EARLY CAREER ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP: TUTORIAL FELLOWS

About the role

The AIMS Research and Innovation Centre is inviting outstanding recent PhD graduates from across Africa to join its Mathematical Epidemiology Programme as Tutorial Fellows through an innovative Early Career Academic Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Mentor talented Master’s students
• Strengthen your teaching portfolio
• Advance your own research within a vibrant pan-African academic community

Qualifications

• Hold a PhD awarded within two years of the fellowship start date.
• Have a PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, mathematical epidemiology, computational biology, biostatistics, data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning, computational physics, operations research, scientific computing, public health modelling, or a closely related quantitative discipline.
• Demonstrate strong quantitative and analytical skills relevant to mathematical epidemiology.
• Have experience in teaching, tutoring, mentoring, or academic supervision.
• Show excellent communication skills and a student centred approach to learning.
• Submit a clear research and career development plan.

Benefits

• Academic Career Development: Develop your teaching, mentoring, and supervision experience while building a strong foundation for a successful career in academia, research institutes, public health agencies, government, or international organisations.
• Protected Research Time: Benefit from AIMS RIC’s distinctive 70:30 fellowship model, with 30 per cent of your time dedicated to advancing your own research, publications, and long term career development.
• International Research Community: Join a vibrant Pan African academic community and collaborate with internationally recognised lecturers, researchers, supervisors, and talented Master’s students from across Africa.
• Teaching and Mentorship Experience: Strengthen your academic profile through hands on experience delivering tutorials, computational laboratories, one to one mentoring, assessments, and student support within an internationally recognised Master’s programme.
• Professional Network: Build lasting connections with universities, research institutes, ministries of health, and international partners, creating opportunities for future research collaborations and career advancement.

How to apply

Complete the online application form by 19 July 2026 with personal and professional details, qualifications, doctoral research, teaching and mentoring experience, a brief tutoring philosophy, and a research and career-development plan.

Required documents:

• Passport biodata page.
• PhD certificate as a legible PDF showing the exact graduation month/date.
• At least two structured references with title, name, affiliation, designation, relationship, email, and phone number.

Apply through AIMS Fellowship Application Portal.