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Published: 10 Dec 2021 1,102 views
Through the ARISE programme, the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health seeks to make available one fellowship to support doctoral study at the University of Cape Town. The overall goal of ARISE is to strengthen and extend the postgraduate pipeline in African public mental health by building capacity for mental health research across the lifespan.
Purpose: The ARISE fellowship, funded by the Fogarty International Center at the US National Institutes of Health, was established to provide support for one PhD student to join the Centre for Public Mental Health team in the Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health at the University of Cape Town. ARISE aims to a capacitate researchers with an emphasis on integrating mental health into existing services, and a focus on strengthening mental health services in community settings, including non-governmental organisation services.
We seek excellent applications from qualified South African candidates (or candidates with permanent resident status in South Africa) who are committed to developing public mental health on the African continent. Specifically, we invite applications from candidates who are committed to a research/academic career, interested in research methods and mental health policy, and who have a commitment to capacity building in the field of mental health.
The CPMH grew out of a shared vision and commitment to collaboration between members of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT), and the Psychology Department at Stellenbosch University (SU). At UCT, the establishment of a Centre to undertake research and training in Public Mental Health was initially suggested as an outcome of the groundbreaking Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP), led by Alan Flisher and Crick Lund. At the same time, Leslie Swartz, Ashraf Kagee and Tony Naidoo at the Psychology... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 15 Jan 2022 |
| School to study | University of Cape Town |
| Type | PhD |
| Sponsor | Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The value of the Fellowship is R300 000 per year. This excludes research costs that will be covered by the programme. Although the tenure of the fellowships are for 4 years, satisfactory academic progress must be evident for continued registration.
The successful incumbent will be required to:
Applicants require a prior master’s degree in a foundational discipline relevant to public mental health (e.g. psychology, public health, medicine, nursing, social work, occupational therapy). Applicants should have strong interpersonal skills, and be able to work in a collaborative fashion as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Interested applicants may contact Dr. Claire van der Westhuizen at [email protected] if they have any further questions or would like to discuss the suitability of their research proposals.
Click here to download the application form
Please send the completed application form and supporting documents in one pdf file to Ms Songelwa Mobo ([email protected]).
For more details, visit CPMH website.
