World Psychiatric Association
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
The World Psychiatric Association, as part of its Action Plan 2008-2011, has launched a programme of research fellowships for early-career psychiatrists from low- or lower-middle income countries, in collaboration with internationally recognized Centres of Excellence in Psychiatry.
Within this programme, the World Psychiatric Association is funding a research fellowship at the Centre for Youth Mental Health/Orygen Youth Health Research Centre at University of Melbourne, Australia, led by Prof. Patrick McGorry.
The successful candidate will spend one year at the Centre, and will be expected to conduct research on early intervention in emerging mental and substance use disorders in young people aged 12-25 years.
Applications are invited from psychiatrists less than 40 years of age or with less than five years elapsed since completion of residency training. The list of eligible countries (low- or lower-middle income countries) is available on the World Bank Web site (http://www. worldbank.org).
The fellowship holder will receive a subsidy of 30,000 Euros plus coverage of travel expenses (economy class). He/she will commit himself/herself to report to the World Psychiatric Association about the results of his/her activity, and to apply in his/her country of origin what he/she has learned.
Applicants should submit by e-mail their curriculum vitae to the WPA Secretariat (wpasecretariat@wpanet.org). The deadline for applications is March 31, 2010.