INTERNATIONAL
AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
World Health Organization
Lyon - France
POSTDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS FOR
RESEARCH
TRAINING IN CANCER
2000-2001
Applications
for training fellowships in 2000-2001 are invited from junior scientists
wishing to be trained in those aspects of cancer research related to the
Agency's own programme: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental
and viral carcinogenesis, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology and
mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Applications are encouraged from epidemiologists
and laboratory scientists for interdisciplinary training that will facilitate
the conduct of genetic and molecular epidemiological research. Applications
requiring basic training in cancer epidemiology will also be considered.
Fellows
will, in general, be selected from applicants with a doctoral degree(Ph.D.
or M.D.) in medicine or the natural sciences or who are in final phase
of completing doctoral degree and wish to pursue a career in cancer research.
Fellowships are awarded for one year and are tenable in any suitable institution
abroad. Applicants must have an adequate knowledge, both written
and spoken, of English or the language of the country in which their fellowship
is tenable. Fellowships must be taken up by 31 December 2000 and
cannot be started before the doctoral degree is formally obtained.
Applications
cannot be accepted and will not be considered if the applicant has previously
received postdoctoral training abroad, or has already started postdoctoral
work at the host institute.
Stipends
will vary according to the cost of living in the country of study.
The cost of travel for the applicant, and in certain circumstances that
of one dependent, will be met.
This
programme is partially supported by the Italian Association for Research
on Cancer.
Fellowship
applications forms and more detailed information are available from:
Cancer Research Fellowship
Programme
INTERNATIONAL
AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER
150
cours Albert-Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Tel:
+33 (0)472 73 84 48; Fax: +33 (0)472 73 83 22; e-mail:elakroud@iarc.fr
Internet:
http://www.iarc.fr/
Applications
must reach the Agency no later than 31 December 1999.
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Postdoctoral
Fellowships for Research Training in Cancer 2000-2001