications with decision makers, the media, the public and the scientific
community.
Fellows will attend a three week intensive introductory course and then
be based in a host institute in one of the 25 participating European Union
countries, Switzerland and Norway. Further training modules are organised
during the two year programme, normally in one of the participating national
institutes with responsibility for communicable disease surveillance.
Detailed information can be obtained from the EPIET programme office at
the address below. Letters of application accompanied by curriculum vitae
should be submitted by 15 February 2004 to:
The Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet)
EPIET Programme Office
SE-171 82 Solna
Sweden
Fax: + 46 8 30 06 26
Website: http://www.epiet.org
Email: carole.desmoulins@smi.ki.se