Journal of the International AIDS Society Blog

Internship with International AIDS Society for six months starting February 2012

The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's leading independent association of HIV professionals. It has more than 16,000 members from 196 countries. The IAS is a non-profit organization acting as an independent voice in the global response to AIDS on behalf of its members. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

The IAS is the custodian of the world’s premier gathering on HIV and AIDS, the International AIDS Conference, which takes place every two years. In the intervening years the IAS organizes the IAS Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention Conference, a scientific meeting focused on current research and its applicability in the scale-up of prevention and treatment of HIV.

The IAS plays a leading role in policy and advocacy, working to implement effective, evidence-based policies and programmes to enhance the global response to AIDS. The IAS engages in a range of policy and advocacy activities on behalf of its membership, including promoting knowledge and dialogue onsite at the conferences, as well as promoting dialogue and advocacy for an evidence based response to AIDS in other fora.

The Research Promotion department within the IAS strives to promote scientific research as a critical component of the global response to AIDS. Programmes within this department, such as the Industry Liaison Forum, grants, fellowships and prizes initiative as well as the Journal of the IAS, foster high quality, innovative research across disciplines to help strengthen research capacity. The Research Promotion team aims to highlight the importance of research by identifying research priorities, mapping knowledge gaps, and mobilizing key stakeholders to accelerate research progress.

The IAS is seeking an Intern to work within the Research Promotion department, starting anytime from February 2012 as soon as possible for six months duration, full-time. The position is based at the IAS offices in Geneva, Switzerland and reports to the Senior Manager of the Research Promotion department.

Description:

Benefits of the internship experience:

• Insight into the work of an international, non-governmental organization
• Gaining experience in a multi-disciplinary team focusing on promoting HIV research
• Travel and attendance of an international scientific HIV conference

Main responsibilities include:

• Handle communication needs of the team including coordination of promotional strategies, writing blogs, and contributing to social media activities
• Support a variety of administrative tasks of the team such as updating databases, calendar planning, and creating promotional material
• Support the work of the department in preparation and during the International HIV Conference in July 2012, for example managing logistics and assisting the running of meetings and workshops
• Write reports such as meeting summaries and regular updates

The following skills, focus and qualifications are essential:

• Undergraduate degree in any discipline and with a personal interest in public health
• Excellent written and oral English language communication skills; fluency in additional UN languages a plus;
• Excellent computer skills in the Windows environment (particularly Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, Powerpoint, Endnote);
• Excellent project, time management and organizational skills;
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, and occasionally work overtime; availability for travel from 16-29 July 2012.

Only candidates from Switzerland or from an EU/EFTA country already having a valid Swiss working permit will be considered. A monthly remuneration of 1000 CHF will be provided.

Your application, written in English and including your CV and a personal letter of not more than one page, should be sent by email only to ResearchPromotion@iasociety.org no later than 5 February 2012. Due to a large number of applicants, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

 

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Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme Funding Opportunities

The funding opportunity announcements for the new Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme have been published. The Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme consolidates the AIDS International Training and Research Programme (AITRP) and the International Clinical, Operations and Health Services Research Training Award for AIDS and TB (ICOHRTA TB) for funding in fiscal year 2013. This programme supports training to strengthen the human capacity to contribute to the ability of the institutions in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to conduct HIV-related in their country and to compete independently for research funding.  See http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups for list of the countries by income group to determine eligibility.

The Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme (http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/hiv-aids-research-training.aspx) solicits application under three different Funding Opportunities Announcements (FOAs).

The D43 FOA is soliciting applications to support research training to develop and strengthen the scientific leadership and expertise needed for HIV-related research at LMIC institutions. Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43)
(PAR-12-068). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Cancer Institute,
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

The D71 FOA is soliciting planning grant applications to support LMIC institutions to plan and develop an application for a research training programme in response to the FOA for a research training programme. Limited Competition: Planning Grant for Fogarty HIV Research Training Programme for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D71) 
(PAR-12-070). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

The G11 FOA is soliciting applications from U.S. institutions with on-going HIV research collaborations at LMIC institutions to support training to develop and strengthen research infrastructure, leadership and expertise at their collaborating LMIC institution. Training Programmes for Critical HIV Research Infrastructure for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11) 
(PAR-12-069). 
John E. Fogarty International Center,
National Institute of Mental Health.
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2012, July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014.

Current AITRP and ICOHRTA AIDS TB award institutions will be eligible to compete under the new programme as they come up for re-competition with all 42 awards having the opportunity to transition by FY2016. While the areas for training permitted under the programme will be broad to include HIV-related research and selected critical research infrastructure areas, each application will need to focus on building or strengthening capacity in a particular scientific or critical research infrastructure area at a LMIC institution. The applicant is expected to collaborate and leverage other efforts at the designated LMIC institution, regardless of funding source, and will need to demonstrate that the proposed training is “distinct” and not duplicative of other efforts at LMIC institution. Also, the applicant will need to define measures that can be used to demonstrate increased capacity in that area at the end of the award funding period. This approach will help grantees and NIH to better monitor and evaluate the progress individual training awards and the programme as a whole are making in achieving the objective by moving beyond output indicators (number and type of people trained) to outcome indicators (increased research capacity at LMIC institution).

 

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